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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
In '03 Pittsburgh had a 65 point season, followed by two 58 point seasons. Three years later they won the cup.
In '04 Chicago had a 59 point season, followed by a 65 point season. Four seasons later and they were cup winners.
The Kings were a bit different. In '07 the had a 68 point season, followed by a 71 point season. Four years later they were cup winners.
All three teams won cups within five years of bottoming out. The Pens and Chicago both won cups in that time frame after bottoming out with sub-sixty point seasons.
Assuming that Edmonton bottomed out in 2013, winning by 2018 fits the pattern. Also, if you look at the time elapsed between the years Pittsburgh and Chicago got their superstar players ('06 and '08) and their following cup wins ('09 and '10), it suggests the Oilers 2018 cup win would be right on time.
Sad to say, but I don't think it's that crazy of a suggestion.
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All of those teams found serviceable to excellent talent in the later rounds of the draft beyond the no brainers that were their rewards for well timed ineptitude. They all had significant talent on D and in net. For each of those examples one can also point to teams such as Washington, NYI, and the Oilers themselves to prove that it takes more than sucking your way into a bunch of #1 overall picks to build a Stanley Cup Champion.