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Originally Posted by driveway
I completely agree that excellent drafting is vital to building a championship team, however as a counterpoint, I'll just say that the last team to win the Cup without a top-three draft pick on the team was the 2001 Colorado Avalanche.
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This stat is disingenuous. Seguin did not play a significant role on the winning Boston team. Nor did Brad Stuart push the 2008 red wine over the edge. And in that time, many of the top 3 draft picks on cup winning teams were acquired outside of the draft.
I get what you're trying to say - one elite player is required to win a championship - but that player does not necessarily have to be drafted by the winning team at the top of the draft.