Old North Banter
Fansided

Carolina Hurricanes: Worst Draft Picks of the Decade

By Ryan Henkel

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 25: Ron Francis of the Carolina Hurricanes works on the draft floor during the 2010 NHL Entry Draft at Staples Center on June 25, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 25: Ron Francis of the Carolina Hurricanes works on the draft floor during the 2010 NHL Entry Draft at Staples Center on June 25, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
3 of 7
Next

Phil Di Giuseppe and Brock McGinn – 2012; Second Round; Number 38 and 47

ANAHEIM, CA – DECEMBER 11: Phil Di Giuseppe #34 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates during a game against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on December 11, 2015 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA – DECEMBER 11: Phil Di Giuseppe #34 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates during a game against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on December 11, 2015 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

The Canes were without a first-round pick in the 2011 draft after trading it away to Pittsburgh for Jordan Staal (The Penguins used that seventh overall pick for Derrick Pouliot who turned out to be a bust). The issue was the drop off of talent after the first round.

Di Giuseppe played 147 games with Carolina and tallied 47 points before being claimed off the waiver wire by the Nashville Predators in 2018. McGinn on the other hand has put up 83 points in 275 games played and has established himself as fan favorite for his grit and heart as a fourth liner and penalty killer who can throw big hits.

The Canes best bet would have been to bundle the two second-round picks for either a player or picks in later years, but again hindsight is 20/20. Further, McGinn scored on Washington in Game 7 double overtime to secure the Canes first playoff round win in nearly a decade so that alone honestly makes him worth it.

But overall, the picks could have been put to better use.

Home/Carolina Hurricanes