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Originally Posted by EddyBeers
Of course you do not know for sure, but the following playoff teams from last year had a top 5 pick in the last 10 years:
1) Boston
2) Florida
3) Pittsburgh
4) Philadelphia
5) New Jersey
6) Washington
7) St. Louis
8) Phoenix
9) Chicago
10) Los Angeles
Honorable mention to the Vancouver Canucks who got their two best players with top five picks.
It seems the vast vast majority of teams go through a period where they are basement dwellers before they can become elite again. Pretty hard to rebuild as a mediocre team drafting 13th every year and trading down in the first to recoup a second rounder used to supplement the roster.
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Just a little addendum at the end there.