The Kings’ Best Pick From The ’00-’10 Drafts

2004 NHL Entry Draft

Nov 7, 2011; San Jose, CA, USA; Los Angeles Kings right wing Scott Parse (21) warms up before the game against the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion. San Jose defeated Los Angeles 4-2. Mandatory Credit: Jason O. Watson-USA TODAY Sports

Notable Selections

Alexander Ovechkin

Andrew Ladd

Evgeni Malkin

Kings Best Selection: Scott Parse, 6^th Round, 174^th Overall

Okay lest get through this quick, because any year that Parse is the best selection had to be a down year for the Kings at the draft.

Parse was the only selection in ’04 that went on to have any success in the NHL, if you want to call it success. The Kings had nine selections this year and the players selected that Draft have appeared in only 85 NHL games and Parse accounts for 75 of those.

But hey, the ’04 Draft brought us Yutaka Fukufuji that has to be a win, right?