2004 NHL Re-Draft

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With the 2016 National Hockey League Entry-Level Draft taking place in Buffalo, New York this June, there is no better time than now to take a look back.

As the often-used saying goes, “hindsight is 20-20”. With 12 years in the books since this draft took place, would different would franchises draft if they had known exactly how well (or poor) their new draft pick would perform?

We here at Better Live Than Dead Sports love to dive into the “what-ifs” of the sports world.

Below, the BLTD Extracast is the text breakdown of who Brayton and Ryan re-selected in the 2004 NHL Draft, along with the original pick in 2004.

The BLTD Extracast below tells us word-for-word why Brayton and Ryan made their selections, and the intrigue definitely is there.

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Pick #	Team	Brayton’s Pick	Ryan’s Pick	Original Pick
1	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin, RW	Alex Ovechkin, RW	Alex Ovechkin, RW
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin, C	Evgeni Malkin, C	Evgeni Malkin, C
3	Chicago Blackhawks	Pekka Rinne, G	David Krejci, C	Cam Barker, D
4	Carolina Hurricanes	David Krejci, C	Pekka Rinne, G	Andrew Ladd, LW
5	Phoenix Coyotes	Cory Schneider, G	Blake Wheeler, RW	Blake Wheeler, RW
6	New York Rangers	Blake Wheeler, RW	Cory Schneider, G	Al Montoya, G
7	Florida Panthers	Mike Green D	Andrew Ladd, LW	Rostislav Olesz, LW
8	Columbus Blue Jackets	Andrew Ladd, LW	Mark Streit, D	Alexandre Picard, LW
9	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Johan Franzen, RW	Mike Green, D	Ladislav Smid, D
10	Atlanta Thrashers	Brandon Dubinsky, C	Johan Franzen, RW	Boris Valabik, D
11	Los Angeles Kings	Ryan Callahan, RW	Travis Zajac, C	Lauri Tukonen, RW
12	Minnesota Wild	Travis Zajac, C	Drew Stafford, RW	A.J. Thelen, D
13	Buffalo Sabres	Mark Streit, D	Ryan Callahan, RW	Drew Stafford, RW
14	Edmonton Oilers	Alexander Edler, D	Alexander Edler, D	Devan Dubnyk, G
15	Nashville Predators	Mikhail Grabovski, C	Devan Dubnyk, G	Alexander Radulov, RW
16	New York Islanders	Devan Dubnyk, G	Mikhail Grabovski, C	Petteri Nokelainen, RW
17	St. Louis Blues	Alex Goligoski, D	Alex Goligoski, D	Marek Schwarz, G
18	Montréal Canadiens	Troy Brouwer, RW	Troy Brouwer, RW	Kyle Chipchura, C
19	New York Rangers	Drew Stafford, RW	Andrej Sekera, D	Lauri Korpikoski, LW
20	New Jersey Devils	Kris Versteeg, RW	Kris Versteeg, RW	Travis Zajac, C
21	Colorado Avalanche	Ladislav Smid, D	Devan Dubnyk, G	Wojtek Wolski, LW
22	San Jose Sharks	Andrej Sekera, D	Andrej Meszaros, D	Lukas Kaspar, LW
23	Ottawa Senators	Jannik Hansen, RW	Brandon Dubinsky, C	Andrej Meszaros, D
24	Calgary Flames	Carl Soderberg, C	Carl Soderberg, C	Kris Chucko, RW
25	Edmonton Oilers	Blake Comeau, LW	Bryan Bickell, LW	Rob Schremp, C
26	Vancouver Canucks	Alexei Emelin, D	Blake Comeau, RW	Cory Schneider, G
27	Washington Capitals	David Bolland, C	David Bolland, C	Jeff Schultz, D
28	Dallas Stars	Bryan Bickell, LW	Torrey Mitchell, C	Mark Fistric, D
29	Washington Capitals	Brandon Prust, LW	Tyler Kennedy, C	Mike Green, D
30	Tampa Bay Lightning	Lauri Korpikoski, LW	Brandon Prust, LW	Andy Rogers, D

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