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Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary
not surprised at the move; seems very much a Feaster move...make a big splash, try to show yourself as the best horse trader out there.
This is a difference in opinion, of philosophy.
Since 1984 only six number 1 picks have been a part of a stanley cup wnning team. Fleury, Crosby, Kane, Vinny, Modano and Mario.
6 in 30 years.
Sorry, I'll take the draft picks and leave the PR for fans
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Another way to spin that is that three first-overall-picks have been Stanley Cup winners in the past 10 years. And this more accurately factors into consideration the much greater importance of the draft in the last decade, the way the game has changed since 2004, and the fact that the most recent first-overall-picks will not make much of an immediate impact. To put it another way, that's 3/5 top-picks between 2003–2007.
Sorry, but my money is on Tavares, Stamkos, and any other #1 pick not playing for the Edmonton Oilers becoming parts of championship teams at some point over the next decade.