What Happened to the 57 Players Drafted Before Nikita Kucherov?

Nikita Kucherov has been lighting up the NHL since he was drafted 58th overall in the 2011 NHL draft. But who were the teams who passed on drafting Kucherov, and how could they not see the insane talented he possessed? In today's video, we revisit every player drafted before him.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:39-4:58 - Pick 1-10
4:59-8:20 - Pick 11-20
8:21-11:49 - Pick 21-30
11:50-15:25 - Pick 31-40
15:26-21:06 - Pick 41-57

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[Kozconcern]

Your next video should be players picked before pavel datsyuk. 😂

[myhighlights]

Panarin hasn't even been drafted at all lol

[GTRxMan]

Goes to show how nobody really knows who is going to succeed in the league. Another case is Henrik Lundqvist, a Hall of Fame goalie who was drafted in the seventh round.

[robjk]

Two big trades that involved Kucherov that never went through.:

1. In 2015 draft, we offered him and the 19th pick to panthers for the number one pick Ekblad, I think we offered a little more but that was the base.

2. The year we won 60 games and got swept by the blue jackets, that offseason there was a trade offer Kucherov for Draistl not sure who said no.

I’m glad both didn’t go through, both amazing players but Kucherov skill, and drive is what made us win back to back cups. I been a bolts fan since 98. Lecavalier is underrated!

[tuckeryt]

I love these videos! Really entertaining, also thanks for the subtitles, english isn't native for me, so it helps a lot to understand some parts. Keep it going! 👍

[SaschaK]

I'm just a random fan of a German 2nd league team and just found out we have 2 players in our team that are on this list! Ruutu and Lessio!

[vladhook]

Я в Москве в 2011 Кучерова видел в составе ЦСКА...

[aerocynix]

Thanks man! I've already reached out multiple times.

[twintimeproductions]

Nice video! Your next video should be about the players picked before Kirill Kaprizov

[yourdzh]

Yaskin got big injury in NHL, and after recovery, which took about a year, decided to move in KHL, 22/23 season became the best player of a season, and took Russian Art Ross trophy
Edit: 22/23 season he was in SKA, 23/24 - Ak Bars

[мухамматнастаев]

Интересно кого б выбрали под 1 номером, если б знали о них то, что сейчас

[FalloutUrMum]

Often Russian players are picked low because of the process it takes to bring them into the NHL

[ariccua]

Top 10 picks: All solid NHLers

11th onwards: What happened.

[newvintage]

Just proves scouts jobs are like weather announcers

[BommyYabbadabbadoobadoo]

It was actually a strong draft class, all players from 1-9 would upgrade any team significantly.

[ИгорьС-ъв]

Тот, кто показывает хорошие результаты в юниорах, не обязательно будет показывать хорошие результаты во взрослой игре. Это так в любом виде спорта. Талант должен развиваться, но так происходит не всегда. Естественно, что шансы хорошо играть во взрослой команде больше у того, кто в юниорах играл хорошо. Но это только вероятность, %, но не обязательное следствие из одного в другое.

[algeborusas]

You can do this with any draft year. Some players are on their way up and others are on their way down.

[barnyaaard]

Best bang for the buck other than Kutch....Karlson at 55...consistently terrible drafting..Arizona

[TheBoardandThebord]

what happens to the 134 players drafted before Kirill Kaprizov

[Hockeyreview]

One with Jason Robertson would also be entertaining