According to the sports data site AR Analytics, these are the highest-scoring 18 year olds who were drafted outside the top-10 since 2005:
Patrice Bergeron (45th overall) 39 points in 71 games Cole Sillinger (12th overall) 31 points in 79 games Zach Benson (13th overall) 30 points in 71 games Ryan O'Reilly (33rd overall) 26 points in 81 games
Ben Kindel has 27 points in 53 games, putting him on pace for a 40-point season in 79 games. He's on track to be the most productive 18-year-old who wasn't a top-10 draft pick in the salary cap era.
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According to the sports data site AR Analytics, these are the highest-scoring 18 year olds who were drafted outside the top-10 since 2005:
Patrice Bergeron (45th overall) 39 points in 71 games
Cole Sillinger (12th overall) 31 points in 79 games
Zach Benson (13th overall) 30 points in 71 games
Ryan O'Reilly (33rd overall) 26 points in 81 games
Ben Kindel has 27 points in 53 games, putting him on pace for a 40-point season in 79 games. He's on track to be the most productive 18-year-old who wasn't a top-10 draft pick in the salary cap era.
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