Can you name a weird draft selection?

Honestly, after he built the Lightning into perennial contenders (and back to back winners), and then the Seider pick, anyone who questions Yzerman is a fool.

Wheeler was drafted by the Coyotes. He refused to report and went to Boston. Years later, Atlanta traded for Wheeler then moved to Winnipeg.

The most off the board pick ever was the Sabres selecting Taro Tsujimoto 183rd overall in the 1974 draft. The Sabres drafted a player who didn't exist lol!

"What would winning the Calder mean to you?" "Nothing. It's an unnecessary distraction." That's why Stevie picked him.

Keep up the good work Rob! Beauty of a channel.

Every time I think of crazy selections I always think of the Bruins 2015 draft taking debrusk senyeshin and zboril over Brock boeser, Sebastian aho and Thomas chabot. Love the vids man keep up the good work!

Seider plays hockey the way we did when I was a kid in Germany some 20 years ago. Kind of funny to see it in the nhl

For those wondering about Sergei Bautin, yes, he was so off the board that TSN thought the Jets had taken Sergei Brylin. (Which would have been a bit of a reach, but at least plausible in that slot.) That was the draft that Mike Smith went nuts taking Russians - 9 of 12 picks. The two he got remotely right were #27 Boris Mironov, who had a reasonable career for that slot, and #204 Nikolai Khabibulin. That draft was heavy in late-round steals, but the Bulin Wall was the best theft of all.

It’s been one year since Ottawa’s draft lol how can you judge it already

Yzerman took Seider 6th Overall pick. Yzerman:I took this personally after Seider won Calder Trophy this year

Blake Wheeler was drafted by Phoenix and signed with Boston as a college free agent before being traded to Atlanta and moving to Winnipeg

Wheeler was drafted by Phoenix. Not Winnipeg. And after college, he didn't sign an ELC with the Coyotes, became a UFA, and was signed by the Bruins. So you can't give that one to the Jets management. Scheifele was a brilliant move though.

Love the sneaky Golden Eye soundtrack you snuck in there. Great content bud. Keep crushin!

Epic rob, back at it again

Finally a good hockey channel, there’s a ton of channels like this for the nba and soccer but I haven’t found anything like this for hockey, quality videos man

Man. Standing up krieder is a flex like none other in hockey. I remember when krieder gained like 30 pounds in an off season. Guy is an absolute monster.

7:22 underwhelming? Seider had an exceptional season in the DEL. He had more of a defensive role in a team that won the league. You also gotta take into consideration that he was a 18-year old playing against grown men and former NHLers.

As a long time Detroit fan… it’s nice to see them get some praise again 🥲

I still remember the buzz around Daigle, who was mean to be the next Gretzky.

If Yzerman drafts someone, you should trust him... Dude is a genius

Love the videos !

In what universe is the Lightning the greatest dynasty in NHL history? Other than that, excellent vid as always.

You missed fenton taking Fillip Johansson in 2018 in the first round for the Wild. The announcers were baffled and had no information / stats. He didn’t resign with the Wild and now is with Vancouver. We did get a 56 compensatory pick this year, grabbing Lorenz a wing, so we gave away the 18th overall pick for a 56…..

If I was a GM in the NHL, I'm get into trade talks with Steve Y just to feel his interest in my players to know if there's any that I'm undervaluing.

Hey rob, a cool video idea would be looking back at the 7 KHL drafts that there were. I wont get into too many things but just as a hint, in the inaugural KHL draft, the teams picking at 5 and 7 just simply didn’t make picks. Just a fun little suggestion, think it would be an interesting video

As for Bautin, he was one of those Russian players who fell through the cracks. Outside of the top tier Russians like Bure, Mogilny and Federov there wasnt much scouting done for Russians in their pro leagues and a lot of teams got their first (and usually only) looks at Russian players at international competition. Bautin was one of the starters on the Russian team that won the Gold in 92. He was a big, solid and strong defender with some really intriguing offensive skills for a stay at home defender. He would never be a star but if he was paired with Phil Housley the idea was that his game would allow Housley to do his thing on the offensive end because Bautin would have his back. What I remember about Bautin was how he physically dominated the space around the crease during the 92 Olympics. He effectively gave Eric Lindros the fits when the Russian United team beat Canada as well as allowed his backline partner Sergei Zubov the space to make some great runs in on goal. That Russian team was not as good as other Russian teams but they still wrecked shop and Bautin was a big reason for that. He was 25 and yeah, maybe Winnipeg could have waited until the 4th or 5th round to grab him but the 92 draft was pretty weak and they were definitely worried that another team had watched Bautin as they did during the 92 Olympica. It was a gamble and it didnt pay off. Bautin had a lot of miles on his legs before he hit the NHL and he never quite acclimated to the style of play in North America but I remember thinking at the time that Winnipeg might have just gotten the steal of the draft with Bautin.

Blake Wheeler was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in 2004. The Winnipeg Jets weren't even in the league at that time. The team was still called the Atlanta Thrashers

I’m suprised you didn’t put yegor chinakhov in this video because I had no idea who he was when he was drafted

"After assembling the greatest dynasty in NHL history..." Um what? the '76 - '79 Canadiens, '80 - '83 Islanders, '84 - '90 Oilers, '10 - '15 Blackhawks, '51 - '60 Canadians, and a few more teams would like to kindly ask what you are smoking.

Yegor Chinakhov was a recent off the board pick. The guy was a 2nd year eligible player who had analysts literally saying "I don't know who this is" and not having any video, and he slept through his own selection because he didn't think he'd be taken so high. But then he won the KHL Rookie of the Year as a top goal scorer for the champion Avangard Omsk. Had his shooting ability compared to Joe Sakic by the Avalanche's former head coach. And Scott Wheeler named him as a Top 5 draft grade revision, switching his projection from non-NHLer to 2nd line sniper.

It’s no coincidence that Steve Yzerman is so smart with drafting players after playing for, and probably unknowingly, apprenticing under Scotty Bowman for all those years... he picked up on who Scotty would play in any given situation, which wasn’t always apparent. Hey Steve , any chance you’d like to join my Habs as an executive draft consultant? 😂😂

Loved your last sentence! Lgrw

Philippe Paradis was rated as a 3rd round pick that went late in the 1st round in 2009, and was literally dumped several months later.

Boucher is having a really good year right now for the 67s

you should make a video about the most recent U15 Prep CSSHL season

Usually the picks go to other teams for Avs, but I do like some they poached under the radar. MacKinnon, Makar, etc.

I mean with the Winnipeg Jets you were talking about two different franchises

This kind of made me think of how the Jets picked Rutger McGroarty 14th overall when he was ranked in the late 20s. Hope he turns out good!

Who questions Yzerman and his picks, we (wings fans)knew he were picking Sieder. We have amazing scouts, look at Holmstrom, Zettiberg, Datsyk, Konstintinov, Drake, Klima, Federov etc etc. None of them first round. We were the only team to send a scout to see Datsyk in his tiny Russian town.

speaking of weird selections, is that the 007 theme I hear in the background LOL

First Sergei Buatin was 25 when he started in the NHL. Second, in 1995-96 the farm team of the San Jose Sharks was an IHL team. They didn't have an AHL affiliate.

Sergei Bautin was one of my youth hockey coaches and he was the best coach of my entire life by far.

I've been a Red Wings fan since Yzerman and Kocur got drafted, I'm from Kelvington and went to school with his little brother Kory. And if Yzerman says something you need to listen because you'll learn from him...

Perhaps you could have gone into the wayback machine and pointed out that Detroit drafted Datsyuk and Zetterberg in the 6th and 7th rounds, and the rest of the league was left with egg on their faces on that one. There were so many hits and misses in the 36 years I spent in the business 1984-2220 including some legendary misses by a number of teams. Great video

we need a draft steal video next!

Does this guy mention Steve Yzerman in every video?

'' this is where SHIT would POP off!'' lmao i had to sub after that

Moritz is the future of the NHL

Watched Tyler Boucher a couple times, not the biggest point producer but does the kid have some skill, once he puts it all together he’s going to be Lethal wherever he plays

Yegor chinakhov that was a off board pick and has worked out pretty well for the jackets

the weird thing about seider is that he was already a perfect shutdown dman in the german league as an 17 year old. Like even the us scouts didnt question his great matured defensive game, so didnt understand back at the time and still dont why everyone especially the scouts had him so low in the rankings. His coaching team back in mannheim, in the del told him to fully commit to his defensive game, but he still had his high hockey iq, his size, his good skating. Thats a pretty decent first pair d-man.

1:27 The Atlanta Thrashers/Jets drafted Schiefele... Wheeler was drafted by Phoenix, which has no connection to the current Jets team... Wheeler didn't sign with Phoenix, who eventually lost his rights, and he signed with Boston, who then traded him to Atlanta How do you not know that?

I will never ever forget the analysts and fans reaction to The Seider pick...and the criticism and mockery of Yzerman taking him at 6.. And thats after all the great drafts he had with Tampa Bay, turning them into multiple cup winners..Yzerman is very thorough in his assessment of players..No one should ever underestimate his knowledge and work he puts in..15 years from now, when Seider may very well be embarking on the end of a HOF Career, we can look back at his pick at #6 and say...Look who got the last laugh..Just sooo happy Stevie Y came back home where he always belonged!

Moritz Seider is my favorite player in the NHL. Yes, he’s the best defenseman I’ve seen in many, many years! Why? Because like the commentator said: He’s a mixture of the modern player and the old school player! It’s nice to see a good player like Moritz playing the game, the way it’s supposed to be played! I’m rooting for him but not when he’s playing my NY Islanders. Lol, Actually, I root for the Red Wings and The Avalanche too, believe it our not! Not because they have the 2 best defenseman in the entire league (though that does help) it’s because of nostalgia. There wasn’t a better rivalry in sports than the Red wings & Avalanche back in the 90s, it was awesome!

why do you have Lucas Raymond clips while talking about Seider? did you not revise this video before posting??

Ken Holland and Steve Yzerman, two amazing scouts of talents

When you went to Yzerman I was confused b/c everything he touches turns to platinum gold lol

As Someone who saw every Game of seider in germany I can say its just amazongly wrong to say he had an underwhelming season in the DEL… most of the season he saw 17 years old throwing adults around like little puppys. Only going by his points when he was a rookie defenseman is much more underwhelming. Still love your videos Rob ❤

"I don't know what's in the water in winnipeg" .. well it varies day to day

When the Hurricanes picked Jeff Skinner in '10, that threw the TV pundits for a loop. Worked out well until it didn't.

Dude you kept showing Raymond clips for Seider

Wow didn’t know Wheeler was taking by the jets thought it was the bruins for sure so i looked into and sure enough 😂 the more ya know

tyler boucher might end up like jason robertson people said he was not good enough for the nhl but now he a superstar

Hats off to yzerman, the man has done an amazing job in Tampa but greatest dynasty of all time.... sometimes you say some stuff that really makes me question your judgement.

Yzerman just like he did in Tampa when he drafted Vasilevskiy, Kucherov and Sergachev he is looking like a genius now with the drafting of Seider. Lucas Raymond has to clean up his defensive game, and the Red Wings are a few years away from contending, but likely trending in the right direction.

Seider 🇩🇪🤍❤️ Greetings from Germany 🤗

Wheeler was drafted by the Coyotes. We got him at age 25 from the Bruins.

Nice Goldeneye 64 soundtrack!

Seider has been misused by Lalonde. He plays the absolute hardest minutes by an NHL defensemen, and it's demonstrable. He plays predominantly defensive zone minutes against top opposing talent. That, along with other systemic issues needs to change if we are to see the full potential of this player.

I knew Seider was going to be a good player. Seen a video and heard his name once and I felt he was going to be a star.

Did you refer to Wheeler as a Jets draft pick? You ripped Ottawa pretty hard for Boucher, but aside from a couple tenders and Mailloux there really isn’t that much quality in the 1st round of that draft. I know it’s early, but looks like a draft full of know namers after pick 9.

Tyler has been reported to be one of the best at sens camp this summer, so mayb he just needed some time, I hope

6:53 Detroit took Seider at 6, when he was ranked in the 15 to 20 range. Not exactly off the board, dude. He was still ranked in the first. It's fine to fawn over him, because he won the Calder, but to put him in a video about "off the board draft picks"? Come on man, you're reaching.

Honestly, if your a GM at a draft and Stevey Y. picks a dude before you that you didn't even have on your watchlist, I'd start questioning my entire draft plan.

part 2 please

Lucas Raymond highlights when he’s talking about seider lol

I like the Snyder story. The Y-zer plan was right about him. Let’s hope he can keep it going.

If you need more from Yzerman, just look at the Ryan McDonagh/JT Miller trade he did to the Rangers. A fleecing of epic proportions.

Winnipeg 2.0 is Atlanta, no link with Phoenix. Wheeler was drafted by the coyotes to finally play in Boston.

Tbf, you can rarely go wrong with big right shot defenseman. The only other right shot defenseman was Soderstrom ranked higher but Soderstrom is smaller and Swedish defensemans are usually overrated.

So we could end up having a redwings/avs final one day lol

How is a guy drafted one year ago a bust?

Only wierd thing abaut Seider was why Detroit didn't trade down? They could have gotten so much value of that pick+alot of future assets and could even now be in much better position...

lol that 007 music susc memories lol

Why so many Raymond clips during Seider portion?

Kent Hughes is feeling huge.

Stars drafting Gurianov is a perfect example

Seider is a REALLY good young defensemen. Something that I don't get is how people are saying that these young guys are bringing a new thing to the NHL...As in, bringing together the old and new. But, players like Letang, prime Subban, EK65 (though he doesn't hit much), Josi, Hedman, Burns, have all been doing this for a while. Some, like Letang, for 15 years.

can’t believe we took cutter

A fellow Red Wing fan once told me that Makar wasn't that good.... I learned from that...

Calling the Lightning the "arguably greatest dynasty in NHL history" is a total joke. The Islanders won 4 Stanley Cups in a row, and made the finals in the 5th year, for 19 playoff series victories in a row. Montreal also won 4 Cups in a row. Tampa's great, but they're not the greatest dynasty in history.

The Ottawa 67's have killer uniforms. I mean the dark ones. The white ones are just OK.

Nice job on the clip of Raymond and Larkin where Seider is nowhere to be found. With that kind of quality editing you should work for ESPN.

Winnipeg/Atlanta did not select Blake Wheeler, that was Phoenix.

Boucher will be a dominant 3rd liner and foundation piece for Ottawa in the coming years for Ottawa.

Go to flint firebirds and Indy fuel games. Those kids kid. But I believe this

I know it's kinda confusing but the IHL wasn't at a lower competitive level than the AHL (at least not in concept) and was an alternative farm league that some NHL teams used instead of the AHL. If memory serves there were also independent teams in the league that were comprised of former NHLers, failed prospects and international players. So IHL=AHL. I wouldn't be surprised if in actual practice one league was significantly more competitive than the other, but both acted as the highest level of minor league hockey. The ECHL would be on the next tier lower

James Bond background music 😂

As a college hockey fan first, Boucher was bad by the eye test too. He had a penchant for horribly timed penalties, and frankly BU was better the minute he left.