Patrice Bergeron. Kirill Kaprizov. Connor Hellebuyck. Every year, there are players picked in the second, third or later rounds in the NHLDraft who go on to become franchise-changing steals. The biggest steals of the past 20 years:
needs to be mentioned as a runner-up here, too. The Penguins stole him with the 77th pick in the third round of the 2013 draft. Many teams shied away from him because of his small stature. Ray Shero had no such concerns. A decade and three general managers later, Guentzel is star. —Pavelski was a seventh-round pick in 2003. The chances of a seventh-rounder being an impact player are slim, and Pavelski has been more than that.
—There’s only two Seattle Kraken draft classes in the books, but we’ll pick Rkyer Evans, the club’s selection with the 35th pick at the 2021 draft, as the early steal leader in the Seattle clubhouse. In his draft-plus-two campaign, Evans played a starring role for the Coachella Fire Birds on their run to Game 7 of the Calder Cup playoffs, and he should challenge for an everyday role in Seattle’s lineup as soon as this fall. —Stempniak was the Blues’ fifth-round pick in 2003.
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