Rick Nash was the first overall pick in the 2002 NHL Draft, and he would quickly prove to the Columbus Blue Jackets that they made a good selection.  As a sophomore, Nash would put he puck in the net 41 times, which was enough to win the Maurice Richard trophy for the most Goals in a Season.  Nash would never win that award again, but he would have seven more 30 Goal campaigns, two of which were at least 40.

Paul Martin may have played for some good and high-profile teams over his career (New Jersey, Pittsburgh, and San Jose), and the Defenseman was also chosen to represent the United States of America multiple times, but this is still someone for whom a case can be made that he was an underrated player.  Martin was a two-time champion with the University of Minnesota (2002 & 2003), and in the NHL, he scored 320 Points with two top ten finishes in Defensive Point Shares.

Patrick Sharp, a member of the Chicago Blackhawks' three Stanley Cup wins of the 2010s (2010, 2013 & 2015), was one of the better defensive forwards of his era.  Sharp spent the majority of his professional career with Chicago, and he was often a fringe contender for the Frank J. Selke Award. In the 2007-08 season, he finished first in the National Hockey League in Short-Handed Goals.  Sharp would also finish in the top ten in Goals twice, and internationally, he was a member of Team Canada’s 2014 Olympic win.

Despite playing his entire career in an Original Six city, Henrik Zetterberg had a brilliant under-the-radar career.  The Swedish Centre was the runner-up for the Calder Trophy in 2003, and two seasons later, he would develop into one of the most well-rounded players in the National Hockey League.