Huh? That makes no sense. Maybe 5 players that year...............AND, what do you mean by "successful" ? I count 8 players that did shit. There are a few that had decent showings and a few more that were "successful" but the picture you paint aint too rosy. The draft is a crap-shoot that depends on your scouting system more than anything else. The GM is the face of the organization when it comes to making the selection, that is all. Regarding that 1998 pick, Eric Chouinard may have went first but they grabbed Michael Ryder with their second last pick. As for the first round picks of the last 4 years, we wont know anything for a few years.