NHL: 10 Great Players Stuck On Bad Teams

There is nothing more frustrating than to look at a bad team and think, "Look at all of that wasted talent."

With the NHL season starting to hit the home stretch, it has become pretty obvious who the bad teams in the league are.

Many of these teams are full of young up-and-coming players, while others have players at the end of their career.

This slideshow includes 10 players who would do amazing things if on another team, but are unfortunately stuck on a bad team.

Feel free to comment below with what players you would add to this list.

John Tavares: New York Islanders

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UNIONDALE, NY - FEBRUARY 11: John Tavares #91 of the New York Islanders skates against the Pittsburgh Penguins on February 11, 2011 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The Isles defeated the Pens 9-3. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

John Tavares is actually having a great season for the Islanders, even if the team as a whole sits in second-to-last in the east.

Tavares has 21 goals and 26 assists, putting him in 29th place in league scoring. The Islanders have been so bad that even with those 47 points, Tavares is minus-21.

The Islanders have a lot of young studs like Tavares and may be a threat if they don't give them all away.

Matt Duchene: Colorado Avalanche

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RALEIGH, NC - JANUARY 29: Matt Duchene #9 of the Colorado Avalanche participates in the skills challenge relay during the Honda NHL SuperSkills competition part of 2011 NHL All-Star Weekend at the RBC Center on January 29, 2011 in Raleigh, North Carolina

Matt Duchene is one of the great young talents in the league and is actually putting up identical number to Tavares (21 goals, 24 assists).

Even though Duchene's team has eight more losses than wins, he has still managed to post only a minus-three.

Duchene was the third overall pick in the 2009 draft and is looking every bit worth it so far.

Taylor Hall: Edmonton Oilers

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COLUMBUS, OH - FEBRUARY 05: Taylor Hall #4 of the Edmonton Oilers skates against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on February 5, 2011 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

The first overall pick in last year's draft is already putting up solid numbers for the Oilers, who are the worst team in the league.

Hall has 17 goals and 17 assists on the season and is minus-eight.

Hall will be very good moving forward, and it looks as though he may have another first pick joining him in Edmonton soon.

Ryan Whitney: Edmonton Oilers

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MONTREAL, CANADA - DECEMBER 01: Carey Price #31 of the Montreal Canadiens watches the puck hit the post on a shot by Ryan Whitney #6 of the Edmonton Oilers during the NHL game at the Bell Centre on December 1, 2010 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by

Ryan Whitney is a teammate of Taylor Hall's and has been an assist machine so far this season.

Whitney has 25 assists as a defenseman to go along with his two goals.

Whitney has played on some good teams in the past, including the Penguins and Ducks, but right now is stuck with the Oilers.

Paul Stastny: Colorado Avalanche

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COLUMBUS, OH - FEBRUARY 11: Paul Stastny #26 of the Colorado Avalanche skates with the puck during a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on February 11, 2011 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by John Grieshop/Getty Images)

The Colorado Avalanche are struggling of late, but the blame cannot be put on Paul Stastny.

Stastny has 17 goals and 28 assists so far this season and is looking to drive the Avalanche back into the playoffs.

Stastny has had three years of over 70 points with the Avalanche and will need to repeat that if they want to get out of the cellar this season.

Erik Karlsson: Ottawa Senators

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UNIONDALE, NY - FEBRUARY 05: Erik Karlsson #65 of the Ottawa Senators skates during an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum on February 5, 2011 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Paul Bereswill/Getty Images)

At the age of 20, Erik Karlsson still has plenty of time to be on a great team, but right now, his Senators are the exact opposite of that.

Karlsson himself is having a great year for a defenseman, with nine goals and 23 assists.

Karlsson also has paid the price for being on a bad team and has a minus-25 rating, mainly because he is playing 25 minutes a night.

Michael Grabner: New York Islanders

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OTTAWA, ON - FEBRUARY 15: Michael Grabner #40 of the New York Islanders celebrates a short-handed goal while Milan Michalek #9 of the Ottawa Senators reacts dejectedly in a game at Scotiabank Place on February 15, 2011 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Ne

Michael Grabner may end up winning the Rookie of the Year award, and it would be very impressive considering the Islanders are so bad this year.

Grabner has great numbers on the season with 25 goals (13th in the league) and 10 assists. Even more impressive are his three shorthanded goals and his plus-11 rating.

Grabner has been very impressive of late, scoring nine goals and assisting twice in the past five games.

David Backes: St. Louis Blues

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SUNRISE, FL - FEBRUARY 8: David Backes #42 of the St. Louis Blues skates up ice against the Florida Panthers on February 8, 2011 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. The Blues defeated the Panthers 2-1. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)

The St. Louis Blues started off hot, but things have gone south since then and they are on the very edge of the playoff picture.

David Backes has managed to keep up a great season with 20 goals and 21 assists. He is also plus-15, even though the Blues as a whole are minus-16.

Backes has only reached the playoffs once in his career, and only for four games. It doesn't seem likely he will add to either of those stats this year.

Patrik Elias: New Jersey Devils

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NEWARK, NJ - FEBRUARY 16: Patrik Elias #26 of the New Jersey Devils celebrates his game winning goal at 1:59 of the third period against the Carolina Hurricanes at the Prudential Center on February 16, 2011 in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils defeated the H

I'm not even sure if the New Jersey Devils should fall into the category of bad teams with how good they have been of late, but if they did, Patrick Elias would qualify.

Elias has managed to go only minus-two, where as his teammate Ilya Kovalchuk is minus-22.

Elias has also had a great season, scoring 14 goals and assisting on 29 others.

Tomas Vokoun: Florida Panthers

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SUNRISE, FL - FEBRUARY 16: Goaltender Tomas Vokoun #29 of the Florida Panthers makes a glove save on a shot by the Philadelphia Flyers on February 16, 2011 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)

Vokoun would likely be considered one of the best goalies in the league if he were not stuck on the Panthers.

He has managed to go 19-19-4 on a team that is pretty offensively challenged. Of his 19 wins, five of them have been shutouts.

Vokoun is eighth in save percentage in the league, even though he is 16th in the league in goals against.