Quote (Rivals @ Jul 1 2013 06:28pm)

Fun facts for the sake of arguing Here's some 3rd+ picks that are in the HHoF

Pavel Bure - 1989 6th Round pick:
Calder Memorial Trophy(1992)
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy(2000, 2001)
NHL First All-Star Team(1994)
NHL Second All-Star Team(2000, 2001)

Doug Gilmour - 1982 7th Round pick:
NHL All-Star Game(1993, 1994)

Luc Robitaille - 1984 9th Round pick:
Calder Memorial Trophy(1987)
NHL All-Rookie Team(1987)
NHL All-Star Game(1999)
NHL First All-Star Team(1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993)
NHL Second All-Star Team(1987, 1992, 2001)

Brett Hull - 1984 6th Round pick:
Hart Memorial Trophy(1991)
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy(1990)
Lester B. Pearson Award(1991)
NHL All-Star Game(1989, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001)
NHL First All-Star(1990, 1991, 1992)

Igor Larionov - 1985 11th Round pick:
NHL All-Star Game(1988)
USSR First All-Star Team(1983, 1986, 1987, 1988)
USSR Player of the Year(1988)
WEC-A All-Star Team(1983, 1986)
WJC-A All-Star Team(1980)

Glenn Anderson - 1979 4th Round pick:
NHL All-Star Game(1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)

Mark Messier - 1979 3rd Round pick:
Conn Smythe Trophy(1984)
Hart Trophy(1990, 1992)
Lester B. Pearson Award(1990, 1992)
NHL First All-Star Team(1982, 1983, 1990, 1992)
NHL Second All-Star Team(1984)

Patrick Roy - 1984 3rd Round pick:
Conn Smythe Trophy(1986, 1993, 2001)
NHL All-Rookie Team(1986)
NHL First All-Star Team(1989, 1990, 1992, 2002)
NHL Second All-Star Team(1988, 1991)
Vezina Trophy(1989, 1990, 1992)
William M. Jennings Trophy(1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2001)

Jari Kurri - 1980 4th Round pick:
First All-Star Team Right Wing(1985, 1987)
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy(1985)
Second Team All-Star Right Wing(1984, 1986, 1989)

Viacheslav Fetisov - 1983 8th Round pick:
Canada Cup All-Star Team(1987)
USSR First All-Star Team(1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988)
USSR Player of The Year(1982, 1986)

Billy Smith - 1970 5th Round pick:
Conn Smythe Trophy(1983)
First All-Star Team Goalie(1982)
Vezina Trophy(1982)
William Jennings Trophy(1983)

Kenneth Dryden - 1964 3rd Round pick:
Calder Memorial Trophy(1972)
Conn Smythe Trophy(1971)
First All-Star Team Goalie(1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
Second All-Star Team Goalie(1972)
Vezina Trophy(1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)

Quote (dxlightning @ Jul 1 2013 06:32pm)

Note the draft year. It was more common back then because teams didn't have a lot of sight into prospects unless they went in person to some remote part of the country. We live in an information era where all the film you need for a player is on YouTube.

Quote (Rivals @ Jul 1 2013 06:34pm)

Very true HOWEVER everyone above those draft years can't be inducted into the HHoF yet cuz they're still playing or just recently retired
There's tons of examples I can pull up (future HHoF'ers that were drafted 3rd+)

Hard to tell if a player drafted this decade is a future HHoF'er tho - besides a few obvious ones

Quote (partank @ Jul 1 2013 07:27pm)

Doesn't fa start today?