The history of the 9th selection is very hit or miss. For the most part, teams have gotten players who had solid careers. And just like every other spot in the draft order, theirs been some big hits and some really big misses. Unfortunately, the Canadiens missed pretty badly with their only other 9th pick.
For the purposes of this exercise, the draft window used is from 1970 through 2010. The 2010 cutoff exists because I feel 6 years is a long enough period to judge on whether the player has proven to be a good pick.
The Truly Exceptional
So this article is really supposed to be the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the 9th pick.