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NHL Draft: Evaluating each team’s 2011 draft class

By Kyle Pereira

ST PAUL, MN - JUNE 24: (L-R) Third overall pick Jonathan Huberdeau of the Florida Panthers, first overall pick Ryan Nugent-Hopkins of the Edmonton Oilers and second overall pick Gabriel Landeskog of the Colorado Avalanche pose for a photo portrait during day one of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft at Xcel Energy Center on June 24, 2011 in St Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images)
ST PAUL, MN - JUNE 24: (L-R) Third overall pick Jonathan Huberdeau of the Florida Panthers, first overall pick Ryan Nugent-Hopkins of the Edmonton Oilers and second overall pick Gabriel Landeskog of the Colorado Avalanche pose for a photo portrait during day one of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft at Xcel Energy Center on June 24, 2011 in St Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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Team By Team Results

Anaheim Ducks:

Best- 30th Overall: Rickard Rakell (382GP, 114G-127A-241P) (2010 best pick: Cam Fowler)

Worst- 65th Overall: Joseph Cramarossa (59GP, 4G-6A-10P) (2010 worst pick: Emerson Etem)

Arizona/Phoenix Coyotes

Best- 20th Overall: Connor Murphy (386GP, 20G-56A-76P) (2010: Oscar Lindberg)

Worst- 51st Overall: Alexander Ruuttu (0GP, 0G-0A-0P) (2010: Brandon Gormley)

Boston Bruins

Best- 9th Overall: Dougie Hamilton (505GP, 82G-177A-259P) (2010: Tyler Seguin)

Worst- 40th Overall: Alexander Khokhlachev (9GP, 0G-0A-0P) (2010: Jared Knight)

Buffalo Sabres

Best- 16th Overall: Joel Armia (237GP, 39G-42A-81P) (2010: Mark Pysyk)

Worst- 77th Overall: Daniel Catenacci (12GP, 0G-0A-0P) (2010: Jerome Leduc)

Calgary Flames

Best- 104th Overall: Johnny Gaudreau (394GP, 133G-254A-387P) (2010: Michael Ferland)

Worst- 57th Overall: Tyler Wotherspoon (30GP, 0G-5A-5P) (2010: Max Reinhart)

Carolina Hurricanes

Best- 42nd Overall: Victor Rask (362GP, 65G-101A-166P) (2010: Jeff Skinner)

Worst- 73rd Overall: Keegan Lowe (4GP, 0G-0A-0P) (2010: Mark Alt)

Chicago Blackhawks

Best- 43rd Overall: Brandon Saad (530GP, 148G-166A-314P) (2010: Kevin Hayes)

Worst- 18th Overall: Mark McNeill (2GP, 0G-0A-0P) (2010: Ludvig Rensfeldt)

Colorado Avalanche

Best- 2nd Overall: Gabriel Landeskog (579GP, 177G-239A-416P) (2010: Michael Bournival)

Worst- 11th Overall: Duncan Siemens (20GP, 1G-1A-2P) (2010: Joey Hishon)

Columbus Blue Jackets

Best- 37th Overall: Boone Jenner (419GP, 102G-97A-199P) (2010: Ryan Johansen)

Worst- 66th Overall: TJ Tynan (3GP, 0G-0A-0P) (2010: Dalton Smith)

Dallas Stars

Best- 44th Overall: Brett Ritchie (241GP, 33G-21A-54P) (2010: John Klingberg)

Worst- 105th Overall: Emil Molin (0GP,0G-0A-0P) (2010: Jack Campbell)

Detroit Red Wings

Best- 35th Overall: Tomas Jurco (201GP, 22G-28A-50P) (2010: Calle Jarnkrok)

Worst- 55th Overall: Ryan Sproul (44GP, 2G-10A-12P) (2010: Louis-Marc Aubry)

Edmonton Oilers

Best- 1st Overall: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (539GP, 147G-235A-382P) (2010: Taylor Hall)

Worst- 31st Overall: David Musil (4GP, 0G-2A-2P) (2010: Curtis Hamilton)

Florida Panthers

Best- 3rd Overall: Jonathan Huberdeau (467GP, 125G-234A-359P) (2010: Nick Bjugstad)

Worst- 59th Overall: Rasmus Bengtsson (0GP, 0G-0A-0P) (2010: Quinton Howden)

Los Angeles Kings

Best- 82nd Overall: Nick Shore (236GP, 15G-38A-53P) (2010: Tyler Toffoli)

Worst- 39th Overall: Christopher Gibson (14GP, 3.45GAA, .904SV%) (2010: Maxim Kitsyn)

Minnesota Wild

Best- 10th Overall: Jonas Brodin (486GP, 28G-90A-118P) (2010: Mikael Granlund)

Worst- 28th Overall: Zack Phillips (0GP, 0G-0A-0P) (2010: Brett Bulmer)

Montreal Canadiens

Best- 17th Overall: Nathan Beaulieu (332GP, 11G-70A-81P) (2010: Brendan Gallagher)

Worst- 97th Overall: Josiah Didier (0GP, 0G-0A-0P) (2010: Jarred Tinordi)

Nashville Predators

Best- 52nd Overall: Miikka Salomaki (162GP, 11G-15A-26P) (2010: Austin Watson)

Worst- 38th Overall: Magnus Hellburg (4GP, 2.71GAA, .868SV%) (2010: Taylor Aronson)

New Jersey Devils

Best- 4th Overall: Adam Larsson (498GP, 20G-101A-121P) (2010: Jon Merrill)

Worst- 69th Overall: *Pick Withdrawn* (2010: Joe Faust)

New York Islanders

Best- 5th Overall: Ryan Strome (421GP, 77G-118A-195P) (2010: Brock Nelson)

Worst- 50th Overall: Johan Sundstrom (11GP, 0-G-1A-1P) (2010: Kirill Kabanov)

New York Rangers

Best- 15th Overall: JT Miller (435GP, 95G-142A-237P) (2010: Jesper Fast)

Worst- 72nd Overall: Steven Fogarty (11GP, 0G-0A-0P) (2010: Dylan McIlrath)

Ottawa Senators

Best- 6th Overall: Mika Zibanajad (491GP, 135G-174A-309P) (2010: Mark Stone)

Worst- 156th Overall: Darren Kramer (0GP, 0G-0A-0P) (2010: Jakub Culek)

Philadelphia Flyers

Best- 8th Overall: Sean Couturier (578GP, 134G-209A-343P) (2010: Michael Chaput)

Worst- 116th Overall: Colin Suellentrop (0GP, 0G-0A-0P) (2010: Michael Parks)

Pittsburgh Penguins

Best- 209th Overall: Scott Wilson (187GP, 19G-30A-49P) (2010: Bryan Rust)

Worst- 144th Overall: Dominik Uher (2GP, 0G-0A-0P) (2010: Beau Bennett)

San Jose Sharks

Best- 47th Overall: Matt Nieto (402GP, 54G-76A-130P) (2010: Charlie Coyle)

Worst- 89th Overall: Justin Sefton (0GP, 0G-0A-0P) (2010: Max Gaede)

St Louis Blues

Best- 44th Overall: Dmitrij Jaskin (303GP, 27G-42A-69P) (2010: Vladimir Tarasenko)

Worst- 32nd Overall: Ty Rattie (98GP, 13G-17A-30P) (2010: Sebastian Wannstrom)

Tampa Bay Lightning

Best- 58th Overall: Nikita Kucherov (447GP, 188G-274A-462P) (2010: Radko Gudas)

Worst- 178th Overall: Adam Wilcox (1GP, 0.00GAA, 1.00SV%) (2010: Brock Beukeboom)

Toronto Maple Leafs

Best- 86th Overall: Josh Leivo (133GP, 24G-22A-46P) (2010: Greg McKegg)

Worst- 22nd Overall: Tyler Biggs (0GP, 0G-0A-0P) (2010: Brad Ross)

Vancouver Canucks

Best- 150th Overall: Frank Corrado (76GP, 3G-5A-8P) (2010: Alex Friesen)

Worst: 29th Overall: Nicklas Jensen (31GP, 3G-3A-6P) (2010: Patrick McNally)

Washington Capitals

Best- 177th Overall: Travis Boyd (61GP, 5G-16A-21P) (2010: Evgeny Kuznetsov)

Worst- 117th Overall: Steffen Soberg (0GP, 0.00GAA, 0SV%) (2010: Stanislav Galiyev)

Winnipeg Jets

Best- 7th Overall: Mark Scheifele (448GP, 151G-220A-371P) (2010: Alexander Burmistrov)

Worst- 78th Overall: Brennan Serville (0GP, ,0G-0A-0P) (2010: Ivan Telegin)

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