Colorado Avalanche 1st Overall Pick Mackinnon vs. Drouin vs. Jones

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Colorado Avalanche make the right selection with center Nathan Mackinnon? I thought Mackinnon was the best player in the draft however defenseman Seth Jones was one of the best defenseman coming into the draft in a few years and top defenseman can be difficult to find. Jonathan Drouin may have more pure talent than Mackinnon but may not quite have the same types of intangibles and he may never have Mackinnon's ability on both ends of the ice.

More goes into how these players do than their statistics but you can follow the statistics of these three players here for fun to start. Yes I am not including the 2nd overall pick Aleksander Barkov because the purpose of this is not just to compare all the picks, we want to keep the battles to as few players as possible and Mackinnon vs Jones is interesting because it is a forward vs a top defenseman and Mackinnon vs Drouin is intriguing because they were linemates at Halifax.

1st Overall Pick Center Nathan Mackinnon Colorado Avalanche

3rd Overall Pick Left Wing Jonathan Drouin Tampa Bay Lightning


4th Overall Pick Defenseman Seth Jones Nashville Predators

Florida Panthers 2nd Overall Pick Barkov vs. Drouin vs. Jones

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Florida Panthers make the right selection with center Aleksander Barkov? Barkov is more physical than Jonathan Drouin but Drouin is a very gifted player with vision, puckhandling and quick hands. Defenseman Seth Jones was one of the best defenseman coming into the draft in a few years and top defenseman can be difficult to find.

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2nd Overall Pick Center Aleksander Barkov Florida Panthers

3rd Overall Pick Left Wing Jonathan Drouin Tampa Bay Lightning


4th Overall Pick Defenseman Seth Jones Nashville Predators

Tampa Bay Lightning 3rd Overall Pick Drouin vs. Jones

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Tampa Bay Lightning make the right selection with left wing Jonathan Drouin? You could have made an argument before the draft that Jonathan Drouin was the best prospect in the 2013 NHL Draft with his overall talent. Did the benefit of playing on the same line with 1st overall pick Nate Mackinnon outweigh Drouin's talent? Did Jonathan have one great breakout year that may have been somewhat of a fluke or is he just scratching the surface of his potential? The Lightning passed up one of the best defenseman to come into the draft, Seth Jones who went immediately after the Lightning selected Drouin.

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3rd Overall Pick Left Wing Jonathan Drouin Tampa Bay Lightning


4th Overall Pick Defenseman Seth Jones Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators 4th Overall Pick Jones vs. Nurse vs. Ristolainen

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Nashville Predators make the right selection with the top defenseman prospect Seth Jones? The Predators defensive corps was already talented and obviously with Shea Weber, Nashville has one of the NHL's top defenseman if not the top defenseman. Jones did stand out as the top defenseman in the draft prior to the draft however this was a very good draft for defenseman. We could include 5th overall pick Center Elias Lindholm in the battle but I'm going to stick with a battle of the top 3 defensemen.

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4th Overall Pick Defenseman Seth Jones Nashville Predators

7th Overall Pick Defenseman Darnell Nurse Edmonton Oilers

8th Overall Pick Defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen Buffalo Sabres

Carolina Hurricanes 5th Overall Pick Lindholm vs. Monahan vs. Nichushkin

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Carolina Hurricanes make the right selection with Swedish center Elias Lindholm? Lindholm was evaluated to be a good two way center prospect with a solid international resume but they passed on another solid two way center prospect Sean Monahan and a Russian big and talented forward Valeri Nichushkin. Carolina also passed on very good defensemen but we'll stick with the forwards in this battle.

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5th Overall Pick Center Elias Lindholm Carolina Hurricanes

6th Overall Pick Center Sean Monahan Calgary Flames

10th Overall Pick Left Wing/Right Wing Valeri Nichushkin

Calgary Flames 6th Overall Pick Monahan vs. Nurse vs. Ristolainen

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Calgary Flames make the right selection with center Sean Monahan? Calgary had 3 first round selections in a good draft for defenseman and they didn't use one of the three picks for a defenseman. The Flames may have some young defenseman in the organization and Monahan may have been a safe pick but did they ultimately make a mistake passing up defensemen Darnell Nurse or Rasmus Ristolainen? The Flames took wingers Emile Poirier and Morgan Klimchuk with their other two first round selections and defenseman Keegan Kanzig with a 3rd round draft pick.

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6th Overall Pick Center Sean Monahan Calgary Flames

7th Overall Pick Defenseman Darnell Nurse Edmonton Oilers

8th Overall Pick Defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen Buffalo Sabres

Edmonton Oilers 7th Overall Pick Nurse vs. Ristolainen and 5 other Defensemen

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Edmonton Oilers make the right selection on Defenseman Darnell Nurse? Edmonton basically had the pick of several of the top prospects on defense besides 4th overall selection Seth Jones. Rasmus Ristolainen who they passed on may have been the most polished and ready defenseman on the board while Nurse has athleticism and upside.
This is possibly going to be an exciting class of defensemen to follow although it could take for many to get to the NHL. Seven defenseman were drafted from Edmonton's 7th overall pick through San Jose's 18th overall pick.

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7th Overall Pick Defenseman Darnell Nurse Edmonton Oilers

8th Overall Pick Defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen Buffalo Sabres
11th Overall Pick Defenseman Samuel Morin Philadelphia Flyers
13th Overall Pick Defenseman Josh Morrissey Winnipeg Jets
15th Overall Pick Defenseman Ryan Pulock New York Islanders
16th Overall Pick Defenseman Nikita Zadorov Buffalo Sabres
18th Overall Pick Defenseman Mirco Muller San Jose Sharks

Buffalo Sabres 8th Overall Pick Ristolainen vs. Horvat vs. Nichushkin

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Buffalo Sabres make the right selection on Defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen? The Sabres also took another defenseman Nikita Zadorov with the 16th overall pick in the draft so it would be more interesting to compare Ristolainen to the forwards taken right after the Sabres 8th overall pick.
Buffalo also took centers J.T. Compher and Connor Hurley in the second round and Winger Justin Bailey in the 2nd round as well as Wing Nicolas Baptiste early in the 3rd round however the Sabres could have taken Horvat, Nichushkin or even Domi at 8th overall and they would get a big defenseman Zadorov at 16 overall though they would not have known if he would be there at 16. Buffalo also could have drafted a defenseman such as Robert Hagg instead of say Connor Hurley. So it will be interesting to follow these players and alternatives with Buffalo's mass of early round picks in the 2013 draft.

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8th Overall Pick Defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen Buffalo Sabres
9th Overall Pick Center/Left Wing Bo Horvat Vancouver Canucks
10th Overall Pick Left Wing/Right Wing Valeri Nichushkin Dallas Starss

Vancouver Canucks 9th Overall Pick Horvat vs. Nichushkin vs. Domi

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Vancouver Canucks make the right selection on Center/Left Wing Bo Horvat? The Canucks of course traded Goaltender Cory Schneider to the New Jersey Devils for the 9th overall selection so of course this pick may be under even greater scrutiny in the future.
Bo Horvat was one of my favorite players in the draft so I am anxious to see how Horvat performs in the future. But should Vancouver have selected the big and talented forward Valeri Nichushkin instead or even Horvat's teammate playmaking center Max Domi?

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9th Overall Pick Center/Left Wing Bo Horvat Vancouver Canucks
10th Overall Pick Left Wing/Right Wing Valeri Nichushkin Dallas Starss
12th Overall Pick Center Max Domi Phoenix Coyotes

Dallas Stars 10th Overall Pick Nichushkin vs. Domi vs. Wennberg

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Dallas Stars make the right selection on Left Wing/Right Wing Valeri Nichushkin?
Nichushkin is a big power forward with immense talent and at times was considered a top 5 pick in this draft. So is Nichushkin going to become a player worthy of a top 5 selection in an excellent draft or did he fall for a reason? Dallas passed up playmaking center Max Domi and Swedish center Alexander Wennberg whom were other forwards they could have selected. They also passed up some good prospects on defense.

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10th Overall Pick Left Wing/Right Wing Valeri Nichushkin Dallas Starss
12th Overall Pick Center Max Domi Phoenix Coyotes
14th Overall Pick Center Alexander Wennberg Columbus Blue Jackets

Philadelphia Flyers 11th Overall Pick Morin vs. Morrissey vs. Pulock vs. Zadorov vs. Mueller

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Philadelphia Flyers make the right selection on Defenseman Samuel Morin? The Flyers clearly needed to upgrade their system with young defensemen and they are loaded with young centers both on the NHL team and in their prospect system. They spent a 2012 first round pick on center Scott Laughton when they already had Claude Giroux who is still young, Brayden Schenn who may need to move to left wing because they signed Vincent Lecavalier in the offseason, and 2011 1st round draft pick Sean Couturier. 2011 third round draft pick center Nick Cousins was one of the top point producers in the OHL.
They could probably use a sniper on the wings but centers and defenseman have a little more value at the 11th pick overall and the Flyers have a number of solid wingers in their system also.
Although Philadelphia may not have quite matched the Buffalo Sabres duo of defenseman from the 2013 draft of Rasmus Ristolainen and Nikita Zadarov, the Flyers may have found a steal with the 41st overall pick in the 2013 draft in defenseman Robert Hagg from Sweden so the Flyers seemed to have added two potential future starting quality defensemen with Morin and Hagg.
This is possibly going to be an exciting class of defensemen to follow although it could take for many to get to the NHL. Seven defenseman were drafted from Edmonton's 7th overall pick through San Jose's 18th overall pick.

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11th Overall Pick Defenseman Samuel Morin Philadelphia Flyers
13th Overall Pick Defenseman Josh Morrissey Winnipeg Jets
15th Overall Pick Defenseman Ryan Pulock New York Islanders
16th Overall Pick Defenseman Nikita Zadorov Buffalo Sabres
18th Overall Pick Defenseman Mirco Muller San Jose Sharks

Phoenix Coyotes 12th Overall Pick Domi vs. Wennberg vs. Gauthier

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Phoenix Coyotes make the right selection with center Max Domi?
Phoenix needs scoring and have defensemen. They passed on the Swedish center Alex Wennberg and center Frederic Gauthier who is a tall center.

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12th Overall Pick Center Max Domi Phoenix Coyotes
14th Overall Pick Center Alexander Wennberg Columbus Blue Jackets

21st Overall Pick Center Frederic Gauthier Toronto Maple Leafs

Winnipeg Jets 13th Overall Pick Morrissey vs. Pulock vs. Mueller

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Winnipeg Jets make the right selection on Defenseman Josh Morrisey? Morrissey, Pulock and Mueller were all available at the 13th pick and all have offensive skills on defense and have potential as two way defensemen.
This is possibly going to be an exciting class of defensemen to follow although it could take for many to get to the NHL. Seven defenseman were drafted from Edmonton's 7th overall pick through San Jose's 18th overall pick.

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15th Overall Pick Defenseman Ryan Pulock New York Islanders
18th Overall Pick Defenseman Mirco Muller San Jose Sharks

Columbus Blue Jackets 14th Overall Pick Wennberg vs. Lazar vs. Pulock vs. Zadorov

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Columbus Blue Jackets make the right selection with Swedish center Alexander Wennberg?
Columbus had 3 first round picks including the 19th overall pick in addition to this pick the 14th pick. The Blue Jackets ended up taking Wennberg, forward Kerby Rychel and center Marko Dano in the 1st round. They did draft a promising defenseman Dillon Heatherington in the 2nd round. Should Columbus have taken Pulock, Zadorov or even Mueller all defensemen who went from 15th to 18th overall? Columbus chose Wennberg over another center Curtis Lazar.

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14th Overall Pick Center Alexander Wennberg Columbus Blue Jackets

17th Overall Pick Center Curtis Lazar Ottawa Senators
15th Overall Pick Defenseman Ryan Pulock New York Islanders
16th Overall Pick Defenseman Nikita Zadorov Buffalo Sabres

New York Islanders 15th Overall Pick Pulock vs. Zadorov vs. Mueller

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the New York Islanders make the right selection on Defenseman Ryan Pulock? Pulock and Mueller were both available at the 13th pick and both have offensive skills on defense and have potential as two way defensemen. Zadorov is a big, physical defenseman with offensive potential.
This is possibly going to be an exciting class of defensemen to follow although it could take for many to get to the NHL. Seven defenseman were drafted from Edmonton's 7th overall pick through San Jose's 18th overall pick.

More goes into how these players do than their statistics but you can follow the statistics of these three players here for fun to start.
13th Overall Pick Defenseman Josh Morrissey Winnipeg Jets
15th Overall Pick Defenseman Ryan Pulock New York Islanders
18th Overall Pick Defenseman Mirco Muller San Jose Sharks

Buffalo Sabres 16th Overall Pick Zadorov vs. Lazar vs. Rychel vs. Mantha

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Buffalo Sabres make the right selection on Defenseman Nikita Zadorov? The Sabres had already taken a defenseman with the 8th overall pick and took four forwards in the 2nd round and high 3rd round but should they have taken a forward with the 16th overall pick?
This is possibly going to be an exciting class of defensemen to follow although it could take for many to get to the NHL. Seven defenseman were drafted from Edmonton's 7th overall pick through San Jose's 18th overall pick.

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16th Overall Pick Defenseman Nikita Zadorov Buffalo Sabres
17th Overall Pick Center Curtis Lazar Ottawa Senators
19th Overall Pick Left Wing Kerby Rychel Columbus Blue Jackets
20th Overall Pick Right Wing/Left Wing Anthony Mantha Detroit Red Wings

Ottawa Senators 17th Overall Pick Lazar vs. Gauthier

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Ottawa Senators make the right selection on Center Curtis Lazar? The Senators took Lazar with Gauthier still available at the 17th selection.
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17th Overall Pick Center Curtis Lazar Ottawa Senators
21st Overall Pick Center Frederic Gauthier Toronto Maple Leafs

San Jose Sharks 18th Overall Pick Mueller vs. Rychel vs. Mantha

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the San Jose Sharks make the right selection with Defenseman Mirco Mueller? Mueller an athletic defenseman who wasn't quite as highly ranked with some scouting services until the draft approached was the 8th defenseman selected in the 1st round and only one more defenseman would be selected in the 1st round at the 26th overall selection when Anaheim chose Shea Theodore.
Rychel and Mantha both goal scoring wingers were selected immediately after Mueller at 18.
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18th Overall Pick Defenseman Mirco Muller San Jose Sharks
19th Overall Pick Left Wing Kerby Rychel Columbus Blue Jackets
20th Overall Pick Right Wing/Left Wing Anthony Mantha Detroit Red Wings

Columbus Blue Jackets 19th Overall Pick Rychel vs. Mantha

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Columbus Blue Jackets make the right selection with Left Wing Kerby Rychel? Should Columbus have taken Anthony Mantha the Right Wing/Left Wing instead? Columbus had already taken center Alex Wennberg and also drafted center Marko Dano in the late 1st round with their third pick in the 1st round.
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19th Overall Pick Left Wing Kerby Rychel Columbus Blue Jackets
20th Overall Pick Right Wing/Left Wing Anthony Mantha Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings 20th Overall Pick Mantha vs. Poirier vs. Shinkaruk

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Detroit Red Wings make the right selection with Right Wing/Left Wing Anthony Mantha? Wingers Emile Poirier and juniors star phenom Hunter Shinkaruk were on the board at the Red Wings pick.
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20th Overall Pick Right Wing/Left Wing Anthony Mantha Detroit Red Wings
22nd Overall Pick Right Wing/Left Wing Calgary Flames
24th Overall Pick Left Wing/Center Hunter Shinkaruk Vancouver Canucks

Toronto Maple Leafs 21st Overall Pick Gauthier vs. Shinkaruk vs. Dickinson

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Toronto Maple Leafs make the right selection on Center Frederic Gauthier? Hunter Shinkaruk who was taken at 24 by the Vancouver Canucks may settle in as a left wing instead of center and Jason Dickinson another tall center was selected by Dallas at the 29th selection.
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21st Overall Pick Center Frederic Gauthier Toronto Maple Leafs
24th Overall Pick Left Wing/Center Hunter Shinkaruk Vancouver Canucks
29th Overall Pick Center Jason Dickinson Dallas Stars

Calgary Flames 22nd Overall Pick Poirier vs. Shinkaruk

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Calgary Flames make the right selection with right wing/left wing Emile Poirier? Calgary had 3 first round selections in a good draft and used their 6th overall pick on two way center Sean Monahan. Juniors star player Hunter Shinkaruk was on the board when Calgary used the 22nd pick for Emile Poirier. Several wingers went in the draft from the 19th pick to the 37th selection.
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22nd Overall Pick Right Wing/Left Wing Emile Poirier Calgary Flames

24th Overall Pick Left Wing/Center Hunter Shinkaruk Vancouver Canucks

Washington Capitals 23rd Overall Pick Burakovsky vs. Shinkaruk vs. Klimchuk

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Washington Capitals make the right selection with left wing Andre Burakovsky? Juniors star player Hunter Shinkaruk was on the board and left wing Morgan Klimchuk who was selected by the Calgary Flames at the 28th pickwas also available. Several wingers went in the draft from the 19th pick to the 37th selection.
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23rd Overall Pick Left Wing Andre Burakovsky Washington Capitals

24th Overall Pick Left Wing/Center Hunter Shinkaruk Vancouver Canucks 28th Overall Pick Left Wing Morgan Klimchuk Calgary Flames

Vancouver Canucks 24th Overall Pick Shinkaruk vs. McCarron vs. Klimchuk vs. Erne

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Vancouver Canucks make the right selection with Left Wing/Center Hunter Shinkaruk? The Canucks of course traded Goaltender Cory Schneider to the New Jersey Devils for the 9th overall selection which they had used on center Bo Horvat.
The Canucks passed up right wing Michael McCarron and left wings Morgan Klimchuk and Adam Erne who were all on the board at the 24th pick.

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24th Overall Pick Left Wing/Center Hunter Shinkaruk Vancouver Canucks
25th Overall Pick Right Wing Michael McCarron Montreal Canadiens 28th Overall Pick Left Wing Morgan Klimchuk Calgary Flames

33rd Overall Pick Left Wing Adam Erne Tampa Bay Lightning

Montreal Canadiens 25th Overall Pick McCarron vs. Klimchuk vs. Erne

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Montreal Canadiens make the right selection with Right Wing Michael McCarron? The Canadiens may have been seeking a bigger power forward type like McCarron or Erne as opposed to more of a smaller scorer like Klimchuk but will this prove to be the best decision at the 25th pick in a good draft?

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25th Overall Pick Right Wing Michael McCarron Montreal Canadiens 28th Overall Pick Left Wing Morgan Klimchuk Calgary Flames

33rd Overall Pick Left Wing Adam Erne Tampa Bay Lightning

Anaheim Ducks 26th Overall Pick Theodore vs. McCoshen vs. Bigras vs. Hagg

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Anaheim Ducks make the right selection with Defenseman Shea Theodore? After a run on defenseman in the earlier part of the first round, 7 forwards were selected with the 7 selections prior to Anaheim's pick. Theodore is probably more of an offensive defenseman than McCoshen or Bigras who were on the board at this selection. 41st overall pick Robert Hagg was considered a steal by many in the second round and many had the Swedish defenseman as a first round pick.
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26th Overall Pick Defenseman Shea Theodore Anaheim Ducks
31st Overall Pick Defenseman Ian McCoshen Florida Panthers
32nd Overall Pick Defenseman Chris Bigras Colorado Avalanche
41st Overall Pick Defenseman Robert Hagg Philadelphia Flyers

Columbus Blue Jackets 27th Overall Pick Dano vs. Dickinson vs. Compher

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Columbus Blue Jackets make the right pick with Center Marko Dano? Columbus had already taken Swedish center Alexander Wennberg and forward Kerby Rychel. Centers Jason Dickinson and J.T. Compher were also on the board when Columbus took Dano.
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27th Overall Pick Center Marko Dano Columbus Blue Jackets
29th Overall Pick Center Jason Dickinson Dallas Stars
35th Overall Pick Center J.T. Compher Buffalo Sabres

Calgary Flames 28th Overall Pick Klimchuk vs. Erne vs. Zykov

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Calgary Flames make the right selection with left wing Morgan Klimchuk? Calgary had 3 first round selections in a good draft and used their 6th overall pick on two way center Sean Monahan and 22nd pick on right wing Emile Poirier. The Flames passed up two bigger scoring power forwards Adam Erne and Valentin Zykov who were on the board at this 28th selection.
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28th Overall Pick Left Wing Morgan Klimchuk Calgary Flames

33rd Overall Pick Left Wing Adam Erne Tampa Bay Lightning
37th Overall Pick Left Wing Valentin Zykov Los Angeles KingS

Dallas Stars 29th Overall Pick Dickinson vs. Compher vs. Hurley vs. Dauphin

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Dallas Stars make the right selection on Center Jason Dickinson? The Stars had drafted Left Wing Valeri Nichushkin at the 10th pick and would also draft Left Wing Remi Elie with their first second round pick at the 40th overall pick.
The Stars also had early second round centers J.T. Compher, Connor Hurley, and Laurent Dauphin on the board at this selection.

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29th Overall Pick Center Jason Dickinson Dallas Starss
35th Overall Pick Center J.T. Compher Buffalo Sabres
38th Overall Pick Center Connor Hurley Buffalo Sabres
39th Overall Pick Center Laurent Dauphin Phoenix Coyotes

Chicago Blackhawks 30th Overall Pick Hartman vs. Erne vs. De La Rose vs. Zykov

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Chicago Blackhawks make the right selection on Left Wing Ryan Hartman? Wingers Adam Erne, Swede Jacob De La Rose, and Valentin Zykov were all on the board at the 30th pick.

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30th Overall Pick Left Wing Ryan Hartman Chicago Blackhawks
33rd Overall Pick Left Wing Adam Erne Tampa Bay Lightning
34th Overall Pick Forward Jacob De La Rose Montreal Canadiens

37th Overall Pick Left Wing Valentin Zykov Los Angeles KingS

2013 NHL Draft Results

Round 1              
              
Pk #1 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon Center  

Pk #2 Florida Panthers Aleksander Barkov Center

Pk #3 Tampa Bay Lightning Jonathan Drouin Left Wing

Pk #4 Nashville Predators Seth Jones Defenseman

Pk #5 Carolina Hurricanes Elias Lindholm Center/Right Wing

Pk #6 Calgary Flames Sean Monahan Center

Pk #7 Edmonton Oilers Darnell Nurse Defenseman

Pk #8 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Ristolainen Defenseman

Pk #9 Vancouver Canucks Bo Horvat Center/Left Wing

Pk #10 Dallas Stars Valeri Nichushkin Left Wing/Right Wing

Pk #11 Philadelphia Flyers Samuel Morin Defenseman

Pk #12 Phoenix Coyotes Max Domi Center/Left Wing

Pk #13 Winnipeg Jets Josh Morrissey Defenseman

Pk #14 Columbus Blue Jackets Alexander Wennberg Center/Left Wing

Pk #15 New York Islanders Ryan Pulock Defenseman

Pk #16 Buffalo Sabres Nikita Zadorov Defenseman

Pk #17 Ottawa Senators Curtis Lazar Center

Pk #18 San Jose Sharks Mirco Müller Defenseman

Pk #19 Columbus Blue Jackets Kerby Rychel Left Wing

Pk #20 Detroit Red Wings Anthony Mantha Right Wing/Left Wing

Pk #21 Toronto Maple Leafs Frédérik Gauthier Center

Pk #22 Calgary Flames Émile Poirier Right Wing/Left Wing

Pk #23 Washington Capitals André Burakovsky Left Wing /Right Wing

Pk #24 Vancouver Canucks Hunter Shinkaruk Left Wing/Center

Pk #25 Montréal Canadiens Michael McCarron Right Wing

Pk #26 Anaheim Ducks Shea Théodore Defenseman

Pk #27 Columbus Blue Jackets Marko Dano Center/Wing

Pk #28 Calgary Flames Morgan Klimchuk Left Wing

Pk #29 Dallas Stars Jason Dickinson Center/Left Wing

Pk #30 Chicago Blackhawks Ryan Hartman Left Wing/Right Wing


Round 2              


Pk #31 Florida Panthers Ian McCoshen Defenseman        

Pk #32 Colorado Avalanche Chris Bigras Defenseman

Pk #33 Tampa Bay Lightning Adam Erne Left Wing/Right Wing

Pk #34 Montréal Canadiens Jacob de la Rose Center/Wing

Pk #35 Buffalo Sabres J.T. Compher Center

Pk #36 Montréal Canadiens Zachary Fucale Goaltender

Pk #37 Los Angeles Kings Valentin Zykov Left Wing/Right Wing

Pk #38 Buffalo Sabres Connor Hurley Center

Pk #39 Phoenix Coyotes Laurent Dauphin Center

Pk #40 Dallas Stars Remi Elie Left Wing

Pk #41 Philadelphia Flyers Robert Hägg Defenseman

Pk #42 New Jersey Devils Steve Santini Defenseman

Pk #43 Winnipeg Jets Nic Petan Center

Pk #44 Pittsburgh Penguins Tristan Jarry Goaltender

Pk #45 Anaheim Ducks Nick Sörensen Right Wing

Pk #46 Minnesota Wild Gustav Olofsson Defenseman

Pk #47 St. Louis Blues Tommy Vannelli Defenseman

Pk #48 Detroit Red Wings Zach Nastasiuk Right Wing

Pk #49 San Jose Sharks Gabryel Paquin-Boudreau Left Wing

Pk #50 Columbus Blue Jackets Dillon Heatherington Defenseman

Pk #51 Chicago Blackhawks Carl Dahlström Defenseman

Pk #52 Buffalo Sabres Justin Bailey Right Wing/Center

Pk #53 Washington Capitals Madison Bowey Defenseman

Pk #54 Dallas Stars Philippe Desrosiers Goaltender

Pk #55 Montréal Canadiens Artturi Lehkonen Right Wing/Left Wing

Pk #56 Edmonton Oilers Marc-Olivier Roy Forward

Pk #57 St. Louis Blues William Carrier Left Wing/Center

Pk #58 Detroit Red Wings Tyler Bertuzzi Left Wing

Pk #59 Winnipeg Jets Eric Comrie Goaltender

Pk #60 Boston Bruins Linus Arnesson Defenseman

Pk #61 Washington Capitals Zach Sanford Center/Left Wing


Round 3              


Pk #62 Phoenix Coyotes Yan-Pavel Laplante Center        

Pk #63 Colorado Avalanche Spencer Martin Goaltender

Pk #64 Nashville Predators Jonathan Diaby Defenseman

Pk #65 New York Rangers Adam Tambellini Left Wing/Center

Pk #66 Carolina Hurricanes Brett Pesce Defenseman

Pk #67 Calgary Flames Keegan Kanzig Defenseman

Pk #68 Dallas Stars Niklas Hansson Defenseman

Pk #69 Buffalo Sabres Nicholas Baptiste Right Wing

Pk #70 New York Islanders Eamon McAdam Goaltender

Pk #71 Montréal Canadiens Connor Crisp Center

Pk #72 Philadelphia Flyers Tyrell Goulbourne Center/Left Wing

Pk #73 New Jersey Devils Ryan Kujawinski Center

Pk #74 Chicago Blackhawks John Hayden Center

Pk #75 New York Rangers Pavel Buchnevich Forward

Pk #76 New York Islanders Taylor Cammarata Center/Left Wing

Pk #77 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel Center

Pk #78 Ottawa Senators Marcus Högberg Goaltender

Pk #79 Detroit Red Wings Mattias Janmark Center/Left Wing

Pk #80 New York Rangers Anthony Duclair Left Wing

Pk #81 Minnesota Wild Kurtis Gabriel Right Wing

Pk #82 Toronto Maple Leafs Carter Verhaeghe Center

Pk #83 Edmonton Oilers Bogdan Yakimov Center

Pk #84 Winnipeg Jets Jimmy Lodge Center

Pk #85 Vancouver Canucks Cole Cassels Center

Pk #86 Montréal Canadiens Sven Andrighetto Right Wing/Left Wing

Pk #87 Anaheim Ducks Keaton Thompson Defenseman

Pk #88 Edmonton Oilers Anton Slepyshev Left Wing

Pk #89 Columbus Blue Jackets Oliver Bjorkstrand Right Wing

Pk #90 Boston Bruins Peter Cehlárik Left Wing/Right Wing

Pk #91 Winnipeg Jets J.C. Lipon Center/Right Wing

                 
Round 4              


Pk #92 Florida Panthers Evan Cowley Goaltender        

Pk #93 Colorado Avalanche Mason Geertsen Defenseman

Pk #94 Edmonton Oilers Jackson Houck Right Wing

Pk #95 Nashville Predators Félix Girard Center

Pk #96 Edmonton Oilers Kyle Platzer Right Wing

Pk #97 Florida Panthers Michael Downing Defenseman

Pk #98 Florida Panthers Matt Buckles Center

Pk #99 Nashville Predators Juuse Saros Goaltender

Pk #100 New Jersey Devils Miles Wood Left Wing

Pk #101 Dallas Stars Nick Paul Left Wing

Pk #102 Ottawa Senators Tobias Lindberg Center/Right Wing

Pk #103 Los Angeles Kings Justin Auger Right Wing

Pk #104 Winnipeg Jets Andrew Copp Center

Pk #105 Columbus Blue Jackets Nick Moutrey Right Wing

Pk #106 New York Islanders Stephon Williams Goaltender

Pk #107 Minnesota Wild Dylan Labbé Defenseman

Pk #108 Ottawa Senators Ben Harpur Defenseman

Pk #109 Detroit Red Wings David Pope Left Wing

Pk #110 New York Rangers Ryan Graves Defenseman

Pk #111 Chicago Blackhawks Robin Norell Defenseman

Pk #112 St. Louis Blues Zach Pochiro Center/Left Wing

Pk #113 Edmonton Oilers Aidan Muir Left Wing/Center

Pk #114 Winnipeg Jets Jan Kostalek Defenseman

Pk #115 Vancouver Canucks Jordan Subban Defenseman

Pk #116 Montréal Canadiens Martin Reway Center/Left Wing

Pk #117 San Jose Sharks Fredrik Bergvik Goaltender

Pk #118 Los Angeles Kings Hudson Fasching Right Wing

Pk #119 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Segalla Defenseman

Pk #120 Boston Bruins Ryan Fitzgerald Center/Right Wing

Pk #121 Chicago Blackhawks Tyler Motte Center/Left Wing


Round 5              


Pk #122 Florida Panthers Christopher Clapperton Left Wing        

Pk #123 Colorado Avalanche Will Butcher Defenseman

Pk #124 Tampa Bay Lightning Kristers Gudlevskis Goaltender

Pk #125 Nashville Predators Saku Mäenalanen Right Wing

Pk #126 Carolina Hurricanes Brent Pedersen Left Wing

Pk #127 Winnipeg Jets Tucker Poolman Defenseman

Pk #128 Edmonton Oilers Evan Campbell Left Wing

Pk #129 Buffalo Sabres Cal Petersen Goaltender

Pk #130 Buffalo Sabres Gustav Possler Left Wing/Right Wing

Pk #131 Dallas Stars Cole Ully Left Wing

Pk #132 Philadelphia Flyers Terrance Amorosa Defenseman

Pk #133 Phoenix Coyotes Connor Clifton Defenseman

Pk #134 Chicago Blackhawks Luke Johnson Center

Pk #135 Calgary Flames Eric Roy Defenseman

Pk #136 New York Islanders Victor Crus Rydberg Center

Pk #137 Minnesota Wild Carson Soucy Defenseman

Pk #138 Ottawa Senators Vincent Dunn Center

Pk #139 Detroit Red Wings Mitchell Wheaton Defenseman

Pk #140 Nashville Predators Teemu Kivihalme Defenseman

Pk #141 San Jose Sharks Michael Brodzinski Defenseman

Pk #142 Toronto Maple Leafs Fabrice Herzog Right Wing

Pk #143 Buffalo Sabres Anthony Florentino Defenseman

Pk #144 Washington Capitals Blake Heinrich Defenseman

Pk #145 Vancouver Canucks Anton Cederholm Defenseman

Pk #146 Los Angeles Kings Patrik Bartosak Goaltender

Pk #147 Anaheim Ducks Grant Besse Right Wing

Pk #148 Los Angeles Kings Jonny Brodzinski Right Wing

Pk #149 Dallas Stars Matej Paulovic Left Wing

Pk #150 Boston Bruins Wiley Sherman Defenseman

Pk #151 San Jose Sharks Gage Ausmus Defenseman


Round 6              


Pk #152 Florida Panthers Josh Brown Defenseman        

Pk #153 Colorado Avalanche Ben Storm Defenseman

Pk #154 Tampa Bay Lightning Henri Ikonen Left Wing/Center

Pk #155 Nashville Predators Emil Pettersson Center

Pk #156 Carolina Hurricanes Tyler Ganly Defenseman

Pk #157 Calgary Flames Tim Harrison Right Wing

Pk #158 Edmonton Oilers Ben Betker Defenseman

Pk #159 Buffalo Sabres Sean Malone Center

Pk #160 New Jersey Devils Myles Bell Left Wing/Right Wing

Pk #161 Ottawa Senators Chris Leblanc Right Wing

Pk #162 Philadelphia Flyers Merrick Madsen Goaltender

Pk #163 Phoenix Coyotes Brendan Burke Goaltender

Pk #164 Pittsburgh Penguins Dane Birks Defenseman

Pk #165 Columbus Blue Jackets Markus Søberg Right Wing

Pk #166 New York Islanders Alan Quine Center/Left Wing

Pk #167 Minnesota Wild Avery Peterson Center

Pk #168 Ottawa Senators Quentin Shore Center

Pk #169 Detroit Red Wings Marc McNulty Defenseman

Pk #170 New York Rangers Mackenzie Skapski Goaltender

Pk #171 Nashville Predators Tommy Veilleux Left Wing

Pk #172 Toronto Maple Leafs Antoine Bibeau Goaltender

Pk #173 St. Louis Blues Santeri Saari Defenseman

Pk #174 Washington Capitals Brian Pinho Center

Pk #175 Vancouver Canucks Mike Williamson Defenseman

Pk #176 Montréal Canadiens Jérémy Grégoire Center

Pk #177 Anaheim Ducks Miro Aaltonen Center/Left Wing

Pk #178 Los Angeles Kings Zack Leslie Defenseman

Pk #179 Pittsburgh Penguins Blaine Byron Center

Pk #180 Boston Bruins Anton Blidh Left Wing /Right Wing

Pk #181 Chicago Blackhawks Anthony Louis Center/Left Wing


Round 7              


Pk #182 Dallas Stars Aleksi Mäkelä Defenseman        

Pk #183 Colorado Avalanche Wilhelm Westlund Defenseman

Pk #184 Tampa Bay Lightning Saku Salminen Left Wing/Center

Pk #185 Nashville Predators Wade Murphy Right Wing

Pk #186 Tampa Bay Lightning Joël Vermin Forward

Pk #187 Calgary Flames Rushan Rafikov Defenseman

Pk #188 Edmonton Oilers Greg Chase Center/Right Wing

Pk #189 Buffalo Sabres Eric Locke Center

Pk #190 Winnipeg Jets Brenden Kichton Defenseman

Pk #191 Los Angeles Kings Dominik Kubalík Left Wing

Pk #192 Philadelphia Flyers David Drake Defenseman

Pk #193 Phoenix Coyotes Jedd Soleway Right Wing

Pk #194 Winnipeg Jets Marcus Karlström Defenseman

Pk #195 Columbus Blue Jackets Peter Quenneville Center

Pk #196 New York Islanders Kyle Burroughs Defenseman

Pk #197 Minnesota Wild Nolan De Jong Defenseman

Pk #198 Calgary Flames John Gilmour Defenseman

Pk #199 Detroit Red Wings Hampus Melén Center

Pk #200 Minnesota Wild Alexandre Bélanger Goaltender

Pk #201 San Jose Sharks Jake Jackson Center

Pk #202 Toronto Maple Leafs Andreas Johnson Left Wing/Right Wing

Pk #203 Nashville Predators Janne Juvonen Goaltender

Pk #204 Washington Capitals Tyler Lewington Defenseman

Pk #205 Vancouver Canucks Miles Liberati Defenseman

Pk #206 Florida Panthers MacKenzie Weegar Defenseman

Pk #207 San Jose Sharks Emil Galimov Forward

Pk #208 New Jersey Devils Anthony Brodeur Goaltender

Pk #209 Pittsburgh Penguins Troy Josephs Left Wing

Pk #210 Boston Bruins Mitchell Dempsey Left Wing

Pk #211 Chicago Blackhawks Robin Press Defenseman