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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
What is their relative situation that they shouldn't be picking Europeans? Just because they drafted 5 in the first round doesn't mean the whole team is going to be European. I seem to recall several teams that won the cup with 5+ Europeans.
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Their situation is that they are in a rebuild and have a bunch of high-quality first round picks. They are essentially drafting their new core.
If I were GM, I wouldn't be doing that with all Europeans.
Teams have won the cup with 5+ Europeans, but the only team ever to win the cup with a largely European core was the Red Wings. And no team is ever going to be able to acquire half of the Red Army team, all at once, ever again.