There were a couple of good choices for the Anaheim Ducks to be picking fourth overall in this redraft from the 1995 draft lottery in the NHL. Forward Petr Sykora was a tempting choice here, but it's hard not to have the Ducks go with their top goaltender in franchise history with the fourth overall pick in this redraft from 1995.
One-time Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jean Sebastien-Giguere led the Ducks to their only championship in franchise history in 2007. He also won the Conn Smythe Trophy with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, despite his team falling short of the Devils in that series.
A member of the 1999-00 Stanley Cup winning Devils team, right-winger Sykora is a great pick here for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1995 redraft of the first round. Sykora is one of seven players from this draft class who played over 1,000 career regular season games. He was also one of three players from this draft class who scored over 300 career goals in the regular season.
Sykora gets to move up 13 spots in the first round of this 1995 redraft to be selected by the Lightning.
I would be remiss if I didn't mention the 34 career playoff goals and 74 career points Sykora scored in the postseason in the NHL.
Even though he wasn't picked second overall by the Isles, Redden is still worth a top-six pick in this redraft from 1995. Redden was a quality top-four defenseman for over a decade in his NHL career, including an All-Star selection in the early 2000s.
Redden led all defensemen in this draft class in goals (109), assists (348), points (457), and games played (1,023). He was also the only defenseman from this 1995 draft class who played over 1,000 career regular season games.