"The best player availible".....Pronger, Kariya, Rob Niedermayer, Arnott, Victor Kozlov and Jocyln Thibault were also in the top ten. As a Bruins fan I say thank you Ottawa,
@jafar90210 Yeah at the time, thats the beauty of the draft is all of the unlikely superstars that were drafted lower than the busts taken in the first round, or in this case with the first pick.
He was a disappointment but I bet anyone either way he would've went first overall, he was always good, just didn't enjoy playing hockey anymore, he just went downhill and I would've said to him have fun with it.
How can they even mention his name in the same sentence as Joe Sakic much less comparing him to super Joe???? And God I still can't believe that Kariya was picked 4th. You can make the argument that 4 isn't far away from 1 but with the player that Paul went to become I consider it as a HUGE steal! Paul should have been number 1 in my opinion.
0:46, Oh, so THAT'S why every big name prospect these days wears #19 or #91! They're paying tribute to Daigle! And all this time I thought it was because of Yzerman and Sakic! Silly me!
he was there just for money and fame. after 2 years in the league,you could see that the desire to play hockey wasn't there anymore. and the reason why he only wanted money, is that ottawa gave him too much many for his first year. that's why the GM should never give more then 600,000 $ to a rookie or, he will choke
I totally agree with the Nugent-Hopkins Daigle comparison, but it all comes down to personality. Daigle failed because despite his skill level, he didn't have the dedication or interest to develop into an elite player. If RNH does have that dedication, then despite a similar skill set and talent to Daigle, RNH will likely become a star. That's the big "if" that the Oilers have to figure out.
@mahtivaari72 Even more impressive is the fact he's not a defensive liability like Daigle was. I look stupid for even comparing the two in hindsight lol.
@thinkingjack Thats not true. Daigle actually played longer than Stefan did. Daigle played over 600 nhl games, while Stefan played just under 500. Daigle was better than Stefan for sure, but not like that is saying a whole lot.
It's too bad for guys like Daigle and Stefan, if they had been picked in the 100th overall they would probably went on to have great careers as secondary scorers. Daigle got drafted onto one of the worst teams in NHL history with nobody to play with but a teenage Alexei Yashin and guys like Dave McLlwain, the fact that Daigle got 51 points that season is very impressive, Stamkos got 46 points his first season wih guys like St Louis, Lecavalier, Recchi, Stamkos just got a better chance at success
@tlm019 I fail to see your logic. Ottawa, one of the worst teams in NHL history? I don't know what you're smoking but you should get off that shit fast.
@chucklesguitar that's my point, when daigle played for ottawa they sucked, he had no help but yashin for his first few years in the league when he was developing, unlike a crosby who played with lemieux, roberts, recchi and other greats. I'm not bad mouthing the senators franchise just saying daigle was put in an unfortunate position for a rookie
@tlm019 but isnt that how it is for most "star" rookies when they get drafted? majority of the time, high drafted players are put on a not so good team because of the standings, so you could say that about the majority of top rookies
@tlm019 True. But a good player is going to find ways to score. And Crosby only played with Lemiuex for like 20 games. And if I'm not mistaken, they didnt even get Gary Roberts til like Crosby's 2nd or 3rd year, and Roberts was nothing special by that point. He was old and over the hill. My point is if a player really has the drive to get better and become a great player, it's not going to matter if he's thrown to a shitty team.
#1 versus #2---the biggest crapshoot in the NHL draft. Gord Kluzak before Brian Bellows (1982), Daigle before Chris Pronger (1993), Patrik Stefan over Daniel Sedin (1999)...
you can't deny that he was extremly talented but as we see talent is not everything. and a good coach should notice if a young player can't deal with pressure and take him out of the spotlight.
its not that he was a draft bust...imagine u get drafted first overall and u get money shoved in your face....he just lost the urge to play competitive hockey
i saw him play all his junior in Victo, he was a great player in junior. he just didn't make it in the nhl. he seemed, after few years, that he just doesn't like to play hockey. he was there only for the money, maybe his first contract as helped him become like that (i don't know how to explain that in english).
wow that's really really shocking to hear someone compare him to rocket richard of aaaaaaaall people. and to see the look in his face when they were about to anounce the name. he might as well have said, "yea, i can't wait to get in there and make too much money while shittin' it up"
It's funny how Bob Mackenzie is touting him as a Joe Sakic, Lafontaine and such but ultimately him going overall #1 wasn't without merit; he proved his worth but it was a combination of his lack of drive and politics in Ottawa between the Sens heralding him as the savior and eventual squabble between he and Yashin that killed his career. It sure didn't help that Daigle had an ego as well but short on talent he is not.
I wonder what would've happened if he wasn't ever a Senator, I think he'd been sick if he wasn't all about himself and would hog the puck all the time. Also probably would've been good with Hartford or Tampa Bay. They should've taken Pronger or Kariya.
@lamingtons101 You're exaggerating... Daigle wasn't all bad... I mean, he didn't meet the rather lofty expectations by far, but the talent was definitely there, he just did not have the drive to reach his potential... He was perfectly happy just coasting along... At the same time, he did reach 51p 3 times in the NHL in his career which perhaps isn't great but atleast fairly respectable...
the thing that pisses me off is people say he was crap, bad move by Ottawa... well the thing ppl need to remember, the Sens didnt know this when they picked him... no one knew Crosby would be this good, no1 knows if Taylor or Tyler will be 1st liners yet... its called a bust for a reason, if Ottawa knew he would be this bad they wouldhave picked pronger, you never know what you are gettin till you got it
Pronger had no offensive upside (which proved to be true.) Where Daigle was slated to be the future star of the league. So hindsight 20 20 aside, who would you choose to build your franchise around: Future high flying red lighter, or a stay at home defenseman ... Be honest ;)
adam banks will take this french homo any day another guy to go first overall this year was charlie conway. even greg goldberg would have been a better pick then daigle
The NHL entry draft is based upon the potential a player has and Daigle had plenty he scored 137 points for the Victoriaville Tigres in his last year of junior in only 53 gamesfor a 2.58 points per game average which is almost as good as sidney crosby's ppg avg in his last year (2.70) in the draft were replayed over a hundred times he would go first every time
The NHL entry draft is based upon the potential a player has and Daigle had plenty he scored 137 points for the Victoriaville Tigres in his last year of junior in only 53 gamesfor a 2.58 points per game average which is almost as good as sidney crosby's ppg avg in his last year (2.70) in the draft were replayed over a hundred times he would go first every time
Here is the all time best players in the NHL history: 1. Wayne Gretzky 2. Mario Lemieux 3. Glenn Anderson 4. Alexandre Daigle 4. Paul Coffey 5. Mark Messier 6. Jari Kurri 7. Kent Nilsson 8. Doug Weight 9. Jason Bonsignore 10. Steve Yzerman
False. He was two time a Leading Scorer of his Team in the NHL and he had a great 93-94 and 94-95 season.
He just didnt had the desire after that to thrive. There are much bigger bust out there who didnt even scored a goal in the NHL and was highly touted prospect.
Please tell me where I said he was the leading scorer of the Sens? I said he had two great season in Ottawa in 93-94 and 94-95.
I said he was the leading scorer two time (its one time actually) and no, it wasn't with the Senator, but it was with the Minnesota Wild in 2003-2004...
So, if you're good enough to be the leading scorer of a team in your career, plus others great season when he was younger, he is def not the biggest bust of all time.
my apologies i mistook ur context of speech. But tell me this, if i'm on a team of 10 and they all scre 20 points in hockey, but i score 22, am i any better
This still makes me lol. The Sens would have been better off drafting Adam Banks from the Division 3 Mighty Ducks. Kid had wayy more upside. Also, he had something to prove especially to Coach Reilly and his ex-teammates from the Hawks
first of all, what the fuck is a retartd? Come on man. If you are going to insult people, at least speak a language instead of mashing the keyboard and hoping words come out. Second, Adam Banks was the best player available in that draft and everyone here knows it. He was so much better than Daigle in every single way. Name me one statistic that Daigle beat Banks in during this draft year. You can't. Even rumors of him being a cake eater were proven to be false. Kiss me.
wat r u dumb, adam banks ( a nobody didn't amass 137 points in his junior season before the draft) WHO IS BANKS. If ur talking about adam deadmarsh, then no he had less points then daigle. Stupid ass mother fucker
Banks > Daigle. Accept it. It is not my job to educate you on hockey, if you don't know who Banks is, then that's your fault not mine. Why the fuck should I be responsible for your lack of knowledge? Ask anyone, Banks was rated higher than Daigle this year and he was the real best player available, not this waste of space cocky french fuck. Daigle put more effort into gelling his hair than playing hockey. Just worry about picking up trash, you seem to have a future in that department.
would never expect an American to know ANYTHING ABOUT HOCKEY. If u tell me who Banks is i can debate u back. I've looked up his nhl profile and their seems to be none. Why do u care if daigle was french canadian, and if he gell's his hair. I care about his play. As a sixteen year old i know more about hockey then u could ever know ass hole. BANKS (WHO EVER HE WAS) was never in the top 3 for draft rankins, it was daigle, pronger ( i disagree) and kariya. Why u so dumb?
At the time of the draft, every NHL pundit knew that Banks was more NHL ready and had more upside than Daigle did. The fact is, I would have been a better pick than Daigle was. He led the league in magazine photos and amount of hair gel used per game, and that is it. Not like there was any other good players like Paul Kariya, Saku Koivu and Jamie Langenbrunner or anything. You cant know about hockey if you never heard of Banks.
I have been a fan of hockey since you were just a sperm little man
i can care less when u were a hockey fan, i know more about u any day. Adam banks has never palyed in the nhl, he's a freakin character from a dear old child hood movie of mine. Wat r u dumb. If u knew two pucks about hockey u'd realize that Daigle put up 137 pts in his junior season before the draft, MORE THAN ANY PLAYER IN THE 93 DRAFT, YES THAT INCLUDES KARYIA. Yes i know he was shit in the nhl, but at that month when the draft happened, he was the best player to get. u have no argument
theres a reason he was in so many magazines, BECAUSE HE WAS PULLING POINTS AT A RATE (IN HIS JUNIOR SEASON) SO FREAKIN FAST IT LOOKED AS IF HE WAS PULLING POINTS OUT OF HIS ASS.
Alexandre daigle may be a bust but look, would you pass up Sidney crosby if he's available first overall? At that time, ALL scouts sees him to be prospect tha they could build around. He may be the biggest bust of all time but at that time he was the best player available.
Like I said Daigle was actually quite a great hockey player. It was just not what he wanted to do in his mid 20's. He wanted to have fun and screw Pamela Anderson.
lol..nobody watches that festival of crappy players and advertisements..not even the media..it never fails..every year at World Junior time I turn on the TV to some "ice hockey" and it's friggin' Spengler Cup "action"..complete with clowns like Daigle and Boyd Devereaux..what..a..joke..
alexandre daigle had an unmatched talent in hockey. his work ethic though, not very acceptable in the NHL level. He could pass by in juniors with pure talent, but in the NHL you need to be motivated and practice really really hard!
Blame the Ottawa Senators. They refused to protect Daigle. Daigle never had anyone to play with either. The Sens decided to go with Yashin and left Daigle to the wolves. That should never happen to your #1 pick, but the Sens did it and should be embarrassed. They rushed him to the NHL and overpaid him immediately and neglected to protect and nurture their future. Blame the Ottawa Senators management!
I know what your saying and for the most part your right.. But they didnt choose Yashin over Daigle, they backed Daigle all the way to the point where they supported him as the calder winner and not Yashin even though they had a 28pt difference. Thats what angered Yashin so much, the fact that they supported an underacheiver more then him.
All you people laughing at Daigle need to realize he got 110 points in 66 games (1991-1992) and 137 points in 53 games (1992-1993) before going to Ottawa. You're gonna tell me he wasn't an interesting rookie? Too bad he went downhill when he went in the NHL.
at least stefan tried his best in the nhl it looked like daigle wasn't trying at all when he played. Stefan's empty netter was embarrasing but he wasn't as bad as daigle both were terrible picks but I give stefan the edge
In hindsight, Daigle was a bust but really at the time the pick made sense. He had the numbers in junior and he had the physical skills as well. The problem was he had relied too much on his talent and didn't really dedicate himself to the game as much as some other players. That said, Pronger was probably the better pick; you'd be hard pressed to find a 6'6 dominant defensive force in any draft.
Hahaha nice hair daigle that hair design is terrible, plus he was the worst draft pick ever besides patrick stefan. That draft did suck so I would have chose him too cuz he had 137 points in victoriaville
Yeah they whiffed on Pronger allright...but who's to say that he would've stayed long with the Sens anyway? Remember, when the Whalers got him and he didn't last there since he was such an alcoholic headcase. If Keenan didn't straighten Pronger out in St Louis, Pronger may not have turned into the star he is today. The teams that got Paul Kariya and Saku Koivu were the real winners of the first round, in terms of immediate impact and longevity.
"The best player availible".....Pronger, Kariya, Rob Niedermayer, Arnott, Victor Kozlov and Jocyln Thibault were also in the top ten. As a Bruins fan I say thank you Ottawa,
Tougie24 1 month ago 3
@Tougie24 Yes, but still... Daigle was the best player availible.
jafar90210 1 week ago
@jafar90210 Yeah at the time, thats the beauty of the draft is all of the unlikely superstars that were drafted lower than the busts taken in the first round, or in this case with the first pick.
Tougie24 1 week ago
alexanderrrrrrrrr daigleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
realbeetlejuice 2 months ago
daigle would have salvaged his career if he didn't leave hockey for hollywood.
InternetAesHole 2 months ago
Daigle was a huge bust. As was Stefan.. But still, nothing tops Doug Wickenheiser :) Considering Denis Savard was taken after Wickenheiser :)
11DNA11 4 months ago
He was a disappointment but I bet anyone either way he would've went first overall, he was always good, just didn't enjoy playing hockey anymore, he just went downhill and I would've said to him have fun with it.
StevenChristianson93 4 months ago
he has fire in his eyes like rocket richard...lol
MOMOarabe 4 months ago
biggest flop ever?
phille22 5 months ago
He didn't have the passion for hockey coulda been a good player, had a good rookie season before it just went downhill for him.
BabbarKhalsaZindabad 5 months ago
First ballot hall of famer for sure.
leafyutube 5 months ago
I think Stefan was the biggest bust he couldn`t perform. Daigle could have been great but had no heart
CooptheSnoop21 5 months ago
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CooptheSnoop21 5 months ago
"I'm glad I got drafted first because no one remembers number two" Number 2 = Chris Pronger......
kpwillson 5 months ago
That's what happens when you rush a player into the NHL. Not like he was shitty, he was actually sick but couldn't handle it
MrJagermann 5 months ago
How can they even mention his name in the same sentence as Joe Sakic much less comparing him to super Joe???? And God I still can't believe that Kariya was picked 4th. You can make the argument that 4 isn't far away from 1 but with the player that Paul went to become I consider it as a HUGE steal! Paul should have been number 1 in my opinion.
IamMrLebanon 6 months ago
0:46, Oh, so THAT'S why every big name prospect these days wears #19 or #91! They're paying tribute to Daigle! And all this time I thought it was because of Yzerman and Sakic! Silly me!
GOODPLAYA20 7 months ago
he was there just for money and fame. after 2 years in the league,you could see that the desire to play hockey wasn't there anymore. and the reason why he only wanted money, is that ottawa gave him too much many for his first year. that's why the GM should never give more then 600,000 $ to a rookie or, he will choke
quikchitters 7 months ago
@quikchitters too much money
quikchitters 7 months ago
faggot french loser
SOLIDSNAKEXXX360 7 months ago
FAIL. Not trading for half the components of the eric lindros trade. Nolan,Forsberg,Hextall and a 1st. oops
coloneldenisov 7 months ago
He kinda looks like Ovechkin... weird.
Agnotio 7 months ago
this guy's a bum
montreal961 7 months ago
It's funny Ryan Nuggent Hopkins when people describe his game, its exactly the same as how they just described Daigle's.
Oilersrock88 7 months ago
@Oilersrock88
I totally agree with the Nugent-Hopkins Daigle comparison, but it all comes down to personality. Daigle failed because despite his skill level, he didn't have the dedication or interest to develop into an elite player. If RNH does have that dedication, then despite a similar skill set and talent to Daigle, RNH will likely become a star. That's the big "if" that the Oilers have to figure out.
edmoil12 7 months ago
@Oilersrock88 But now we know that Nuggent-Hopkins is scoring as a rookie point per game in NHL.. Something that Daigle never did.
mahtivaari72 1 month ago
@mahtivaari72 Even more impressive is the fact he's not a defensive liability like Daigle was. I look stupid for even comparing the two in hindsight lol.
Oilersrock88 1 month ago
I hate ottawa so I'm happy they wasted their first pick for him!
popocool44 7 months ago
Biggest flop on earth, and this guy is the reason Cashin Yashin hated being in ottawa the entire time too
thinkingjack 8 months ago
Not as bad as Patrick Stefan, who missed an empty net goal.
Shotgunsteve2733 8 months ago
@Shotgunsteve2733 yeah but stefan actually played a few years longer than this joke
thinkingjack 8 months ago
@thinkingjack Thats not true. Daigle actually played longer than Stefan did. Daigle played over 600 nhl games, while Stefan played just under 500. Daigle was better than Stefan for sure, but not like that is saying a whole lot.
tylerdurdonxx 7 months ago
he sucked cock
crazyrussianbastard1 8 months ago
hes not the next Wayne Gretzky or Mario Lemieux.....got that right
CFR19rodo 9 months ago
who?
RaGESniping 9 months ago
"I'm glad I was drafted 1st because no one remembers #2" - Alexander Daigle
Oh yea, that #2 pick.... Chris Pronger. ahahah
JDJAKS 9 months ago
It's too bad for guys like Daigle and Stefan, if they had been picked in the 100th overall they would probably went on to have great careers as secondary scorers. Daigle got drafted onto one of the worst teams in NHL history with nobody to play with but a teenage Alexei Yashin and guys like Dave McLlwain, the fact that Daigle got 51 points that season is very impressive, Stamkos got 46 points his first season wih guys like St Louis, Lecavalier, Recchi, Stamkos just got a better chance at success
tlm019 10 months ago
@tlm019 I fail to see your logic. Ottawa, one of the worst teams in NHL history? I don't know what you're smoking but you should get off that shit fast.
chucklesguitar 8 months ago
@chucklesguitar the ottawa senators of 1993 were one of the worst statistical teams in NHL history, they sucked
tlm019 8 months ago
@tlm019 so they were bad for a couple of years, what do you expect for an expansion team's first year??
chucklesguitar 8 months ago
@chucklesguitar that's my point, when daigle played for ottawa they sucked, he had no help but yashin for his first few years in the league when he was developing, unlike a crosby who played with lemieux, roberts, recchi and other greats. I'm not bad mouthing the senators franchise just saying daigle was put in an unfortunate position for a rookie
tlm019 7 months ago
@tlm019 but isnt that how it is for most "star" rookies when they get drafted? majority of the time, high drafted players are put on a not so good team because of the standings, so you could say that about the majority of top rookies
chucklesguitar 7 months ago
@tlm019 True. But a good player is going to find ways to score. And Crosby only played with Lemiuex for like 20 games. And if I'm not mistaken, they didnt even get Gary Roberts til like Crosby's 2nd or 3rd year, and Roberts was nothing special by that point. He was old and over the hill. My point is if a player really has the drive to get better and become a great player, it's not going to matter if he's thrown to a shitty team.
tylerdurdonxx 7 months ago
Hey daigle I remeber the 2nd better than the first pick it was Chris Pronger also i remember the 21st pick too saku koivu
snoozer22229 10 months ago
#1 versus #2---the biggest crapshoot in the NHL draft. Gord Kluzak before Brian Bellows (1982), Daigle before Chris Pronger (1993), Patrik Stefan over Daniel Sedin (1999)...
AEMoreira81 10 months ago
Its funny he said no one remebers who gores second when a future hall of framer went second
MrPhilliesfan18 11 months ago
What a mistake.
JaguarLexusCentral 11 months ago
you can't deny that he was extremly talented but as we see talent is not everything. and a good coach should notice if a young player can't deal with pressure and take him out of the spotlight.
almostthefirst 11 months ago
Funny he said that no one remembers who the second pick is and the second pick was Chris Pronger.
MrBloomfield77 1 year ago 8
@MrBloomfield77 lmao they also coulda had SAKU KOIVU who was drafted in a later round
avalanchesuperstar 1 year ago
@MrBloomfield77 really? hahahahahah
barkleysound 1 year ago
FFFFFFAAAAAAAAIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
mrceebees14 1 year ago
well he had 20 goals in his rookie season....
wiisports505 1 year ago 2
man stop hateing he's not that bad
ImKoolWithThis 1 year ago
alexander brother is the bf of my daddy in i play whit couzin of alex same team but epic fail..
yan33333 1 year ago
Epic fail pick
G0odf3lla 1 year ago
Jesus, not even fisher, fisher is pretty good. Neil was better than this fag
FlyHighSim 1 year ago
Lmao please, this guy isn't even Fisher, yet alone Yzerman, for gods sake. What a fail pick
FlyHighSim 1 year ago
Ha another Yzerman lol. Sorry i don't see anyone being another Yzerman even.
mastrlegacy 1 year ago
It's sad he didn't care. He was a good player its sad he didn't have the desire to play the game.
mastrlegacy 1 year ago
dude could have done very well, unfortunately he had no heart and didnt try. now hes a quite entertaining joke.
xAxiom720x 1 year ago
One Word:
Fail.
killerfish345 1 year ago
45 goals in junior is not a big deal he could only pass with his 92 assists
mikelacoste76 1 year ago
@mikelacoste76 ya only 92 assists... pfft only
Disgle 1 year ago
No pressure kid.
Portis1Luv 1 year ago
its not that he was a draft bust...imagine u get drafted first overall and u get money shoved in your face....he just lost the urge to play competitive hockey
amirghorbani 1 year ago
i saw him play all his junior in Victo, he was a great player in junior. he just didn't make it in the nhl. he seemed, after few years, that he just doesn't like to play hockey. he was there only for the money, maybe his first contract as helped him become like that (i don't know how to explain that in english).
erimac1000 1 year ago
haha
Tpod15 1 year ago
Now no one remembers him nor cares about him and Chris Pronger is member of the Triple Gold Club.
Zev121 1 year ago 14
Future hall of famer right there!
kendo207 1 year ago
I think he looks like Ovechkin, but with Brad Pitts haircut from Inglorious Basterds
Mulleviking 1 year ago
this is painful to watch
beatersanchez 1 year ago
well in fact..this years.. probably all nhl team would pick him
HammettGates 1 year ago
At least he had a pretty good acting career...
abumpinthenight2 1 year ago
i think paul kariya was in the same year...
xtremeshoota1 1 year ago
wow that's really really shocking to hear someone compare him to rocket richard of aaaaaaaall people. and to see the look in his face when they were about to anounce the name. he might as well have said, "yea, i can't wait to get in there and make too much money while shittin' it up"
1more4carhur 1 year ago
didnt i hear the words.....the next lemieux?
2WIREG 1 year ago
he is the biggest bust in canada since pamela's double D's
MajiklyDalishus 1 year ago 26
@MajiklyDalishus hes nothing compared to patrick stefan
pwnedeful 6 months ago
It's funny how Bob Mackenzie is touting him as a Joe Sakic, Lafontaine and such but ultimately him going overall #1 wasn't without merit; he proved his worth but it was a combination of his lack of drive and politics in Ottawa between the Sens heralding him as the savior and eventual squabble between he and Yashin that killed his career. It sure didn't help that Daigle had an ego as well but short on talent he is not.
supercooled 1 year ago
I wonder what would've happened if he wasn't ever a Senator, I think he'd been sick if he wasn't all about himself and would hog the puck all the time. Also probably would've been good with Hartford or Tampa Bay. They should've taken Pronger or Kariya.
Steviecool7 1 year ago
This guy was a total flop.
lamingtons101 1 year ago
@lamingtons101 You're exaggerating... Daigle wasn't all bad... I mean, he didn't meet the rather lofty expectations by far, but the talent was definitely there, he just did not have the drive to reach his potential... He was perfectly happy just coasting along... At the same time, he did reach 51p 3 times in the NHL in his career which perhaps isn't great but atleast fairly respectable...
Djungelurban 1 year ago
The only great moment in his NHL career.
poo72 1 year ago
the thing that pisses me off is people say he was crap, bad move by Ottawa... well the thing ppl need to remember, the Sens didnt know this when they picked him... no one knew Crosby would be this good, no1 knows if Taylor or Tyler will be 1st liners yet... its called a bust for a reason, if Ottawa knew he would be this bad they wouldhave picked pronger, you never know what you are gettin till you got it
sensfan1519 1 year ago 2
@sensfan1519 lol tons of people knew crosby was going to be this good
GoPensGo377 1 year ago
the season with the trap team wild he had 20 goals and 50 points.
if he stayed in the nhl he probaly would been a career 20 goal guy.
not as bad as a pick as stefan.
Arkstrikle 1 year ago
Wasn't he later quoted as saying, "I'm glad I was drafted #1, because nobody remembers #2" ?? And #2 turned out to be Pronger??
The hockey gods smote him at that moment lol
influenza99 1 year ago 2
oh dear they bring up joe sakic and rocket rouchard....hmm.....
1more4carhur 1 year ago
Why didnt we go for pronger???
alecathesensfan 1 year ago
@alecathesensfan
Pronger had no offensive upside (which proved to be true.) Where Daigle was slated to be the future star of the league. So hindsight 20 20 aside, who would you choose to build your franchise around: Future high flying red lighter, or a stay at home defenseman ... Be honest ;)
brassmonkeyjew 1 year ago
@brassmonkeyjew
True but Daige did nothin for us plus his Dad made him paly Hockey.
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@brassmonkeyjew pronger had no offensive upside
give your head a shake
brentizzle666 1 year ago
LOL NEXT STEVE YZERMAN MY ASS
95TMLFAN 1 year ago
Sens gave up a whole season to draft him, but what did he do in Ottawa...I think Chris Neil is better than him.
chanmc88 1 year ago
The next mario lemieux! lmao
2WIREG 1 year ago
i see the signs of greatness!!
8Eriquo8 1 year ago
LOL @ comparisons to Sakic and Richard
jcm9630 1 year ago
draft bust !!!!
boomfang 1 year ago
with the first overall pick the mighty ducks of anhienm select from minniapolis minasota charlie conway
david15kramer 1 year ago
adam banks will take this french homo any day another guy to go first overall this year was charlie conway. even greg goldberg would have been a better pick then daigle
david15kramer 1 year ago
One of the most over-rated #1 draft pick of all time and also the biggest dissapiontment .
kodiak1966 1 year ago
"the best player available" so funny. This guy became a soap actor for a little while
antropov80 1 year ago
was best available? no Saku Koivu was..(or maybe Kariya)
TNfelldin 1 year ago
The NHL entry draft is based upon the potential a player has and Daigle had plenty he scored 137 points for the Victoriaville Tigres in his last year of junior in only 53 gamesfor a 2.58 points per game average which is almost as good as sidney crosby's ppg avg in his last year (2.70) in the draft were replayed over a hundred times he would go first every time
jparker93587 1 year ago
The NHL entry draft is based upon the potential a player has and Daigle had plenty he scored 137 points for the Victoriaville Tigres in his last year of junior in only 53 gamesfor a 2.58 points per game average which is almost as good as sidney crosby's ppg avg in his last year (2.70) in the draft were replayed over a hundred times he would go first every time
jparker93587 1 year ago
Thats the way life sometimes goes. He's a great player who enjoys the real aspect of the game: "FUN". The show was not his "Show"... too bad
BerryBlend55 1 year ago
Here is the all time best players in the NHL history: 1. Wayne Gretzky 2. Mario Lemieux 3. Glenn Anderson 4. Alexandre Daigle 4. Paul Coffey 5. Mark Messier 6. Jari Kurri 7. Kent Nilsson 8. Doug Weight 9. Jason Bonsignore 10. Steve Yzerman
SuperArnold99 1 year ago
Are you serious????????
You obviously know nothing about hockey
Wheres Beliveau, Lafleur, Howe, Bobby Hull, Perrault, Orr
Anderson really? Doug Weight! your kidding, ive never even heard of Jason Bonsignore
Your knowledge of hockey is comical and you are a disgrace
SRRNYRNYM9486 1 year ago
@SuperArnold99 Daigle???? hahahahahahah
bostonalext 1 year ago
Mr all time bust
poo72 2 years ago
@poo72
False. He was two time a Leading Scorer of his Team in the NHL and he had a great 93-94 and 94-95 season.
He just didnt had the desire after that to thrive. There are much bigger bust out there who didnt even scored a goal in the NHL and was highly touted prospect.
GSKonCrack 1 year ago
wrong, he never lead his the SENS in points or goals EVER, but i still wish Daigle all the best
venthesen 1 year ago
Please tell me where I said he was the leading scorer of the Sens? I said he had two great season in Ottawa in 93-94 and 94-95.
I said he was the leading scorer two time (its one time actually) and no, it wasn't with the Senator, but it was with the Minnesota Wild in 2003-2004...
So, if you're good enough to be the leading scorer of a team in your career, plus others great season when he was younger, he is def not the biggest bust of all time.
GSKonCrack 1 year ago
my apologies i mistook ur context of speech. But tell me this, if i'm on a team of 10 and they all scre 20 points in hockey, but i score 22, am i any better
venthesen 1 year ago
there are 1st round picks that haven't even played in the nhl so ya
Kipperluongo 2 years ago
but at least they weren't first overall :P
LeafsandRaptors 2 years ago
true
Kipperluongo 2 years ago
This man, is the deffinition of the phrase:
EPIC FAIL
montreal961 2 years ago
worst 1 rounder EVER
kubz123 2 years ago 2
This still makes me lol. The Sens would have been better off drafting Adam Banks from the Division 3 Mighty Ducks. Kid had wayy more upside. Also, he had something to prove especially to Coach Reilly and his ex-teammates from the Hawks
Soulbuddies 2 years ago 26
@Soulbuddies Adam Banks! The greatest fictional athlete of all time! He would've also introduced the flying V to the NHL.
TheWaviest 2 years ago
Banks was good but Charlie Conway was clutch. OT goals. Won battle in the corner. Good with Coaches...
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Triple Deke.
steelcity7 2 years ago
ur a retartd, at that time he was THE BEST of the best. He just couldn't bring all of his talent to the nhl
venthesen 1 year ago
first of all, what the fuck is a retartd? Come on man. If you are going to insult people, at least speak a language instead of mashing the keyboard and hoping words come out. Second, Adam Banks was the best player available in that draft and everyone here knows it. He was so much better than Daigle in every single way. Name me one statistic that Daigle beat Banks in during this draft year. You can't. Even rumors of him being a cake eater were proven to be false. Kiss me.
Soulbuddies 1 year ago
wat r u dumb, adam banks ( a nobody didn't amass 137 points in his junior season before the draft) WHO IS BANKS. If ur talking about adam deadmarsh, then no he had less points then daigle. Stupid ass mother fucker
venthesen 1 year ago
Banks > Daigle. Accept it. It is not my job to educate you on hockey, if you don't know who Banks is, then that's your fault not mine. Why the fuck should I be responsible for your lack of knowledge? Ask anyone, Banks was rated higher than Daigle this year and he was the real best player available, not this waste of space cocky french fuck. Daigle put more effort into gelling his hair than playing hockey. Just worry about picking up trash, you seem to have a future in that department.
Soulbuddies 1 year ago
would never expect an American to know ANYTHING ABOUT HOCKEY. If u tell me who Banks is i can debate u back. I've looked up his nhl profile and their seems to be none. Why do u care if daigle was french canadian, and if he gell's his hair. I care about his play. As a sixteen year old i know more about hockey then u could ever know ass hole. BANKS (WHO EVER HE WAS) was never in the top 3 for draft rankins, it was daigle, pronger ( i disagree) and kariya. Why u so dumb?
venthesen 1 year ago
If u r referring to Banks of the mighty ducks, he never palyed in the nhl. U have no argument. At the time of 1993 Daigle was the best player.
venthesen 1 year ago
At the time of the draft, every NHL pundit knew that Banks was more NHL ready and had more upside than Daigle did. The fact is, I would have been a better pick than Daigle was. He led the league in magazine photos and amount of hair gel used per game, and that is it. Not like there was any other good players like Paul Kariya, Saku Koivu and Jamie Langenbrunner or anything. You cant know about hockey if you never heard of Banks.
I have been a fan of hockey since you were just a sperm little man
Soulbuddies 1 year ago
i can care less when u were a hockey fan, i know more about u any day. Adam banks has never palyed in the nhl, he's a freakin character from a dear old child hood movie of mine. Wat r u dumb. If u knew two pucks about hockey u'd realize that Daigle put up 137 pts in his junior season before the draft, MORE THAN ANY PLAYER IN THE 93 DRAFT, YES THAT INCLUDES KARYIA. Yes i know he was shit in the nhl, but at that month when the draft happened, he was the best player to get. u have no argument
venthesen 1 year ago
@venthesen i figured it out. YOU ARE ALEX DAIGLE. NO ONE WITH A BRAIN WOULD THINK HE WAS THE BEST AVAILABLE PLAYER
BarryMcCawkiner 1 year ago
theres a reason he was in so many magazines, BECAUSE HE WAS PULLING POINTS AT A RATE (IN HIS JUNIOR SEASON) SO FREAKIN FAST IT LOOKED AS IF HE WAS PULLING POINTS OUT OF HIS ASS.
venthesen 1 year ago
@Soulbuddies coach Reilly was an idiot, Goldberg was a fat siv, Banks was a cake eater and that little nigger with the bad attitude was a goof!
Nigganechi 1 year ago
@Nigganechi RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREDNECK!
yatas01 1 year ago
@Soulbuddies hahaha i pissed my self when i read that lol
XxLUK33xX 10 months ago
that's what happens when you pick standoffish rude, and self-serving french-canadians
MrBarelylethal 2 years ago
"the best player available"??..
what about Pronger(2), Gratton(3), Kariya (4), Rob Niedermayer(5), Kozlov(6), Arnott(7), Koivu(21) and Bertuzzi(23)..
buncha non-prophetic scouts..why do they even pay those people..
tyronnebigumms 2 years ago
Alexandre daigle may be a bust but look, would you pass up Sidney crosby if he's available first overall? At that time, ALL scouts sees him to be prospect tha they could build around. He may be the biggest bust of all time but at that time he was the best player available.
TheBloodaura 2 years ago 2
@TheBloodaura,
what about Saiku Koivu ?
alexRUS54321 2 years ago
he SEEMED to be the best available..at that time..that's what happens when you pick weirdo french Canadians..
tyronnebigumms 2 years ago
Some of the best players in NHL history are french Canadian, may you should rephrase that.
Broduer, Lemeiux, Luongo, LaFluer, Richard. The list just goes on.. and on... and on............. and on.
xBLaCkHaWkS 2 years ago 2
Lafleur*, Lemieux*
Beliveau, Bossy, Potvin, Pilote, Boom Boom Geoffrion etc etc.
To say weirdo french Canadian is obviously ol' retarded mentality. If anything, Quebec had produce probably the best ballot of player with Ontario.
GSKonCrack 1 year ago
actually he isn't even the biggest bust ever, need I remind you and everone else of Patrik Sefan? At least Daigle had a couple 50 point seasons.
xBLaCkHaWkS 2 years ago
Dude, all they can do is project. It's up to the player to actually go out there and work.
You FAIL.
xBLaCkHaWkS 2 years ago 2
nah man..the scouts failed, Daigle failed..my Monday morning quarterbacking was dead on..
tyronnebigumms 2 years ago
@tyronnebigumms
Scout didnt failed.
Like I said Daigle was actually quite a great hockey player. It was just not what he wanted to do in his mid 20's. He wanted to have fun and screw Pamela Anderson.
GSKonCrack 1 year ago
Bob McKenzie doing his stuff 0:35
leafs88nation 2 years ago
Spengler CUP!!!
go canada
live2question 2 years ago
lol..nobody watches that festival of crappy players and advertisements..not even the media..it never fails..every year at World Junior time I turn on the TV to some "ice hockey" and it's friggin' Spengler Cup "action"..complete with clowns like Daigle and Boyd Devereaux..what..a..joke..
tyronnebigumms 2 years ago 4
alexandre daigle had an unmatched talent in hockey. his work ethic though, not very acceptable in the NHL level. He could pass by in juniors with pure talent, but in the NHL you need to be motivated and practice really really hard!
he did better than patrik stefan tho lol
wnsbug 2 years ago
Alexandre welcome im Emmental :D
fczuerifanogi 2 years ago
Blame the Ottawa Senators. They refused to protect Daigle. Daigle never had anyone to play with either. The Sens decided to go with Yashin and left Daigle to the wolves. That should never happen to your #1 pick, but the Sens did it and should be embarrassed. They rushed him to the NHL and overpaid him immediately and neglected to protect and nurture their future. Blame the Ottawa Senators management!
chemytiger 2 years ago
I know what your saying and for the most part your right.. But they didnt choose Yashin over Daigle, they backed Daigle all the way to the point where they supported him as the calder winner and not Yashin even though they had a 28pt difference. Thats what angered Yashin so much, the fact that they supported an underacheiver more then him.
TheMaxManning 2 years ago
All you people laughing at Daigle need to realize he got 110 points in 66 games (1991-1992) and 137 points in 53 games (1992-1993) before going to Ottawa. You're gonna tell me he wasn't an interesting rookie? Too bad he went downhill when he went in the NHL.
fdesouchecom 2 years ago
"Best Player available."
Chis Pronger was right under this guy. Paul Kariya was 3 spots down. Plenty of much better players available.
venomsixx 2 years ago
he wasnt actually that bad if you look up his stats, they wernt first overall good but still not terrible
MochaThomas 2 years ago
What a bust. Worst first round selection in any professional sports league EVER!
Rymo18 2 years ago
Ryan Leaf says hello.
Pika740 2 years ago
at least stefan tried his best in the nhl it looked like daigle wasn't trying at all when he played. Stefan's empty netter was embarrasing but he wasn't as bad as daigle both were terrible picks but I give stefan the edge
camouellette 2 years ago 11
Ottawa drafting Daigle as #1 = Biggest fail in all NHL history. Not even Patrick Stefan's miss on open net can compete with this.
oRReOP 2 years ago
The best player available! Hahaha
What a shitty player he was.
The69ahs 2 years ago 4
The 12.25 Million Dollars had something to do with Daigle not really trying
TAG037 2 years ago
In hindsight, Daigle was a bust but really at the time the pick made sense. He had the numbers in junior and he had the physical skills as well. The problem was he had relied too much on his talent and didn't really dedicate himself to the game as much as some other players. That said, Pronger was probably the better pick; you'd be hard pressed to find a 6'6 dominant defensive force in any draft.
LeRumble 2 years ago
Daniel and Henrik Sedin in 1999 was one of the best too
Slaj3r 2 years ago
Hahaha nice hair daigle that hair design is terrible, plus he was the worst draft pick ever besides patrick stefan. That draft did suck so I would have chose him too cuz he had 137 points in victoriaville
camouellette 2 years ago
A big draft bust too is Brian Finley who was drafted by Nashville as number 6 overall in 1999
Slaj3r 2 years ago 2
that whole draft was terrible, best player was Zetterberg! AND HE WASNT CHOSEN UNTIL THE 7TH ROUND!!!
kyang8589 2 years ago
Henrik Zetterberg was drafted in 1999 #210 overall , not in 1993.
dumby88 2 years ago
HA HA HA GREATEST BUST EVER
wowmat 2 years ago
"I'm glad I got drafted first, because no one remembers number two." - Daigle
ROTFLMAO!!!!!
smylzk 2 years ago
I am pretty sure people dont remember Pronger. Worst Pick in History.
lol
killercan7 2 years ago
Or Evgeni Malkin.
PaletFire 2 years ago
and THAT was what jinxed him xD
cornboy111 2 years ago
Yeah they whiffed on Pronger allright...but who's to say that he would've stayed long with the Sens anyway? Remember, when the Whalers got him and he didn't last there since he was such an alcoholic headcase. If Keenan didn't straighten Pronger out in St Louis, Pronger may not have turned into the star he is today. The teams that got Paul Kariya and Saku Koivu were the real winners of the first round, in terms of immediate impact and longevity.
smylzk 2 years ago
worst mistake ever
HuskysFan 2 years ago
EPIC FAIL.
ZoSo6880 2 years ago 2