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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
I have never been a proponent of playing for the draft and building success around draft picks. I`d rather the team put more emphasis on making the right trades and picking up the right free agents.
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Jesus Jones, are you serious? When's the last time a team has traded their way to a Stanley Cup? The Colorado Avalanche in the 90s?
Drafting high is not a sure thing, and never will be, but drafting well is still the best, and almost
only, way to build a Stanley cup winner. Just look at the last decade of Stanley Cup winners, and see who those teams have build around. Pretty much all of them are high draft picks, and almost always their own.