Ten NHL Players Sure To Be Less Than Impressive in '08-'09

Every season in the NHL, there are always a great number of players who become that “diamond in the rough;” that player who becomes known as the seventh round draft pick who could (Henrik Zetterberg) or the third rounder who breaks a record of Gordie Howe’s (Johan Franzen). However, there are also those guys who climb the ladder one year, and then plummet to the bottom rung the next year.  That first round pick who seemed to start out playing unbelievably well, but then seems to disappear the next year (Patrick Stefan). Who will these guys be in the upcoming 2008-2009 NHL season, though?  Here is a list of ten players who I think are not going to be as productive as they were this past season: Marian Gaborik – Gaborik, the former third overall draft pick of the Minnesota Wild is indeed one of the most talented players in the NHL.  This past season, he had 42 goals and 83 points in 77 games with the Wild, and was among team leaders with a plus-17 ... (link)