"Being a first-round draft choice might ensure that a player gets a longer look but in no way does that guarantee immediate success.

"A higher pick arguably gets the benefit of the doubt ahead of the next guy; you have a vested interest in seeing him succeed, whereas a tryout player or even a later pick really has to be significantly better than the early picks," Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney said.

The Coyotes have several first-round picks in camp, and one, forward Kyle Turris, remains a holdout.

Shane Doan has had a quality career after he was selected by the Winnipeg Jets as the seventh overall choice in the 1995 draft. Others have parlayed first-round status into productive careers, such as defenseman Derek Morris and forwards Raffi Torres, Taylor Pyatt and Martin Hanzal."