The Top 10 Draft Busts of 2013

Also Valeri Nichushkin, he absolutely sucked in Dallas to the point where they bought him out.

I didn't have him on this list for a few reasons.


1. Valeri had two decent seasons for the Stars in his rookie season of 2013-2014 and in 2015-2016.



2. Although I didn't say so here, a clear sign that a player is a bust is if he is never signed to more than a million per year.

Valeri was signed to around 3 million per year on July 1st, 2018 when he came back to North America to resume his NHL career.



3. One thing that I do say so here is, "If there is still hope for a draft pick from 2013 to turn things around, they are not included".

Valeri appears to have turned things around with the Colorado Avalanche.



I hope this helps

1. I guess, but his last season in Dallas was literally worse than any season Blake Comeau played

2. Fair enough

3. He’s obviously better in Colorado because it’s almost impossible to be worse than he was in his last years in Dallas, anyhow he won’t be anything more than a defensive 3rd liner

Galchenyuk maybe?

His contract history as well as what he did in Montreal, Arizona and Toronto over his career suggest he's not a bust.


Now that he's with Arizona again, there is still hope for him to turn things around.