The 25-year-old already has scored 299 goals, tied with Rick Vaive for fifth all-time with Toronto. He's led the NHL in goals twice, and in 2022 became the first Maple Leafs player to win the Hart Trophy as NHL most valuable player since Ted Kennedy in 1955. Matthews has scored at least 34 goals in each of his seven seasons, topped by 60 in 73 games in 2021-22. He finished with 40 goals as a rookie in 2016-17 and won the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year. 1 pick in Toronto were answered two periods into his first game, when he scored his fourth goal, the best NHL debut of the modern era (since 1943-44). 1), 2016Īny questions about how Matthews would handle the pressure of being the No. Selected by: Toronto Maple Leafs, first round (No. Dionne was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992. When he retired in 1989, only Gordie Howe (801) had more goals than Dionne's 731, and Howe (1,850) and Gretzky (1,837) were the only ones with more points (1,771).

His eight 100-point seasons are third in NHL history, behind Wayne Gretzky (15) and Mario Lemieux (10). As the centerpiece of the 'Triple Crown' line with Charlie Simmer and Dave Taylor, Dionne had five straight 100-point seasons (1978-83). But Dionne's career took off the following season, after he signed with the Los Angeles Kings. 2), 1971ĭionne set an NHL rookie record with 77 points (28 goals, 49 assists) in 1971-72 and was third in the NHL with 121 points (47 goals, 74 assists) in 1974-75. Selected by: Detroit Red Wings, first round (No. Here is the Top 60 of the Past 60, players 50-41: 50. Morreale, Tracey Myers, David Satriano, Paul Strizhevsky and Mike Zeisberger. Cotsonika, senior writer Dan Rosen and staff writers Amalie Benjamin, William Douglas, Tom Gulitti, Mike G. Roarke, managing editor Brian Compton, deputy managing editor Adam Kimelman, columnist Nicholas J. The voting panel consisted of senior director of editorial Shawn P. Any ties were broken by the players' average place on voters' lists, the total number of ballots the players appeared on, and, if needed, the players' highest ranking on any single ballot. 2 getting 59 points, all the way down to No. Each member of the panel submitted his or her top 60 draft picks, with No. NHL.com left that question to be decided by a panel of 13 writers and editors. Who were the greatest draft picks ever? Well, that's what NHL.com set out to find with 60 Diamonds: The Greatest Picks of the 60 NHL Drafts.īut what makes a great draft pick? Is it the first-round selection who outperforms his draft slot? Is it the mid-round find who becomes a team leader? Or the late-round gem who develops into a star?

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