6. Lubomir Visnovsky, round 18, 194th overall, chosen by Tom Collins

Apparently the 18^th round was horrible, as this is the second of three choices from that round to make this list. I thought Visnovsky would have been a great sleeper defenceman, playing on the power play with John Tavares in New York. But he was injured the day of the draft (a bad sign), and with his injury history (he's only played in 70-plus games twice in the last six seasons), there was no reason to choose him at this stage. Even though I needed defencemen, there were still much better options on the board at this stage, including Dougie Hamilton, Andrej Sekera and Olli Maata, all taken within the next 12 picks.

5. Ondrej Palat, round 8, #79th overall, chosen by Russ Miller

This was a pretty big reach for a 23-year-old sophomore, especially when you had left wingers like Evander Kane, Andrew Ladd, and Daniel Sedin were gone in three of the next four picks. Palat had a great season last year, but to expect him to repeat that this season may be a stretch. While his hits should increase as he gets more ice time, I expect his goals and plus-minus to be down, and with Steven Stamkos there for a full year, for Palat's shots should also decrease.

4. Radko Gudas, round 17, 182nd overall, chosen by Steve Laidlaw

With no penalty minutes or blocked shots, last year's fantasy darling is basically a one-category wonder in our league this year: hits. He doesn't score much, and doesn't play the power play. Even if a general manager needed to fill in the hits category, to do so at the expense of five other categories is a little much.

3. Evgeny Kuznetsov, 10^th round, 100th overall, chosen by The Contras (I think is Demetrios Fragopoulos from ‘The Contrarian’?)

Maybe in a keeper pool, this pick would make more sense. But in a one-year league, this was much too early to be taking a rookie. The next four picks were Jakub Voracek, Kyle Okposo, Patric Hornqvist, and Tomas Hertl, who all would have been better choices than Kuz this season. The next non-goalie rookie chosen was Jonathan Drouin, all the way down at the start of round 20.

2. Jonathan Quick, First round, 11^th overall, chosen by The Contras (Demetrios Fragopoulos?)

Quick was the third goalie taken off the board, but I think it was a bit of a reach. I understand Contras' reasoning. He had back-to-back picks, and after these two choices, he wasn't picking again until 33^rd, so maybe he wanted to get a goalie early. But with goalies only counting for three of nine categories, I thought it was a big reach, especially since he wasn't picking until 20 picks later. In my mind, it would have been better to take an offensive talent like Seguin, Hall or Kessel and then get "stuck" with a goalie like Kari Lehtonen, Antti Niemi or Pekka Rinne in the fourth to sixth rounds.

1. Jordan Staal, round 18, 191st overall, chosen by Austin Wallace

As the second Staal on this list (trust me, I probably would have put Marc Staal somewhere if someone had drafted him), this choice was a bit of a doozy. Maybe if Staal was healthy, there could be some value in getting him in a late round, but this pick will never deliver. Staal is out with a broken leg for at least three months. And the draft happened a week after the injury. Even if Staal was playing, let's not forget who he is: A 50-point-or-less guy that doesn't shoot a lot, doesn't get enough power play points, and doesn't have a great plus-minus. Even a fully healthy Staal at this stage would have been a reach.