In the 1997 draft, the New York Islanders used their fourth overall pick on goalie Roberto Luongo. Luongo continued to play in the QMJHL for two more years after being drafted before making his way over to the Islanders.
He played in 26 games in the AHL, posting a .908 save percentage and a 2.93 goals against average. In 24 games in the NHL that year, he had a .904 and a 3.25 goals against average while going 7-14-1 on a very poor Islanders team.
That was it. That's all Mike Milbury needed to see before he pulled the plug on Luongo.