Two Decades of Draft Misses: The Ones That Still Sting

Looking back at the last 20 NHL drafts reveals a graveyard of prospects who were supposed to be franchise cornerstones but never materialized, alongside the hidden gems that slipped through the cracks. Every front office has at least one draft class they'd like to forget, and the gap between expectation and reality in those early rounds tells a brutal story about scouting and development.