35. Alexandre Daigle
Stats: 301GP, 74G, 172P
Height/Weight: 6foot0, 200lbs
Acquired: 1st Overall Pick, 1993
When the Ottawa Senators were awarded the first pick in the 1993 NHL entry draft, the organization was more than thrilled to select Forward Alexandre Daigle.
If you watch his draft video, you can hear TSN analyst Bob McKenzie say “he’s not the next Wayne Gretzky, he’s not the next Mario Lemieux, he falls right now in projection as a guy who could be the next Jeremy Roenick or Steve Yzerman or Joe Sakic or Pat Lafontaine, with a potential to kick it up a notch”
Sadly, none of those projections came true on Daigle who is now often considered one of the biggest draft busts of all time. However, his rookie numbers of 51 points and sophomore season of 37 points in 47 games don’t put him as the worst Ottawa Senator of all time.
In fact, if it weren’t for his draft status and early expectations, fans would probably view Daigle differently. He would end up playing 301 games in a Senators jersey with 74 goals and 172 points. Daigle gets put on the list due to the seasons where he put up over 25 goals and 50 points. Of course, many NHL experts and fans around the early 1990’s expected Daigle to be much much higher on this list.