Since he was drafted third overall in 2015, there might not be a player in hockey who has been scrutinized more than Coyotes center Dylan Strome.
Selected after generational talents Connor McDavid (Oilers) and Jack Eichel (Sabres), Strome was considered a consensus top-five pick along with Mitch Marner and Noah Hanifin, who were picked fourth and fifth by the Maple Leafs and Hurricanes, respectively.
Fast forward nearly three years and each of those players, as well as several others selected in that first round, have established themselves as high-level NHLers.
Among those first-round picks, Ivan Provorov (No.