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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Another interesting look of that is how the players were acquired by the teams they are on currently.
Of the 64 top four forwards on playoff teams they were acquired in the following ways:
- 36/64 Were Drafted (56%)
- 20/64 Were Traded (31%)
- 8/64 Were FAs (13%)
Of the 48 top 3 d-men on playoff teams they were acquired in the following ways:
- 29/48 were drafted (60%)
- 10/48 were traded (21%)
- 9/48 were FAs (19%)
So really I think the story here IMO is draft who you think the best player available is going to be. It's slightly easier to acquire a top forward via a trade, but also slightly easier to acquire a top d-man as a UFA.
Draft best player available and deal with the consequences later would be my reco. |
Of the drafted, how many were top 8 which I think pertains to us as we're drafting top 8?