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NHL Entry Draft: First Round Re-Draft of 30 Picks From 2008

By Matt Duscharme

Jun 24, 2016; Buffalo, NY, USA; A general view as fans look over a railing with various NHL team banners before the first round of the 2016 NHL Draft at the First Niagra Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 24, 2016; Buffalo, NY, USA; A general view as fans look over a railing with various NHL team banners before the first round of the 2016 NHL Draft at the First Niagra Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports /
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NHL Entry Draft: General view of team executives on the arena floor in the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft at BB&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
NHL Entry Draft: General view of team executives on the arena floor in the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft at BB&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /

8 years later, we finally get to see where these NHLers from all 7 rounds of the 2008 NHL entry draft should be reselected.

The 2008 NHL entry draft brought the game some amazing top tier talent. While the 2003 NHL entry draft is still the best there’s ever been, 2008 still provided franchise players as well as a lot of other guys who would play 400+ games.

The majority of these picks that have been moved up to the first round, were originally taken between the 2nd and 7th rounds. This is all due to games played with points accumulated.

This re-draft is going to see a lot of changes that features players that teams would have taken without a doubt. However, at the time, they seemed to like other players (most of whom didn’t even play an NHL game). The players in these top 30 spots have played a minimum of 80 games in the NHL, which just goes to show how many didn’t cut it in the NHL or even AHL.

The top 30 players from the entire 2008 NHL entry draft will be re-positioned into the top 30 picks from the first round.

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