Recap
Overall, the Hurricanes 2010 draft has to be looked back on favorably. They selected 2 All-Star caliber players in Jeff Skinner and Justin Faulk, which is a great haul from any draft class. Unfortunately, the draft class as a whole is merely good and not great, considering none of the other 6 picks panned out for the team.
Overall, the 2010 class in general wasn’t very strong, especially after the first round, but completely whiffing on 4 of 5 defenseman selected as well as on 3 of your top 85 picks is hard to justify as anything other than poor.
The bottom line, getting Skinner and Faulk was the saving grace of a draft class that, with those two guys aside, got just 13 games total out of their other 6 picks. Getting 2 All-Star players from a single draft is definitely a success though, so overall, the Canes 2010 draft class was pretty good one.
My Overall Draft Grade: B+
Question for CC Readers: What grade would you give the Carolina Hurricanes for their picks in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft?