here are the last ten seasons number one draft picks. put them in order from best to worst. the last two years arent there because the umber one picks haven't played yet.
1996-Chris Phillips
1997-Joe Thornton
1998-Vincent Lecavalier
1999- Patrik Stefan
2000-Rick DiPietro
2001-Ilya Kovalchuk
2002-Rick Nash
2003-Marc-Andre Fleury
2004-Alexander Ovechkin
2005-Sidney Crosby
2007-09-17 15:41:26 · 7 answers · asked by jonathan e 3 in Sports ➔ Hockey
1. Joe Thornton
2. Vincent Lecavalier
3. Ilya Kovalchuk
4. Sidney Crosby
5. Alexander Ovechkin
6. Chris Phillips
7. Rick Nash
8. Rick DiPietro
9. Marc-Andre Fleury
10. Patrik Stefan
I expect Crosby and Ovechkin to improve over the course of their careers. Crosby is the first rookie to start his career with 2 100 point seasons since Peter Stastny (109, 139). He doesn't have the maturity yet of the top 3, but his captaincy in Pittsburgh this year can change that. I want to make sure he can handle the captaincy and still score 120 pts before I move him higher.
Nash has been a disappointment despite winning a Richard trophy.DiPietro and Fleury have a lot to prove still, although Fleury could gain a lot of points this year.
Phillips has been a solid NHL defenceman, gets paid accordingly, and has been in the top 10 in Norris voting 4x. But no All-Star games
Stefan? Well let see.................he was a huge stinker before muffing the empty net............that didn't help!
2007-09-17 16:01:43 · answer #1 · answered by Like I'm Telling You Who I A 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Sidney Crosby
2. Joe Thornton
3. Ilya Kovalchuk
4. Alexander Ovechkin
5. Vincent Lecavalier
6. Patrik Stefan
7. Marc-Andre Fleury
8. Chris Phillips
9. Rick Nash
10.Rick DiPietro
2007-09-17 15:53:15 · answer #2 · answered by Chris G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1Sidney Crosby
2Joe Thornton
3Alexander Ovechkin
4Vincent Lecavalier
5Rick Nash
6Rick DiPietro
7Ilya Kovalchuk
8Chris Phillips
9Marc-Andre Fleury
10Patrik Stefan
2007-09-18 02:05:08 · answer #3 · answered by PuckDat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Crosby (A)
2. LeCavalier (A)
3. Thornton (A- I think his career started a little slower than it should have.)
4. Chris Phillips (B+ Solid defenseman, not sure he was worth a first overall pick though)
5. Kovalchuk (B+)
6. Ovechkin (B+)
7. Nash (B)
8. DiPietro (B- Not much around him though)
9. Fleury (C Flashes, but still inconsistent)
10. Stefan (C Not putting up first overall draft pick numbers)
Did 1999 have the worst draft year ever or is it my imagination.
2007-09-17 19:57:21 · answer #4 · answered by Lubers25 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2000 - Kenyon Martin (New Jersey) - 6. could be bigger without injuries 2001 - Kwame Brown (Washington) - 2. replaced into in no way good 2002 - Yao Ming (Houston)- 7. has been good. purely many injuries 2003 - Lebron James(Cleveland) - 9.gained the mvp and has been to very final 2004 - Dwight Howard (Orlando) - 9. extensive monster. slam dunk champ 2005 - Andrew Bogut (Milwakee) - 5 been good no longer great 2006 - Andrea Bargnani (Toronto) - 4 hasn't been #a million stuff 2007 - Greg Oden(Portland) -3.nevertheless coming off massive harm. to quickly to assert 2008 - Derrick Rose (Chicago) - 6. would be extra constructive. to early to assert any bigger than 6 nonetheless 2009 - Blake Griffin (l. a. Clippers)
2016-10-09 09:29:45 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While that's nice you have to remember some draft years are alot weaker than others.
Crosby
Thornton
Ovechkin
Lecavalier
Kovalchuk
Fleury
Nash
Phillips
Stefan
DiPietro
2007-09-18 05:54:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1-crosby
2-lecavalier
3-ovechkin
4-thornton
5-kovalchuk
6-nash
7-fleury
8-dipietro
9-stefan
10-phillips
2007-09-17 16:02:38 · answer #7 · answered by Darren 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋