Only three players in Minnesota Wild history have made the NHL roster immediately after being selected by the club. Marian Gaborik was the first to do so after being selected third overall in 2000. Then, Pierre-Marc Bouchard did so two years later after being selected eighth overall. The last player to accomplish the feat was Brent Burns after the Wild selected him 20th overall back in 2003.
It has been 17 years since any first round draft pick of the Wild has even had a sliver of a chance to make the team’s opening night roster.