NHL Entry Draft: Redrafting the 2007 NHL Draft

The 2007 NHL Entry Draft was 10 years ago. Surely there are some teams that wish they could change their draft strategy, as they’ve watched these players turn out. Here’s a completely redone first round.

To celebrate the upcoming 2017 NHL Entry Draft, let’s talk about the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. There are teams that wish they had players on their roster from this draft now, and teams thankful that they do. Let’s redo this draft to see where players would end up 10 years on.

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First, a recap of the NHL Entry Draft first round trades. Toronto started it off by trading their 13th overall pick to San Jose (who proceeded to trade it to St. Louis). In exchange, St. Louis sent San Jose the ninth pick. Anaheim sent the 16th pick to Minnesota for the 19th.

Calgary sent the 18th to St. Louis for the 24th. Phoenix sent the 21st to Edmonton for the 30th. Washington sent the 28th to San Jose. The following teams did not draft in the first round of the 2007 NHL entry draft: Toronto, Tampa Bay, the Islanders, Dallas, Atlanta, New Jersey, and Buffalo.