We looked at every draft from 2005-15 and tallied up the total number of games played and points generated by drafted players on each team.
Figures were assigned to the team originally drafting the player, regardless of whether the player was traded before or during his career.
It’s an examination of each team’s entire body of work at the draft over 11 years, during the salary-cap era.
LOS ANGELES KINGS (A+)
Average first pick position since 2005: 18.2 (19th)
Top-10 picks: 3
Games played by draft picks: 6,513 (2nd)
Points from draft picks: 2,487 (2nd)
First-rounders to play in NHL since 2005: 9
Second-rounders: 6
Third-rounders or lower: 19
Biggest bust: D Derek Forbort (1st round, 15th overall in 2010, 14GP, 2 P)
Biggest steal: G Jonathan Quick (3rd round, 72nd overall in 2005, 475 GP, 12 P)
We say: The Kings are simply the best in terms of getting production from their draft picks despite having a relatively low average draft pick position (19th in the league).