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NHL draft 2015: A complete history of players chosen with the No. 7 overall pick

Bill Barber, taken by the Flyers in the 1972 draft, was one of the greatest No. 7 picks in history. Ryan Sittler, taken by the Flyers in the 1992 draft, was maybe the worst.

The Philadelphia Flyers have picked in the top 10 of the NHL draft just three times in the last 15 years: Sean Couturier at No. 8 in 2011, James van Riemsdyk at No. 2 in 2007, and Joni Pitkanen at No. 4 in 2002. This year they'll have the opportunity to do it again, as they hold the No.