Peter Stastny was an absolute superstar with the Quebec Nordiques, where he averaged 1.42 Points per Game and was a six-time All-Star. Sadly, for Stastny the Nordiques were not that good, and the rebuilding team traded the Czech superstar to New Jersey late in the 1989-90 Season.
After ten seasons in the NHL, Dainius Zubrus signed with the New Jersey Devils as a Free Agent, bringing his versatile play to the Garden State.
A Stanley Cup winner with the Montreal Canadiens in 1993, Lyle Odelein was traded straight up for Stephane Richer before the 1996-97 Season.
The NHL brain trusts had not yet become comfortable drafting Russian players, though 1990 was arguably the last season when the GMs would be gun-shy. In this draft, the New Jersey Devils had an absolute steal in the 11th Round in Left Wing Valeri Zelepukin.