Drafting is not an easy thing to do, as Islanders fans know this all too well, but it is imperative to have a successful organization. Look at the 1970s, the Isles hit on a ton of draft picks that helped build their dynasty era squad.
Well, in 1997, four years removed from relevancy, the Isles were in a position to rebuild and their General Manager had two draft picks in the top five. With the fourth overall pick, the Isles decided to go with Roberto Luongo and fifth overall they nabbed Eric Brewer.
Both of these guys went on to play over 1,000 games each in their career but played a combined 113 games with the Islanders.