Draft
Actual 2008 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
1 Team LogoLightning Steven Stamkos C Team LogoPredators 715
117 Team LogoLightning James Wright C Inactive 2
122 Team LogoLightning Dustin Tokarski G Inactive 29
147 Team LogoLightning Kyle De Coste RW Inactive
152 Team LogoLightning Mark Barberio D Inactive 21
160 Team LogoLightning Luke Witkowski D Inactive 2
182 Team LogoLightning Matias Sointu RW Inactive
203 Team LogoLightning David Carle D Inactive
211 players drafted
2008 RedraftPowered by CORE
A redraft of the 2008 NHL Draft class according to each player's career impact so far:
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Difference Career Impact
1 Team LogoLightning Steven Stamkos C Team LogoPredators 715
117 Team LogoLightning Dmitri Kugryshev RW Inactive 59
122 Team LogoLightning Danick Paquette RW Inactive 58
147 Team LogoLightning Kelsey Tessier C Inactive 37
152 Team LogoLightning Drew Olson D Inactive 34
160 Team LogoLightning Jacob Lagace LW Inactive 26
182 Team LogoLightning Mitch Gaulton D Inactive 11
203 Team LogoLightning Jani Lajunen C Inactive 2
Team Draft SuccessPowered by CORE
Most successful Teams in the 2008 Draft according to the players they drafted, versus the players they could have drafted instead:
Team Career Impact Draft Capital Difference
Team LogoCapitals 961 230 731
Team LogoSenators 753 246 507
Team LogoIslanders 632 397 235
Team LogoOilers 334 115 219
Team LogoPanthers 301 95 206
Team LogoRangers 348 155 193
Team LogoRed Wings 218 66 152
Team LogoSharks 150 8 142
Team LogoBlues 763 648 115
Team LogoDevils 244 129 115
Team LogoFlames 212 121 91
Team LogoLightning 769 715 54
Team LogoPredators 692 655 37
Team LogoStars 12 8 4
Team LogoPenguins 0 0 0
Team Logo 0 0 0
Team LogoCanadiens 0 12 -12
Team LogoAvalanche 11 24 -13
Team LogoDucks 300 321 -21
Team LogoSabres 331 363 -32
Team LogoWild 67 125 -58
Team LogoFlyers 51 155 -104
Team LogoBruins 99 219 -120
Team LogoBlue Jackets 298 486 -188
Team LogoHurricanes 16 248 -232
Team LogoBlackhawks 16 263 -247
Team LogoPHX 168 424 -256
Team LogoCanucks 51 322 -271
Team LogoMaple Leafs 113 456 -343
Team LogoKings 512 894 -382
Team LogoATL 102 624 -522