David Rundblad is almost one of those poor souls you feel sorry for. While he’s been able to live the dream of many youngsters, playing in the NHL, he’s also been on the short end of some deals that have brought new blood and better fortunes for the teams he left.
The St. Louis Blues drafted Rundblad with the 17th overall pick of the 2009 NHL Draft. They obviously thought highly of him to spend a first round pick on the defender.
However, he never amounted to what they wanted from him. The mid-sized defender never played a game in the ‘note and got traded to the Ottawa Senators in 2010.