The reality of Jon Klemm is that he fought for every shift he got in pro hockey.

Klemm was an undrafted Free Agent in 1991, and he would not play that much in the NHL for his first few seasons.  That might be true, but the Defenseman would keep plying at his trade, and after playing 15 Games when the franchise was in Quebec, the first year when the organization relocated to the Rocky Mountains would see the Defenseman find a permanent home.

Playing the last half of the 1980s with the Quebec Nordiques, Jeff Brown got his start in the NHL in La Belle Province.  The Defenseman was only with the parent club for 8 Games as a rookie, and he would be promoted for good midway through his second season (1985-86).

Drafted 10^th overall in 2015, Mikko Rantanen came with high expectations after a tremendous junior career in Finland.  Rantanen didn’t play much with the big club as a rookie, as he played mostly in the AHL, where he was the co-winner of the Rookie of the Year.  Rantanen would win a permanent roster spot the year after, and he would score 38 Points, but afterward, he would begin his ascent to greatness.  

Scott Young won a Stanley Cup ring with the Pittsburgh Penguins and would be traded the year after choosing to play in Italy and represent the United States in the 1992 Olympics.