There was no doubt that the Lightning were drafting Steven Stamkos with the No. 1 pick in the 2008 draft. After all, you don’t build an entire marketing campaign around him unless you’re sure he’s the one you want. What if the draft luck had not been on their side, and Los Angeles (which finished with the same number of points) had ended up with the top pick?
According to Mark Yanetti, it’s a moot point. The Kings’ co-director of amateur scouting said in an interview with the Mayor’s Manor that the Kings might have drafted Drew Doughty even if they had the No.