Dan Boyle -treidissä Tampaan tullut Ty Wishart on erinomainen osoitus siitä, miten arvaamatonta 18-vuotiaiden varaaminen voi olla. Ennen varaustaan Wishart pelasi erittäin varmaa peliä ja osoitti johtajuuden elkeitä. Näin hänestä kirjoitti The Hockey News Draft Preview ennen vuoden 2006 draftia:
"Anyone wanting a big, strong and steady defenceman need look no further than Ty Wishart. There's nothing fancy here, but Wishart is as dependable as a Maytag washing machine.
"He has good size, competes hard and is hard to beat 1-on-1", said one scout. Wishart played 58 games for Prince George as a 16-year old, and this season he picked up right where he left off. After missing the playoffs the past two years, Prince George turned its fortunes around in 2005-06 and Wishart was a big part of that. He was rock solid and played in all key situations, but enjoyed only limited offensive success.
There are those who think Wishart is in the mold of Eric Brewer, but others say that's too much of a stretch. "He can't skate as well as Brewer", said another scout. "The liability is his skating. It's not his best asset. You hope it will come. He is just a simple, safe guy."
Tässä, tammikuussa 2008 kirjoitetussa artikkelissa kerrotaan, miten asiat lopulta kääntyivät. Katkeroituneeksi leimatussa artikkelissa piilee luultavasti totuuden siemen, ei savua ilman tulta:
http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/...ougars-his-legacy-a-conflicted-character.html
"What’s truly shocking about how it all ended is that it was a 180-degree turn from the start. When Wishart arrived in Prince George, he was a humble, quiet giant and he worked so hard that he was labeled a future captain. As a 16- and 17-year-old, Wishart’s work ethic was unmatched as he led the other young players through off-ice training sessions, up and down stairs, sprinting around the lower level at CN Centre, grunting in the weight room. Wishart was impressive.
Then he was drafted. First round, 16th overall, by San Jose. That next fall, he spoke to a local rep hockey team. One of the youngsters asked him about his in-season training program. “I haven’t worked out since before camp,” is the reply, delivered with a chuckle, that one of the coaches remembers rolling off Wishart’s tongue. The coach’s jaw, it dropped.
Then Wishart signed his contract, and any leadership evaporated. Wishart isn’t the first athlete to be drafted high, sign a contract and lose his head in the clouds, nor will he be the last. But at 16 and 17, he seemed the least likely."