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Originally Posted by SoulOfTheFlame
Except that they haven't been... right?
Dion is the only star pick made in the first round since the Tod button regime began. Is this really acceptable?
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Not at all! Especially when it seems that all the teams that are winning have their draft picks. Here is a quick list of the last 15 stanley cup champs:
(round-overall)
PIT- crosby(1-1), malkin(1-2), fleury(1-1), staal(1-2), letang(3-62), talbot(8-234), orpik(1-18)
DET- franzen(3-97), hudler(2-58),filppula(3-95), kronwall(1-25), kopecky(2-38), zetterberg(7-212), datsyuk(6-171),holmstrom(10-257), lidstrom, fedorov, sillinger, kozlov, primeau
ANA- Getz(1-19), perry(1-28), bryzgalov(2-44)
CAR- Staal(1-2), ward(1-25), ladd(1-4), wallin(4-97)
TB- lecav(1-1), richards(3-64), kubina(7-179)
NJ- brodeur(1-20), gionta(3-82), gomez(1-27), sykora(1-18)
COL- Liles(5-159), tanguay(1-12), skoula(1-17), drury(3-72), forsberg- for lindros
DAL- langenbrunner(2-35), niewendyk- for iginla