Chicago Blackhawks: Analyzing every No. 1 pick since Patrick Kane

The Chicago Blackhawks drafted Patrick Kane first overall in 2007, but how have the number one overall picks done against the Hawks since?

The Chicago Blackhawks were a bad hockey team for a long time. Think of the worst ran teams in all of the sports right now, the Cleveland Browns, Ottawa Senators, Miami Marlins, Washington Redskins, etc, that is what the Blackhawks were for a long time. Then they had a little bit of luck when they won the draft lottery in 2007. That bit of luck changed their franchise forever.

They drafted London Knights star Patrick Kane with the first overall pick in the 2007 NHL Draft and it was the best thing the franchise ever did. With Jonathan Toews waiting in the wings from the draft before, they were immediately set up for future success. Well 389 goals and 633 assists for 1022 points later, Kane is probably going to go down as the greatest Blackhawks player who ever lived.

Not every team that has won the lottery since has had the team success that the Blackhawks have had, but they all have pretty much gotten elite players. They might not be quite as good as Kane (with one exception) but they are all pretty much panning out to be above average NHL players (with another exception).

With all of those number one picks since Kane, it is fair to wonder how they have done in their NHL careers but also how they have done against our Blackhawks. Some of them have dominated when they visit the United Center or when the Hawks visit them and some haven’t had such success. These are the 12 men who have been selected since Kane and how they have done against them: