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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) /
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Honorable Mention: Josh Wesley – 2014; Fourth Round; 96

PHILADELPHIA, PA – JUNE 28: Josh Wesley meets his team after being drafted #96 by the Carolina Hurricanes on Day Two of the 2014 NHL Draft at the Wells Fargo Center on June 28, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – JUNE 28: Josh Wesley meets his team after being drafted #96 by the Carolina Hurricanes on Day Two of the 2014 NHL Draft at the Wells Fargo Center on June 28, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

This wasn’t necessarily a bad pick.

Late rounds are often times a dart throw while blindfolded type of pick, but it is the rest of the picks from that round that make this one almost comical.

Haydn Fleury – first round; number 7, Alex Nedeljkovic – second round; number 37 Warren Foegele – third round; number 67, Lucas Wallmark – fourth round; number 97 and Clark Bishop – fifth round; number 127.

Five players, three of which are on the NHL roster, one which is a regular call-up and the other who is the goaltender of the future all from one draft class.

Wesley, who is the son of former Hurricane Glen Wesley, could never even quite crack the Charlotte Checkers roster. Constantly between there and the Florida Everblades, Wesley just couldn’t make a mark in a draft class that nearly all found footing in the organization.

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