On Monday, Taylor Haase broke down the odds of the Penguins' upcoming 2022 draft picks becoming regular players in the NHL.
Although it's a long shot for any player drafted outside the first round to establish a lasting NHL career, nearly every year there are players drafted in the later rounds who carve out a role for themselves in the bigs. Some even become star players.
According to Byron Bader, a data scientist turned draft and prospect analyst, under 30% of players drafted in the second round or beyond between 2005 and 2013 ended up playing 200 or more NHL games.