2003 NHL Redraft: Bergeron climbs 44 spots, replaces Fleury at No. 1

Patrice Bergeron has had a inconceivable NHL occupation within the dismal and gold of the Boston Bruins. Now imagine the guts wearing these colours for the Pittsburgh Penguins as a substitute.

Bergeron, who used to be chosen No. 45 by Boston within the 2003 NHL Draft, which arguably is the loyal in League historical past, used to be the first one off the board in NHL.com’s redraft, going to Pittsburgh.

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Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, on the starting establish chosen No. 1 by the Penguins, fell wait on to No. 7.

The participant within the ruin 10 who made the biggest leap used to be ahead Joe Pavelski, who on the starting establish used to be chosen within the seventh spherical by the San Jose Sharks. Shea Weber (on the starting establish chosen No. 49) and Brent Burns (No. 20) moved as much as affix Ryan Suter as defensemen taken within the first 10 picks.

Who else would transfer up? Who else would drop? Thirty NHL.com staffers, the usage of the draft describe and class from 2003, and chosen in random describe, salvage answered these questions. Listed here are the outcomes. For reference, here is how the distinctive draft went.

1. Patrice Bergeron, C, Pittsburgh Penguins (on the starting establish chosen No. 45 by Boston Bruins) — The Penguins went with arguably the loyal two-plot ahead to play within the NHL since 2003. Bergeron has won the Selke Trophy voted the loyal defensive ahead within the NHL four times (2012, 2014, 2015, 2017), is the guts on arguably the loyal line in hockey, and has been to the Stanley Cup Closing three times with the Bruins, profitable the championship in 2011. And he’s gotten better with age, with five 30-procedure seasons within the past seven, including 31 this season at 34. The likelihood of Pittsburgh going three-deep at center in consecutive drafts with Bergeron, Evgeni Malkin in 2004 and Sidney Crosby in 2005 can also salvage been the foundation of an skills of dominance for the Penguins linked to the 1970s Montreal Canadiens. — Adam Kimelman, deputy managing editor

Video: BOS@PHI: Bergeron wrists one past Hart

2. Eric Staal, C, Carolina Hurricanes (No. 2 by Carolina Hurricanes) — The Hurricanes bought this rob correct the first time by selecting Staal, so there used to be no have to alternate historical past. Staal leads the 2003 class with 436 targets and 1,021 capabilities, and he has been sturdy, taking part in 1,240 NHL games, furthermore tops within the class. Staal has reached 40 targets three times and 30 targets six times in his 16 NHL seasons. He furthermore helped Carolina consume the Stanley Cup in 2006, when he had a League-excessive 28 capabilities (nine targets, 19 assists) in 25 Stanley Cup Playoff games, and reach the Jap Conference Closing in 2009. — Tom Gulitti, crew creator

3. Ryan Getzlaf, C, Florida Panthers (No. 19 by Mighty Geese of Anaheim) — With Bergeron and Staal off the board, Florida used to be down to deciding on between Getzlaf and Fleury. Roberto Luongo used to be already entrenched as the Panthers’ No. 1 goalie, nonetheless they had a clear need for a ahead who can also lead them, so Getzlaf used to be the loyal rob. He’s first within the 2003 class with an moderate of 0.92 capabilities per sport, 691 assists (106 greater than Staal in second) and 326 energy-play capabilities (81 targets, 245 assists), and he’s second in capabilities (965) and rating (plus-131; Bergeron, plus-201). Getzlaf, who leads 2003 forwards in moderate ice time per sport (19: 39 per sport), has been captain of the Geese since 2010-11 and holds the Anaheim document for games (1,053), assists and playoff capabilities (120; 37 targets, 83 assists). He helped the Geese consume the Stanley Cup in 2007, when he had 17 capabilities (seven targets, 10 assists) in 21 postseason games. — Matt Cubeta, Editor-in-Chief, NHL.com International

4. Ryan Suter, D, Columbus Blue Jackets (No. 7 by Nashville Predators) — Heading into their fourth NHL season, the Blue Jackets chosen the participant they’d form their protection spherical. Suter is plus-96 in 15 NHL seasons, second amongst 2003 defensemen, and his moderate of 25: 11 of ice time per sport is fifth within the NHL since he entered the League in 2005-06 (minimal 400 games). Suter, who used to be named to the NHL First All-Extensive name Team for 2012-13, stays an elite participant within the NHL at 35. He’s second amongst 2003 defensemen with 588 capabilities (90 targets, 498 assists) in 1,142 NHL games. — Tim Campbell, crew creator

5. Shea Weber, D, Buffalo Sabres (No. 49 by Nashville Predators) — Already plan in procedure with Ryan Miller, the Sabres bypassed Fleury and Corey Crawford to rob Weber. Having scored no longer lower than 20 targets three times in his 15 NHL seasons, Weber leads defensemen from the 2003 draft in targets (218) and energy-play targets (102), and he’s third in capabilities (570). Like Suter, Weber chews up minutes, averaging 24: 07 in 990 games with the Predators and Canadiens. — William Douglas, crew creator

Video: VAN@MTL: Weber cranks house heavy slap shot

6. Brent Burns, D, San Jose Sharks (No. 20 by Minnesota Wild) — Some marriages factual work, and that’s the reason the case with Burns and the Sharks. The flashy defenseman, who used to be obtained in a replace from the Wild on June 24, 2011, has conducted nine seasons with San Jose and won the Norris Trophy voted as the ruin defenseman within the NHL in 2016-17, when he scored 76 capabilities (29 targets, 47 assists). Burns leads NHL defensemen in capabilities (694) and sport-profitable targets (39) since 2003-04, when he entered the League, and is second on the arena from the 2003 class in targets (210). His apparently easy skating now and then makes him delight in a fourth ahead on the ice, a rover in case it’s doubtless you’ll well. Fleury and forwards delight in Pavelski, Corey Perry, Jeff Carter and Zach Parise were enticing here, nonetheless Burns used to be too particular and peculiar a participant to run up. — Mike Zeisberger, crew creator

7. Marc-Andre Fleury, G, Nashville Predators (No. 1 by Pittsburgh Penguins) — With three sizable-name defensemen taken the three old picks, the Predators opted to rob a appropriate franchise goalie. Fleury leads the NHL in wins (466) and is tied for second in shutouts (61) with Luongo and Martin Broudeur since 2003-04 (Henrik Lundqvist, 64). He helped the Penguins consume the Stanley Cup three times (2009, 2016, 2017) and leads the NHL in postseason victories (78; 17 greater than Lundqvist in second) and shutouts (15) over the same span. — Rating Reese, fantasy editor

Video: EDM@VGK: Fleury powers Vegas with 61st NHL shutout

8. Joe Pavelski, C, Atlanta Thrashers (No. 205 by San Jose Sharks) — Pavelski no longer handiest would salvage equipped elite playmaking on a line with Ilya Kovalchuk for the Thrashers, nonetheless he furthermore would salvage equipped the unquestioned leadership that made him a mainstay with the Sharks for 13 seasons, including the final four as captain. He’s tied for fifth within the 2003 class in capabilities (792; 369 targets, 423 assists) and conducted his 1,000th NHL sport this season, his first with the Dallas Stars. Persistently sturdy, continuously authentic, it’s anxious to imagine Pavelski’s steadying presence used to be available at No. 8 in this redraft and even extra tough to imagine he used to be available within the seventh spherical in 2003. — Dan O’Leary, crew creator

9. Zach Parise, LW, Calgary Flames (No. 17 by Modern Jersey Devils) — It used to be a coin flip between Parise and Perry, nonetheless the Flames took Parise, who’s second within the 2003 draft class with 386 targets and tied for fifth with 792 capabilities. A 10-time 20-procedure scorer, he scored no longer lower than 31 targets in five of his first seven NHL seasons and can salvage helped Jarome Iginla salvage Calgary over the ruin. Parise, who’s identified as a prime, has 74 capabilities (35 targets, 39 assists) in 97 NHL playoff games. — David Satriano, crew creator

10. Corey Perry, RW, Montreal Canadiens (No. 28 by Mighty Geese of Anaheim) — The Canadiens went with offense after ending 20th in scoring (206 targets; 2.51 per sport) and no longer making the playoffs in 2002-03. Richard Zednik‘s 31 targets led Montreal, nonetheless factual two others scored greater than 16 (Yanic Perreault, 24; Saku Koivu, 21). Perry won the Stanley Cup with Anaheim in 2007, when he scored 15 capabilities (six targets, nine assists) in 21 playoff games. He peaked four seasons later when he led the NHL with 50 targets and grew to turn out to be the first Geese participant to consume the Hart Trophy voted as NHL MVP. Perry is second in Anaheim historical past in games (988) and targets (372; Teemu Selanne, 457), and he’s third in assists (404) and capabilities (776). — Jon Lane, crew creator

Video: ARI@DAL: Perry taps Hintz’s feed house for early PPG

11. Dustin Byfuglien, D, Philadelphia Flyers (No. 245 by Chicago Blackhawks) — The Flyers chosen a franchise defenseman who ranks third on the arena from the 2003 draft in targets (177) and fourth in capabilities (525). Byfuglien, delight in Burns, has been ready to shoulder a heavy workload at defenseman and shift to ahead now and then and be a distinction-maker. He won the Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks in 2010 and helped the Winnipeg Jets qualify for the postseason three times since they relocated from Atlanta in 2011 (2015, 2018, 2019). Byfuglien’s physicality (1,951 hits, 16th in NHL since entering League in 2005-06) and playoff production (50 capabilities in 66 games) salvage made him one in every of the loyal leisurely-spherical picks in recent memory. — Pete Jensen, senior fantasy editor

12. Corey Crawford, G, Modern York Rangers (No. 52 by Chicago Blackhawks) — Fleury can also need basically the most wins since 2003-04, nonetheless Crawford is the loyal goalie in this draft. He’s first within the 2003 class in targets-in opposition to moderate (2.45) and establish percentage (.918), and is a two-time Stanley Cup champion as the starter for the Blackhawks (2013, 2015). Within the 2013 playoffs, he led the NHL with a 1.84 GAA and had a .932 establish percentage in 23 games. Crawford won no longer lower than 30 games in every of his first six paunchy NHL seasons, and handiest twice has he had a establish percentage below .917 since becoming Chicago’s No. 1 in 2010-11. Despite the reality that concussions saved him out for various of the 2 seasons from 2017-19, Crawford rebounded this season with a .917 establish percentage, which tied for fifth within the NHL amongst goalies who conducted no longer lower than 40 games. With Lundqvist no longer coming over from Sweden till 2005-06, Crawford used to be a prefer for the Rangers at No. 12. — Brett Amadon, crew creator

13. Jeff Carter, C, Los Angeles Kings (No. 11 by Philadelphia Flyers) — With the first of their three first-spherical picks, the Kings chosen Carter, a center who would salvage given them a inconceivable 1-2 punch down the center for various seasons with the addition of Anze Kopitar within the 2005 NHL Draft. He’s third within the 2003 class with 382 targets and eighth with 732 capabilities. Carter, who used to be traded to Los Angeles by Columbus on Feb. 23, 2012, would salvage equipped a bewitch to the Kings on particular groups that significant sooner; he’s within the ruin five within the class in energy-play targets (112; fifth) and shorthanded targets (18; third). A two-time Stanley Cup winner with the Kings (2012, 2014), he has 11 20-procedure seasons, tied for second within the class within the wait on of Staal’s 12. — Sebastien Deschambault, managing editor, LNH.com

Video: CGY@LAK: Carter nets one-timer from slot

14. Brent Seabrook, D, Chicago Blackhawks (No. 14 by Chicago Blackhawks) — Happy to search out Seabrook available in 2003, the Blackhawks were joyful to rob him all all over again in 2020 within the same arena. Seabrook used to be the fourth defenseman chosen in this draft, within the wait on of Suter, Braydon Coburn and Dion Phaneuf at Nos. 7-9, nonetheless his three Stanley Cup championships with Chicago (2010, 2013, 2015) establish him on the head of that class. He’s been a grab performer within the postseason with three overtime targets, including in Game 7 of the 2013 Western Conference Semifinals in opposition to the Detroit Red Wings. Seabrook has been remarkably sturdy, lacking 10 customary-season games the mixed seven seasons preceding 2019-20 earlier than he used to be shelved in December by shoulder and hip surgical procedures. — Dave Stubbs, columnist

15. Thomas Vanek, LW, Modern York Islanders (No. 5 by Buffalo Sabres) — The Islanders selected Vanek, whose 789 capabilities (373 targets, 416 assists) in 1,029 games for eight groups from 2005-19 are seventh within the 2003 class and basically the most in NHL historical past by an Austria-born participant. He had 11 seasons without a longer lower than 20 targets and no longer lower than 48 capabilities, including NHL occupation highs of 43 targets and 84 capabilities for Buffalo in 2006-07, when he used to be plus-47. Vanek used to be in particular efficient on the energy play; he leads the 2003 class with 137 energy-play targets. He launched his retirement on Feb. 25. — Mike G. Morreale, crew creator

16. Ryan Kesler, C, San Jose Sharks (No. 23 by Vancouver Canucks) — This rob can also be anxious to belly for Vancouver and Anaheim followers, and even San Jose followers. However after deciding on Burns with the sixth rob of this redraft, the Sharks chosen a stalwart, two-plot center 10 picks later. Kesler is a five-time Selke Trophy finalist, profitable the award for 2010-11, when he scored 73 capabilities (41 targets, 32 assists) and helped the Canucks reach the Stanley Cup Closing. Kesler has scored no longer lower than 20 targets in nine of 15 seasons with Vancouver and Anaheim nonetheless has no longer conducted within the NHL since March 6, 2019, attributable to a power hip injure. — Pat Pickens, crew creator

17. Dustin Brown, RW, Modern Jersey Devils (No. 13 by Los Angeles Kings) — The Devils were contented to search out a participant of Brown’s caliber and persona available at No. 17. No topic his blue-collar, bodily fashion, which on the total forces opponents to consume penalties, Brown has been amongst basically the most sturdy gamers from the 2003 draft. His 1,183 NHL games are second within the class, and his 3,459 hits since 2005-06, his first paunchy NHL season, are first within the League in that span. Brown has scored no longer lower than 22 targets in seven of his 16 NHL seasons, all with Los Angeles, and his 653 capabilities (299 targets, 354 assists) are ninth amongst 2003 forwards. He grew to turn out to be the youngest captain in Kings historical past at 23, a role he had from 2008-16, including for Stanley Cup championships in 2012 and 2014. Brown won the Establish Messier Management Award in 2014. — Paul Strizhevsky, columnist, NHL.com/ru

18. Dion Phaneuf, D, Washington Capitals (No. 9 by Calgary Flames) — The Capitals were contented at this point of the draft to land a defenseman who conducted 1,048 games in 14 NHL seasons and scored 494 capabilities (137 targets, 357 assists), fifth most on the arena from the 2003 draft. Phaneuf, who has no longer retired nonetheless did no longer play this season, introduced size (6-foot-4, 222 pounds) and offensive abilities, scoring an NHL occupation-excessive 60 capabilities (17 targets, 43 assists) for Calgary in 2007-08. He performed third in balloting for the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the one year in 2005-06 and second to Nicklas Lidstrom for the Norris Trophy in 2007-08. — Amalie Benjamin, crew creator

19. David Backes, RW, Mighty Geese of Anaheim (No. 62 by St. Louis Blues) — Anaheim bought its sizable, bodily ahead. Backes (6-3, 215) has 2,679 hits since entering the NHL in 2006-07, seventh most within the League in that span. His 557 capabilities (245 targets, 312 assists) in 950 NHL games are 15th within the 2003 class. Backes, who came shut to profitable the Stanley Cup with the Bruins in 2019, has 39 capabilities (17 targets, 22 assists) in 82 NHL playoff games. His highest postseason came when he had 14 capabilities (seven targets, seven assists) in 20 games for the Blues in 2016. He used to be St. Louis captain for five seasons from 2011-16. — Tracey Myers, crew creator

20. Jaroslav Halak, G, Minnesota Wild (No. 271 by Montreal Canadiens) — Coming off their first time out to the playoffs since entering the NHL in 2000-01, the Wild were contented to rob Halak, who has had a shutout in 10 percent of his NHL starts (50 of 500), the highest fee within the 21st century. Halak is second within the 2003 class in wins (272), GAA (2.48), establish percentage (.916) and shutouts. He has by no manner won a predominant particular particular person award within the NHL nonetheless shared the William M. Jennings Trophy with Brian Elliott for the Blues in 2011-12 (NHL-low 155 targets-in opposition to) and with Tuukka Rask for the Bruins this season (167). — John Kreiser, managing editor

21. Jimmy Howard, G, Boston Bruins (No. 64 by Detroit Red Wings) — After the usage of five goalies in 2002-03, Boston filled a need by selecting the succesful Howard. He had a 2.48 GAA and .915 establish percentage in 10 seasons from 2009-18 after becoming Detroit’s No. 1 goalie nonetheless has struggled since (3.42 GAA, .900 establish percentage 2018-20). Fourth within the 2003 draft class with 246 wins, his numbers overview favorably with the three goalies taken earlier than him in this redraft, and he would salvage equipped stability on the arena for the Bruins. — Barry Rubinstein, manager, assignments

22. Braydon Coburn, D, Edmonton Oilers (No. 8 by Atlanta Thrashers) — The Oilers wished a defenseman with some disclose, some chunk to his sport, one who can also play stable in his own zone and salvage involved offensively when wished. Coburn filled the need. He’s been a winner in his occupation, taking part in within the Stanley Cup Closing twice, in 2010 with the Flyers and in 2015 with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He has conducted 134 NHL playoff games, tied with Pavelski for third most within the 2003 class within the wait on of Bergeron and Mike Richards (136 every). Coburn has 232 capabilities (49 targets, 183 assists), a plus-49 rating and an moderate time on ice of 19: 25 in 964 NHL games. — Dan Rosen, senior creator

23. Mike Richards, C, Vancouver Canucks (No. 24 by Philadelphia Flyers) — With Trevor Linden nearing the quit of his occupation, the Canucks wished to add a promising center prospect within the wait on of the aloof-emerging Henrik Sedin. Richards used to be a supreme match. Alongside with his gritty form of play and two-plot potential plan, he would salvage been the loyal No. 2 center for the Canucks. He had 487 capabilities (181 targets, 306 assists) in 749 NHL games from 2005-16. The tireless employee used to be Flyers captain from 2008-11, helping them to the Cup Closing in 2010, and conducted a huge role within the Kings’ Stanley Cup runs in 2012 and 2014. — Guillaume Lepage, crew creator, LNH.com

24. Nathan Horton, RW, Philadelphia Flyers (No. 3 by Florida Panthers) — Accidents salvage dimmed the luster on Horton’s occupation, nonetheless he used to be a power as a top-flight energy ahead in 627 NHL games, scoring no longer lower than 20 targets and 45 capabilities in six of his 10 seasons. Horton (6-2, 229), who final conducted within the NHL with the Blue Jackets in 2013-14, averaged 0.67 capabilities per sport in his occupation, ninth within the 2003 class. — Shawn P. Roarke, Senior Director of Editorial

25. Loui Eriksson, LW, Florida Panthers (No. 33 by Dallas Stars) — After getting Getzlaf at No. 3 in this redraft, the Panthers, rebuilding following a 24-consume season in 2002-03, went for a scoring hover to improve him. Eriksson is 11th within the 2003 class in targets (250) and capabilities (593). He has scored no longer lower than 22 targets in six of 14 seasons, including an NHL occupation-excessive 36 for the Stars in 2008-09, and has 134 energy-play capabilities (60 targets, 74 assists),12th amongst 2003 forwards. — Frank Giase, crew creator

26. Toby Enstrom, D, Los Angeles Kings (No. 239 by Atlanta Thrashers) — With the first of two consecutive picks leisurely within the first spherical, the Kings determined to rob Enstrom, the regular defenseman who conducted 719 NHL games from 2007-18, all with the Thrashers/Jets franchise. Enstrom averaged 22: 45 of ice time, fourth most amongst gamers within the 2003 class, including 3: 18 on the energy play and 1: 51 on the penalty raze. He scored 308 capabilities (54 targets, 254 assists), seventh amongst 2003 defensemen. — Jim Cerny, senior editor

27. Brian Elliott, G, Los Angeles Kings (No. 291 by Ottawa Senators) — What if the Kings chosen Elliott in 2003 somewhat than Jonathan Snappy in 2005? What if he’d hit his prime in, narrate, 2011-12, when they won the first of two titles in three seasons? At his highest, Elliott has been elite. With the Blues in 2011-12, he had a 1.56 GAA, the lowest since 1940-41 amongst NHL goalies who conducted no longer lower than 25 games. His .940 establish percentage used to be the second lowest since 1955-56 amongst goalies who conducted no longer lower than 25 games, within the wait on of Jacques Plante’s .944 for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1970-71. He led the NHL with a .930 establish percentage in 2015-16 too. — Nick Cotsonika, columnist

28. Milan Michalek, LW, Mighty Geese of Anaheim (No. 6 by San Jose Sharks) — Following their scurry to the Cup Closing in 2003, Anaheim’s excessive-scoring left hover Paul Kariya left for Colorado as a free agent, so a proficient scorer delight in Michalek no doubt would salvage helped substitute him. No topic his NHL occupation ending early within the 2016-17 season, he ranks 15th in targets (208) and 10th in shorthanded targets (nine) within the 2003 class. In five of his first seven paunchy NHL seasons, Michalek scored no longer lower than 22 targets, including 35 with Ottawa in 2011-12. — John Ciolfi, senior producer, LNH.com

29. Brian Boyle, C, Ottawa Senators (No. 26 by Los Angeles Kings) — Boyle has conducted 919 NHL games between the customary season and playoffs, going to the Stanley Cup Closing in wait on-to-wait on seasons with two groups, helping the Rangers salvage there in 2014 and the Lightning in 2015. A leader on and off the ice who can play in all cases, Boyle plan NHL occupation highs in targets (21) and capabilities (35) for the Rangers in 2010-11. — Brian Compton, deputy managing editor

30. Lee Stempniak, RW, St. Louis Blues (No. 148 by St. Louis Blues) — Stempniak is 14th amongst forwards from the 2003 draft with 469 capabilities (203 targets, 266 assists) and with 911 games. The journeyman conducted for 10 groups in his 14-season NHL occupation, scoring an NHL occupation-excessive 28 targets in 2009-10 for the Maple Leafs and Phoenix Coyotes. No longer inaccurate for the final rob within the first spherical. — Bill Value, Editor-in-Chief