A sampling of post-1st round picks (since 2011) that we are watching on TV right now:

2nd Rounders - Aho, Kucheov, Hintz, Robertson, Kyrou, Girard
3rd Rounders - Pesce, Trocheck, Guentzel, Point, Cirelli, Fox, Parayko
4th Rounders - Shesterkin, Gaudreau, Slavin
5th Rounders - Kaprizov
6th Rounders - Mangiapane
7th Rounders - Palat, Weegar
- bennythehat

That doesn’t really hurt the Jets drafting argument. That’s likely most of the significant players over the course of about a decade through 16 teams! Not sure which side you’re arguing tbh.

That doesn’t really hurt the Jets drafting argument. That’s likely most of the significant players over the course of about a decade through 16 teams! Not sure which side you’re arguing tbh.
- Jetlag

here is one ranking of drafting from 2005-2016, we are 13th, not bad
GSVA Wins Leaders Via Draft (2005-2016)
1
Washington Capitals
156.1
Nicklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov, John Carlson, Filip Forsberg, Tom Wilson, Braden Holtby
2
Tampa Bay Lightning
139.4
Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, Victor Hedman, Steven Stamkos, Anthony Cirelli, Jonathan Drouin
3
St. Louis Blues
139.4
Vladimir Tarasenko, Alex Pietrangeo, Jaden Schwartz, David Perron, TJ Oshie, Jordan Binnington
4
New York Islanders
135
Mathew Barzal, John Tavares, Jared Spurgeon, Devon Toews, Ryan Pulock, Adam Pelech
5
Anaheim Ducks
130
John Gibson, Shea Theodore, Hampus Lindholm, William Karlsson, Rickard Rakell, Kyle Palmieri
6
Boston Bruins
123
David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy, Brad Marchand, Tyler Seguin, Phil Kessel, Dougie Hamilton
7
Los Angeles Kings
120.1
Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty, Jonathan Quick, Brayden Schenn, Wayne Simmonds, Tyler Toffoli
8
Colorado Avalanche
110.6
Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen, Gabriel Landeskog, Ryan O’Reilly, Matt Duchene, Paul Stastny
9
Pittsburgh Penguins
108.5
Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, Jake Guentzel, Jake Muzzin, Bryan Rust, Jordan Staal
10
Toronto Maple Leafs
108.5
Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, Morgan Rielly, Tuukka Rask, Nazem Kadri
11
Columbus Blue Jackets
104.5
Pierre Luc Dubois, Zach Werenski, Jakub Voracek, Elvis Merzlikins, Ryan Johansen, Oliver Bjorkstrand
12
Chicago Blackhawks
102
Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Teuvo Teravainen, Alex DeBrincat, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Brandon Saad
13
Winnipeg Jets
98.7
Mark Scheifele, Patrik Laine, Nikolaj Ehlers, Kyle Connor, Josh Morrissey, Evander Kane
14
Dallas Stars
98.6
Jamie Benn, John Klingberg, James Neal, Esa Lindell, Reilly Smith, Denis Gurianov
15
Carolina Hurricanes
98.1
Sebastian Aho, Jaccob Slavin, Noah Hanifin, Elias Lindholm, Jeff Skinner, Brett Pesce
16
Edmonton Oilers
97.3
Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Jordan Eberle, Taylor Hall, Darnell Nurse, RNH
17
Nashville Predators
96.2
Roman Josi, Sam Girard, Mattias Ekholm, Seth Jones, Ryan Ellis, Kevin Fiala
18
New York Rangers
88.7
Igor Shesterkin, Marc Staal, Derek Stepan, Chris Kreider, J.T. Miller, Pavel Buchnevich
19
San Jose Sharks
85.5
Timo Meier, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Logan Couture, Charlie Coyle, Tomas Hertl, Kevin Labanc
20
Montreal Canadiens
84.4
Carey Price, Brendan Gallagher, PK Subban, Mikhail Sergachev, Ryan McDonagh, Max Pacioretty
21
Minnesota Wild
75.7
Kirill Kaprizov, Mikael Granlund, Joel Eriksson Ek, Jonas Brodin, Matt Dumba, Alex Tuch
22
Florida Panthers
68.2
Aleksander Barkov, Aaron Ekblad, Jonathan Huberdeau, Vincent Trocheck, Evgeny Dadonov, Zach Hyman
23
Detroit Red Wings
67.9
Dylan Larkin, Anthony Mantha, Gustav Nyquist, Tomas Tatar, Justin Abdelkader, Tyler Bertuzzi
24
Ottawa Senators
65.7
Erik Karlsson, Mark Stone, Mika Zibanejad, Nick Foligno, Thomas Chabot, Robin Lehner
25
Arizona Coyotes
61.8
Clayton Keller, OEL, Conor Garland, Max Domi, Keith Yandle, Kyle Turris
26
Philadelphia Flyers
60.5
Claude Giroux, JVR, Sean Couturier, Ivan Provorov, Travis Konecny, Travis Sanheim
27
Buffalo Sabres
52.9
Jack Eichel, Sam Reinhart, Victor Olofsson, Tyler Myers, Marcus Foligno, Tyler Ennis
28
Calgary Flames
51.9
Adam Fox, Johnny Gaudreau, Mikael Backlund, Sean Monahan, Matthew Tkachuk, Rasmus Andersson
29
Vancouver Canucks
31.8
Brock Boeser, Bo Horvat, Jared McCann, Thatcher Demko, Michael Grabner, Mason Raymond
30
New Jersey Devils
31.4
Adam Henrique, Adam Larsson, Blake Coleman, MacKenzie Blackwood, Miles Wood, Alex Kerfoot

but here is another, same time frame 2005-2016 but drafting after round one, we slip to 23, so bottom 10 and not good!!

Best Drafting Teams Outside 1st Round
1
Tampa Bay Lightning
82.3
Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, Anthony Cirelli, Ondrej Palat
2
Carolina Hurricanes
78.5
Sebastian Aho, Jaccob Slavin, Brett Pesce
3
New York Rangers
73.2
Igor Shesterkin, Pavel Buchnevich, Derek Stepan
4
Anaheim Ducks
71.0
John Gibson, Frederik Andersen, William Karlsson
5
Calgary Flames
62.3
Adam Fox, Johnny Gaudreau, TJ Brodie
6
Nashville Predators
59.7
Roman Josi, Mattias Ekholm, Sam Girard, Juuse Saros
7
Dallas Stars
57.0
Jamie Benn, John Klingberg, Roope Hintz, Esa Lindell
8
Columbus Blue Jackets
52.9
Cam Atkinson, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Elvis Merzlikins, Josh Anderson
9
Pittsburgh Penguins
52.7
Jake Guentzel, Jake Muzzin, Bryan Rust
10
Boston Bruins
52.1
Brad Marchand, Milan Lucic
11
New York Islanders
50.6
Devon Toews, Jared Spurgeon, Anders Lee
12
Washington Capitals
48.8
Braden Holtby, Dmitry Orlov
13
St. Louis Blues
48.3
Colton Parayko, Jordan Binnington
14
Los Angeles Kings
45.1
Tyler Toffoli, Wayne Simmonds
15
Toronto Maple Leafs
42.7
Carter Verhaege, James Reimer
16
Detroit Red Wings
40.9
Gustav Nyquist, Tomas Tatar
17
New Jersey Devils
37.2
MacKenzie Blackwood, Blake Coleman, Adam Henrique
18
Ottawa Senators
35.2
Mark Stone, Mike Hoffman
19
Chicago Blackhawks
29.8
Alex DeBrincat, Brandon Saad
20
Montreal Canadiens
28.4
Brendan Gallagher, PK Subban
21
Florida Panthers
27.8
Vincent Trocheck, Zach Hyman
22
Minnesota Wild
27.0
Jason Zucker
23
Winnipeg Jets
25.4
Connor Hellebuyck
24
San Jose Sharks
22.6
Justin Braun
25
Arizona Coyotes
18.6
Conor Garland
26
Buffalo Sabres
14.4
Victor Olofsson
27
Colorado Avalanche
11.7
Ryan O'Reilly, Tyson Barrie
28
Philadelphia Flyers
9.1
Carter Hart, Shayne Gostisbehere
29
Vancouver Canucks
0.8
Thatcher Demko
30
Edmonton Oilers
0.3
Ethan Bear, John Marino, Jeff Petry

https://thehockeywriters....8cff411ecb4edb23d274369e3

another article on drafting from 2018, ranked the Jets 12th best.

so in summary, overall the Jets are in the top half of the NHL for drafting but need some work in later rounds. but we're better than most teams overall

Let’s go down memory lane.

When this team relocated to Winnipeg, Lawless reported about “The Atlanta 5” as being the problem.

That attention shifted onto Evander Kane. Subsequently Kane wanted out of Winnipeg. Bogosian also wanted out of Winnipeg. And as such both were dealt. Kane had challenges no doubt, however he was bullied by “the 5”. I am also thinking that Bogo may also have been bullied by 33, in order for 33 to preserve his spot.

While the “Atlanta 5” was still running the room, Trouba (due to legal issues with his father did not want to play for a Canadian franchise) was selected. He wanted out of Winnipeg. He was also considered a problem then. I do though think he took a liking to the city once he developed a friendship with 55. He was also lucky that the franchise selected his best friend in Copp.

The “Atlanta 5” by this point had become the “Atlanta 4”. Ladd was dealt and Enstrom left under mysterious circumstances. He was very upset when he left Winnipeg. I remember Scheifele speaking about the time that Byfuglien invited him to the back of the plane to play cards with “the big boys”. This is where the indoctrination of good guy 55 turned into bully 55. Byfuglien and Wheeler were/are bullies.

Laine gets drafted by Winnipeg. He’s a nice guy. Some people called him “generational”. Laine goes off in a Finnish newspaper about how his offense was whack because he was playing with Bryan Little (Atlanta 5) member. His fate from that point on was sealed. He was a problem. He had to go to.

After Little got hurt only 2 members of the 5 remained. Even then something seemed to be amiss between the 2. Byfuglien ends up leaving this franchise under suspicious terms. I do believe that Trouba may have stayed if it were not for Big Buff. Trouba believed he was the number 1 right side D, but Buff (who had coach Maurice’s ear) disagreed. If Byfuglien bullied Kane and possibly Bogosian out of the locker room, what’s to say that he did not do the same to Trouba? Just some thoughts.

In the interim, the 5 have become 1. Even after the 2019 season when Scheifele clearly did not want to be at the press conference, 26 said “he would run through a brick wall” for Maurice. It seemed that Maurice and 26 were too close. 55 at that point to me checked out of the entire situation. For some reason since that point, something shifted for my boy. I also think that 26 and 33 may have felt threatened by 55’s new friendships he had created with Copp and Trouba. They must have felt they were losing influence in the room by that point. So Trouba for sure had to go then and he was dealt that offseason.

Now it does not matter. We still have 26 for 2 more years. We have even brought in his buddy 25. Sure 25 speaks a good game but he is close to Wheeler. This brings up more thoughts. Has 26 poisoned 27? 81? 37? 80? The list goes on.

Chevy’s biggest mistake ever was keeping the Atlanta guys around way too long. And, here he is the guy that’s going to correct the ship!

Forgot to add, I wonder how much of 26’s influence also rubbed 28 the wrong way that he also wanted out of Winnipeg.
- TheUltimateJet

Are you one of the Harlequin romance ghost writers? you have a real knack for taking a small bit of information and making a story out of it

Are you one of the Harlequin romance ghost writers? you have a real knack for taking a small bit of information and making a story out of it
- 2.0

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