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Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under
Having Toews Kane and Keith probably helps too.
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Yes, but two great players != a Stanley Cup. You have to build a championship team around them and the hawks have been undeniably successful at doing so. Even after gutting the team after cup win 1/2. Bowman says there's some secret sauce to free agents, trades, salary, etc. Even if he's talking out of his rear end, he's obviously doing something right.
Look at all the teams with great players on them throughout history with nothing to show for it. The hawks got "lucky", but it's what they did with that luck that has made them successful.