Talk:Draft steal

One guy
Tim Thomas of the Bruins...Selected by Quebec Nordiques round 9 #217 overall 1994 NHL Entry Draft... or do you think he is too much of a flash in the pan? DMighton 23:18, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, actually, I just took the names Wikipedia listed on the page of the NHL Draft, they're by far the most succesful and are real steals. There are other late drafts who had good career like Craig MacTavish, Thomas Steen, Darryl Sutter, Slava Fetisov, Igor Larionov (though those two, like Mogilny and others, were from communist countries with little chances of actually leaving their country to come play in North America, so teams used "worthless" late picks to draft them, just in case), etc. The list isn't exhaustive. And the definition of a draft steal very broad... Is a good 4th round regular a steal? A decent 9th rounder?
 * As for Thomas, he has only played two full seasons in the league and needed to wait 11 years before being given a real chance in the NHL. I wouldn't call him a flash in the pan; a pleasant surprise, maybe, a guy who. Time will tell how to classifly him best. --Yannzgob 00:13, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Jaroslav Halák
That player was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 2003 (9th round, 271st overall) and was nowhere near Carey Price as far as overall selection went. Now, he could be the Canadiens' primary goaltender. But could he be considered a draft steal at this stage?--Vika-crow 02:04, April 30, 2010 (UTC)
 * That's indeed too soon to tell. Every player has his glory day at some point; Halák still needs to prove he can play like that every season before he can be considered a draft steal. --Yannzgob 04:21, April 30, 2010 (UTC)