Revisiting 2005 - How Would We Draft That Class Today?

The 2005 NHL Draft shaped the league for the next two decades, but hindsight is a powerful tool for evaluating who really belonged where in that first round. This exercise in re-drafting forces us to confront which teams nailed their selections and which ones left generational talent on the board. The answers might surprise you, and they certainly say something about how we evaluate prospects versus how they actually develop.