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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Yup. Live off the back of another GM's work, then get lucky and sign a HHOF defenceman who wants to play with his brother and another HHOF-calibre defenceman who wants the F out of Edmonton.
Easy as pie.  |
That Selanne guy worked out pretty well for him though. It's easy to forget how terrible he was in Colorado but Burke took the chance on him.
Niedermayer, Pronger, Beauchemin, Moen, Marchant. He inherited a decent team but he built it into the Championship team, luck or not.