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Originally Posted by MelBridgeman
Why does it have to be a young guy? We had that, his name was Phanuef in his first year...look what happens when his contract was up, We had Juice, Cammy, Bertuzzi, Bork, Kipper for awhile, lots of players that Sutter has found at a good price to contribute more then they have been paid. So since there was no "young" guys in the system he found other players to fill those spots. So i am not sure you need only a young guy....eventually Chicago, Pittsburgh, LA eta will run into the same problem...too much money in very few...
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Because, that formula just isn't sustainable over several seasons. You need good drafting as a necessary fall back.
Case in point - the 2009-2010 Calgary Flames. Too many overpaid/underperforming players, and no 1st or 2nd round pick in the draft because assets had to be used to supplement the talent on the team through trades instead of developing homegrown talent.
Eventually, it catches up to you if you draft poorly.