Redrafting 2006: Which Lottery Picks Actually Panned Out?

Twenty years later, the 2006 NHL Draft lottery looks radically different when you actually examine which teams made the right calls and which ones whiffed spectacularly. Some picks that seemed questionable at the time have aged into franchise cornerstones, while others that looked like slam dunks became cautionary tales. This retrospective exercise reveals patterns about scouting, development, and organizational competence that still echo through the league today.