The GREATEST Draft STEALS From All 32 NHL Teams 

Kings should have been Luc Robitaille. He was drafted in the 9th round (171st) and became 1 of the greatest players of all time.

Datsyuk was 171st pick in 1998. Don't now the exactly context of this video but i think it's one of the best draft steal of all time.

As a wild fan, I love Haula, and was one of my favorite players. But, it still has to go to Kaprizov. He has won the Calder and broke several records for the franchise in just 4 years and he was picked in the 5th round!

Gaudreau over Theo Fleury for the Flames??? Fleury was a 8th round pick that put up 100 point seasons!

the flames selected Brett Hull 117th in 1984, also the lightning selected Nikita Kucherov 58th in 2011

How is Aho not a draft steal for the canes?

An honorable mention for the San Jose Sharks would be Evgeni Nabokov. He was a sixth round draft pick in his draft as well.

When you make videos about the 32 teams and basically clueless on what happened prior to 2005...

How is Horcoff on here above Messier (48th), Anderson (69th), Kurri (69th), Moog (132nd), Tikkanen (80th)

Seems to have a lot of recency bias and amazing players were forgotten here… Anaheim (Vatanen) - Troy Terry is still early in his career but seems like a much bigger steal already. Buffalo (Pominville) - Not sure how Mogilny can be forgotten for Buffalo. Amazing player and drafted in 5th round. Calgary (Gaudreau) - Decent pick, but with Brett Hull (6th round) and Theoren Fleury (8th round)...I'd have picked one of those. Chicago (Byfuglien) - Not sure how players like Steve Larmer can be passed over here. Detroit (Datsyuk) - Amazing player...hard to chose though as they had lots of amazing steals in Federov, Lidstrom and Zetterberg... Edmonton (Horcoff) - my god...this one is bad. When you pick Mark Messier in 3rd round Jari Kurri and Glen Henderson in 4th round...and you pick Horcoff as the biggest steal.. Los Angeles (Quick) - Good goalie, but Luc Robitaille in 9th round seems like a bigger steal. Minnesota (Haula) - Kaprizov in 5th round and in terms of impact seems already miles ahead of Haula. Montreal (Gallagher) - Markov in 6th round. Or while not as late…Chelios and Robinson were steals too I would say and much more important players. NY Islanders (Lee) - Good player but Trottier in 2nd round and Chara in 3rd would have been bigger steals to me for the impact the had in the league. Pittsburgh (Letang) - Excellent player, but I’d have given the edge to Mark Recchi who was picked even further. St Louis (Backes) - Doug Gilmour in 7th round…nothing else needs to be said here. Tampa Bay (Richards) - Good, but Kucherov will surely be viewed as the bigger steal once his career his over. Washington (Holtby) - Bondra in 8th round seems like a bigger steal to me.

I'd say Nikita Kucherov picked at 58th was a bigger steal than Brad Richards at 64th for Tampa

Andrei Markov was a much better player for longer than Brendan Gallagher and he was taken in a later round... And on top of that he's a recent enough player that he shouldn't just be forgotten like that. He had multiple seasons with higher point totals than Gallagher's career high and he was a defenseman.

1989 Red Wings draft should've got a mention... we picked up Lidstrom in the 3rd round, Fedorov in the 4th & Konstantinov in the 11th.

Elias is the man! My favorite player growing up a Devils fan. Jack Hughes did break his 96 points last year w/ 99....never thought we'd see that broken

Honorable mention to Jake Guentzel of the Penguins. 77th overall and already at 200 goals. Also 34 goals in 58 playoff appearances, very underrated player imo

Pominville for the Sabres? Ryan Miller was a mid 5th round pick....

Byfuglien over Hasek?!?!? What a joke

Anders Lee: drafted 2009, screen shows 2019

Did you forget that Kirill Kaprizov exists or something? lol

For the Canes, I would actually say Slavin over Faulk. Slavin was the 120th pick of the 2012 draft, and he has been nothing but a defensive stud for the Canes. He is the reason why players like Dougie and Burns can be more aggressive on the offensive end because the Canes know he can cover. Not to mention, he just passed the franchise (Whaler and Canes) assist record for a defenseman.

This video isn't very accurate. Maybe it should be his favorite not first round picks?

Should do one for undrafted players.

It’s definitely not Brad Richard’s. Kucherov was drafted 58th overall, he’s miles ahead of Richard’s. Hart, Ted Lindsay, Art Ross, 2 Cups and on pace to be arguably Top 3 all time for the Lightning.

There are better selections, especially with LA. LA's biggest steal by a significant margin was HOF'er Luc Robitaille who is in the 700 goal club.. He was one of the biggest steals - not just for LA - but in draft history... As a Hawks fan, Byfuglien is a "recent" steal - however the Hawks also drafted Dominik Hasek in the 6th round of the 1984 Draft.. Of course the only reason why Hasek was drafted in the 6th round was because of the Soviet Union, so it would be unfair to call him (or any Soviet drafted pre-1991) a "steal" considering it was a risky move to draft a Soviet before the Soviet Union collapsed because the odds of a Soviet coming to the NHL at the time were slim to none which is why all of these Soviet superstars and HOF'ers were taken so late in the draft pre-1991.. It seems for some reason a lot of younger hockey fans don't know this, so they assume all of these Soviet HOF'ers "just happened to turn into superstars over night" - that - or there was some sort of anti-Russian prejudice - when the reality is that the Soviets from that era be it Hasek, Bure, Federov, Makarov etc were literally trapped in the Soviet Union.. I mean the Buffalo Sabres had to literally "smuggle" Alexander Mogilney out of the Soviet Union, lol... So indeed scouts and GM's were aware of how talented some of these Soviet players were, they just didn't want to waste a top pick on a kid that would probably never come to North America. Of course that all changed in 1991 when the Soviet Union fell and all of those late round Soviet picks started paying off. Also, almost every draft has a surprise or two in the later rounds. I mean if you can get full-time NHL talent outside of the 3rd Round I would consider that a "steal" and a successful pick.

Puljujärvi for the Oilers, a true draft steal

Who can forget the famous Taro Tsujimoto? This all-time legend was the 183rd pick in 1976.

Big thumbs up to the 7year old kid who obviously knows next to nothing about this sport but apparently overheard a number of hockey players names in totally random conversations and decided to put together a nifty little piece as what I'm guessing must be a class project good luck little dude ! I'd chuck in a thumbs up emoji if i wasn't being sarcastic .

We still love Holtby in the DC area. He lives in the area now and every fan who's run into him has nothing but nice things to say.

Mark Messier - 1979 round 3 #48 overall by Edmonton Oilers Brett Hull 1984 round 6 #117 overall by Calgary Flames Luc Robitaille- 1984 round 9 #171 overall by Los Angeles Kings

We miss Bergy ... Such an amazing example of what a hockey player can be .

I think the LVK go down in history for the craziest and most successful trade's done in one season.

How is Horcoff here above hall of famers like Messier lol

Wouldn't say of any second round pick that they're "draft steals": it's like saying a 7th rounder is a bust... Makes no sense, and you can definitely find later picks from every team that actually are steals. Love the videos, but this one is just a list of players you think were underrated when drafted, very few draft steals mentionned

Alfredsson, Benn, Bergeron, Datsyuk, Lundqvist and Holtby just beasts!!!!

It’s crazy to think some of these legends were picked so late in the draft.

Yes, Erik Haula, the biggest Wild draft steal. Who's this Kaprizov guy anyway

I agree with the previous commenters. Huala was a fantastic player and one of the rare non-Minnesotans to play for the Gophers in college. Getting one of the current top 5 NHLers in the 5th round is a steal. Perhaps your assessment factored in the challenge and patience the team had to endure to wait-out his KHL contract and the fact that he really can't go back there anymore. But "The Thrill" is the team's best ever player taken in the 5th round way back when.

Ducks - 0:33 Coyotes - 1:22 Bruins - 3:05 Sabres - 4:49 Flames - 5:29 Blackhawks - 8:08 Avalanche - 9:55 Stars - 12:23 Oilers - 14:36 Kings - 16:08 Wild - 18:04 Canadiens - 19:05 Predators - 19:59 Devils - 21:59 Islanders - 23:39 Rangers - 25:29 Senators - 27:32 Flyers - 29:23 Penguins - 30:25 Sharks - 32:36 Kraken - 34:30 Blues - 35:34 Lightning - 36:50 Maple Leafs - 37:35 Canucks - 38:50 Golden Knights - 38:38 Capitals - 40:21 Jets - 42:22

Not sure, if Makar was a steal for the Avalanche, losing the draft lottery and force to select 4th. Not to mention he sudden impact in his first playoff series, followed up with Calder, Norris, Conn Smythe Trophy, a Hobey Baker Award finalist and Stanley Cup Champion. Fact the Avs lost the 1st overall pick and still got not only the best player in the draft but one of the best in the league playing today

Does this channel use A.I for his picks and to narrate or is the narrator just that bad with his selections?😂

devs have a recent one with Jesper bratt

Edmonton Oilers Mark Messier - Drafted in the 3rd round 48 over all. Nobody else is close.

There are soo many Swedish born players that went late in the draft, that swedes knew would be legendary players. Alfredson, lundqvist, Zetterberg, kronwall are just some of them,

As a Stars fan I must say, if we are talking in the modern era, Jamie Benn is a bit of a stretch. I think that it is more of a toss up between Roope Hintz (2nd round) or Jason Robertson (also 2nd round). I'm not upset by it being Jamie as he is a 5th rounder and, therefore, better fits the title of draft steal, but with hindight who wouldn't want Robo or Hintz as high up as possible?

I can't argue with Hellebuyck for the Jets but I feel Enstrom is often over looked, going at 239 and playing 11 seasons.

Your rankings are skewed to recent players. There are much bigger steals than the ones you show. History is a big part of the game. Can't just discount someone because they don't play anymore.

Halak for Montreal ,Draft 271 th , He almost the last of the draft and he became a Superstar ,with Stop sign ...... and you choose Gallaguer ,He Good he go where nobody will go but....... its hard to beat someone draft in the last round and figth for the goalie #1 in the playoff and beat the both team Pitsburg and washington in 2009-2010 ....

Should have done mark messier fir oilers. He was a 3rd round pick and made the hall of fame

This guy don't know hockey Johnny for Calgary insted of Theo?

Another video idea could be draft steals that only became steals after they moved to a different team . Brett Hull , Dominik Hasek, etc.

Tampa has got to be kucherov 58th overall: 128pts season. B2B cup champions so far 4x All star Hart, Art Ross, and Ted Lindsey award and he’s still going. Definitely Kuch over Richards

Is this only draft steals of this millennium?

For Detroit, you could also pick Henrik Zetterberg. 7th round/210th pick.

I love Quick but the LA slot should go to Robitaille. Selected 171st and was the highest scoring left winger of all time until Ovi passed him.

Did you forget that Braden Holtby went to the stars then In 2021 not 2020 signed with the Vancouver Canucks

Letang as the Penguins’ best draft steal? That’s debatable when you should have considered Mark Recchi who was a fourth round pick in 1988 and is in the Hall of Fame after winning three Stanley Cups (one of them with the Penguins in 1991).

What about Madden in Jersey? He made the team as an undrafted player, and had along with New Jersey. He was one of the best 2 way players of his time

How is Sebastian Aho (35th overall pick in 2015) not the Hurricanes’ best draft steal? Or Jaccob Slavin (120th pick in 2012)? We’ve drafted so many good players late in the draft.

Red Wings are really hard to choose: Dats, Fedorov, Zetterberg and also Holmstrom.

Love Brandon Gallagher one if my favorite Habs of all time But how can you not have Patrick Roy as the Habs biggest steal?

Markov was a 6th round pick for the Habs and a more impactful player

Lackluster video since so many obvious holes

As much love as I have for big Buff. I would either give that honor to Steve Larmer

Linus Ullmark, 163rd overall by Buffalo in 2012

every hockey video always includes a hint as to why the Blue Jackets are always terrible. Atkinson for Vorecek. Brutal.

Burr was not the first Canuck to be called to the hall of fame. He was preceded by Stan smyl

Blues should have been Vladimir Tarasenko he was a key part in their cup run.

it's his list but there's obviously way bigger steal than the one he said in it.. Even though I hate the guy, Patrick Roy, 51st overall (3rd round) in 1984 by the Montreal Canadiens. Same year in sixth round with the 117th pick, Calgary drafted a certain Brett Hull, okay the guy didn't played a lot for Calgary, but the guy was a steal too.

Calgary selected Theo Fleury in the 8th round, and you don't think that was the biggest draft steal for that team?

Do you deliberately pick players who aren't the correct choice, or is it meant to be one of those "unpredictability" deals?

Hmm, I might have chose Marchand for Bruins. Bergy is way better and should have been a firstrounder, but aftee all, most projected Marchand to be a role player.

Haula for the wild instead of kaprizov blows my mind.

Brad Richards scored 26 goals in 23 playoff games? Oh really?

42:26 Let’s Go Jacks!

1:50 same thing

Tampa : Kuch. 58th. Now what he is the beast

Pekka Rinne is too good right now

Come on now, I wouldn't call a second round draft pick who perform a draft steal... second round draft picks are expected to perform. A draft steal is a guy drafted in the latest rounds who played some good years in the NHL because those picks are supposed to be at best AHL/ECHL players for a couple of seasons. Luc Robitaille or Theoren Fleury are draft steal... Patrice Bergeron not so much.

Pavel over Henrik... Either pick would've been a great option

Just kept hearing that pronunciation of "Vatanen" in my head over and over for the whole video.

You never talked about Jonathan quick winning the conn smythe

Slavin is 1 shy to tie with Faulk Aho was in late round pick Wtf is Faulk doing in this list before those 2

Troy Terry was a fifth rd selection

It’s like the 80s never happened

i think the avs would be a toss up between makar and rants , nothing against stas but come on lol

87 points that’s rough

It's 2024 but Pekka Rinne is still too good right now

Justin Faulk, you're joking, right? Slavin 4th round 120th pick ring a bell?

When the Oakland Golden Seals made that selection,I gave up on watching hockey.

Joey Mullin......SLB.......undrafted!!!

Haula for Minnesota?…Kirill is right there for easy pickings. 5th rounder who has more points than Halua and has played…400 less games.

How is Edmonton not Mark Messier. Top 5 greatest player of all time, and went in the 3rd round of the draft....Shawn Horcoff? Loool

Wait a minute wasn’t zetterberg drafted later and ended up with More points?

Looks like you forgot Dominik Hasek

Matthew Poitras is looking like someone whose gonna replace Bergeron as the Bruins best pick

Islanders - Mike Bossy.

Benn? Yeah, how's that working out, Dallas? Zero cups and an embarrassment for a captain. The reason he we t so low is he was a hated jerk all through junior. Just like he is today.

Florida has to be Weegar

For me a 2-3 rounder is not really a steal

Gallagher over Andrei Markov is something i guess