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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I think people completely miss the mark when they use Detroit as an example of great drafting.
Detroit hit 3 home runs (Lidstrom, Zetterberg and Datsyuk) and Datsyuk wasn't a diamond in the riugh, he was a Russian and at that time, no one thought they would come over to play. Everyone knew he was a talent.
Since then, what has Detroit done in the draft? Answer: they draft about as well as everyone else.
What Detroit DOES demonstate is that the key to building a great team is to have those 2 or 3 superstars that you can build around. Lidstrom and Datsyuk make the players around them better and make all of management's decisions look better.
Draft me a Lidstrom with a 3rd round pick and I will build you a winner.
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Detroit in the last 5 years has drafted way better than Calgary has. Over 10 years it's even uglier.