Another player taken in that year';s third round who became a star is
goaltender Frederik Andersen. He was originally drafted by the Hurricanes in
the seventh round of the 2010 Draft but never signed. He re-entered the draft
in 2012 and the Ducks took him with the 87th pick. He was unranked ahead of the
 draft after playing for Frolunda of the SHL in Sweden. He appeared in 39 games
 his draft year with a 1.62 GAA and .943 SV%.The Ducks took number one
goaltenders in back-to-back drafts, John Gibson in 2011 and Frederik Andersen
(above) in 2012. Andersen has been great so far in his career, leading his
teams to the postseason five straight years. The Panthers passed on him when
they drafted Steven Hodges 84th overall. (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)

He came to North America the following season and served as the Ducks'; main
AHL goaltender in 2012-13, was their NHL backup in 2013-14, and their NHL
starter during the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons, sharing the Jennings Trophy
with Gibson the latter season. The Ducks traded him to the Toronto Maple Leafs
in June 2016 and he has been their starter since. Since becoming Toronto';s
starting netminder, his 132 starts are second-most in the league. In total, he
has made 246 starts in his career with a 148-63-31 record, 15 shutouts, a 2.55
GAA, .918 SV%, and 47.9 goalie point shares.

His 246 starts, 148 wins, 15 shutouts, and 47.9 goalie point shares would be
first among Panthers'; goaltenders since 2013-14 had they drafted him, while
his save percentage and goals against average would be second. Like Gibson,
Andersen is the type of player the Panthers would have loved to have drafted
given the lack of talent they have at the position outside of Luongo and James
Reimer.Others That Didn';t Make the List

Although the overlooked players above were among the worst in recent team
history, the Panthers made additional mistakes in the draft.

2006 - Drafted Michael Frolik over Bryan Little with the 10th overall pick2007
- Drafted John Lee over Jake Muzzin in the fifth round2008 - Drafted Jacob
Markstrom over Roman Josi with the 31st pick2008 - Drafted Adam Comrie over
Adam Henrique in the third round2011 - Drafted Kyle Rau over Jean-Gabriel
Pageau in the third round2012 - Drafted Alexander Delnov over Jaccob Slavin in
the fourth round2013 - Drafted Matt Buckles over Juuse Saros in the fourth
round2015 - Drafted Lawson Crouse over Mathew Barzal and Kyle Connor with the
11th overall pick

Let me know what you think of the Panthers'; missed draft picks in the comments
 below.

*All stats and information came from Hockey-Reference, Elite Prospects, and
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