1. Taylor Hall, forward, Carolina Games played: 989 Current playoffs: 15 games, 16 points (5+11) The 2010 first overall draft pick has had a career full of ups and downs. In Edmonton, where he spent six seasons, he never made the playoffs. In 2016, he was traded to New Jersey, where two years later he became the league's most valuable player. After that, he was average - or sometimes worse - in Arizona, Boston, Buffalo, and Chicago. But the trade to Carolina in January 2025 suited him perfectly.