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Originally Posted by Red John
Pittsburgh won a Cup with Crosby, Malkin and Staal down the middle despite perceived shortcomings on the wings and on D.
So no you don't. Colorado didn't trade O'Reilly or Duchene when they drafted MacKinnon - you shift someone to the wing and enjoy the spoils.
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Pittsburgh also hasn't really improved their blueline since and hasn't won a cup for about 5 years now. And I'd argue that the defense on every Stanley Cup winning team after Pittsburgh is pretty rock solid.