The other day I was at the local hockey bar talking with a buddy about the upcoming draft. The discussion centered around this year's draft class and the words "depth", "skill" and "potential" were getting tossed around at rather dangerous levels. While it's fun to talk about how good this class could be, my mind started drifting toward things we could actually quantify. I tend to do that.
Right away the draft from 2003 came to mind. Rightfully so, 2003 is the year that gave the NHL the next wave of super-stud talent. The first round alone had 16 players make at least one All-Star game.