Garth Snow and the NHL Draft mixed like oil and water. It's common knowledge for fans of the New York Islanders, arguably Garth Snow's biggest flaw was finding talent in the NHL Draft. Sometimes, even after finding some talent, he did a pretty good job of ruining that player.
The most prime example of ruined talent comes from the 2010 Draft when the Islanders selected Nino Niederreiter with the fifth overall pick.
At the time, the pick was well respected. Here was one scouts take on Nino Niederreiter:
A strong player who can play both sides of the forward ice and has pro-level finishing ability already at his young age.