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The history of the NHL is littered with players who didnt work out with one team but

were traded and fit perfectly elsewhere, or who never got drafted but went on to very, very productive careers (Chris Kunitz is an example), or who were drafted by one team and landed in the league elsewhere. As Jake Muzzin (drafted in the fifth round in 2007 by the Penguins) is in Pittsburgh tonight, a look at players drafted by the Penguins who never played for them but did find success with other teams (top 10 in GP): Player Morris Lukowich Gord Lane Paul Laus Darrin Shannon Jamie Heward Matt Moulson Daniel Carcillo Serge Aubin Peter Marsh Rob Gaudreau Rd/Overall 3/47 9/134 2/37 1/4th 1/16 9/263 3/73 7/161 2/29 9/172 Year Drafted 1976 1973 1989 1988 1989 2003 2003 1994 1976 1988 NHL GP 582 539 530 506 394 388 385 374 278 231

Now a look at top 10 Penguins in terms of games played with Pittsburgh who were not drafted by the team, two of whom were never drafted by an NHL team and four of whom played fewer than 90 games with the teams that did draft them: Player Jean Pronovost Rick Kehoe Ron Stackhouse Ron Schock Ron Francis Kevin Stevens Syl Apps Tom Barrasso Peter Lee Darius Kasparaitis Games w/ Penguins 753 (never drafted) 722 621 (83 GP with Oakland) 619 (never drafted) 533 522 (0 GP with Los Angeles) 495 (31 GP with NY Rangers) 460 431 (0 GP with Montreal) 405

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