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Originally Posted by moon
The difference between drafting 1/2/3 over 5/6/7 certainly helped the Penguins and Hawks win Cups and multiple losing seasons didn't seem to hurt those two teams or the Kings in terms of constructing winners.
I don't think anyone has said that drafting high is the only way to build a team but since this team is drafting high no matter what it seems that it is better to draft the better players and get elite talent when making those draft picks.
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Toews was a 3rd overall pick, and Chicago only got the number 1 overall pick because they won the lottert as the 5-spot.
The only top 5 pick on the Kings is Drew Doughty.
From a hockey perspective, losing can never become truly acceptable. Think of it like this; there is merit to doing a crappy job well. Whether it's landscaping, the mail room, warehouse, data processing, whatever. If you do the crappy jobs well, you develop the muscles and habits necessary to have success when you get to the better job.
It'd be nice to get the top pick. We'll still have a top 5 pick. The top 5 are really good.