can't-miss

This culminated in the worst record in the NHL, winning just 23 games, putting the Penguins in line to draft ' can't-miss ' Russian phenom Alexander Ovechkin with the number one pick.

* The network drafting a can't-miss anchor prospect out of high school, only to see him flame out on the job (" Jimmy Key, what is he 45?

Variety Magazine wrote that "' Mobsters ' resembles a cart-before-the-horse case of putting marketing ahead of filmmaking, as the seemingly can't-miss premise of teen-heartthrob gangsters gets lost in self-important direction, a shoddy script and muddled storytelling ".

Stressed by the pressure of his " can't-miss " status as a prospect, Ellis became addicted.

The top three picks ( Shaquille O ' Neal, Alonzo Mourning, Christian Laettner ) were considered can't-miss prospects.

Teamed with teenager Aguilera's dazzling, very adult-sounding vocals, it was a can't-miss combination.