Shakir Mukhamadullin #17 of Russia. (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images)
When the New Jersey Devils selected Shakir Mukhamadullin with the 20th-overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, the choice was widely panned. There were a lot of really good players still on the board, but the Devils chose to take a player most analysts had in the 50s. Tom Fitzgerald did not have a pick in the 2nd round, so he made the best of the situation. Mukhamadullin has to be compared to Braden Schneider. He was picked 19th overall by the Devils rival, the New York Rangers.