Ondrej Palat is the best ever seventh-round pick by the Tampa Bay Lightning. At one time, that honor went to Palat’s fellow countryman Pavel Kubina. While they never played together, they did spend one training camp together in Tampa before the 2011-12 season after Palat was drafted. Kubina was a 7th round pick of the Lightning in 1996, 179th overall and finished his NHL career with 386 points in 970 games from the blue line.
But with Palat now getting to the 400 point level, I feel it’s pretty safe to say that Palat has overtaken Kubina and will continue to solidify that status as he continues his career further into his 30s.