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Originally Posted by Corral
Well you and I have a different view of what is 'successful' if the Capitals and Blues are on that list for you. Agreed on the draft, and as everyone knows we already have multiple top 5 ish picks in our lineup.
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If you don't think the Caps and Blues have been successful for the last 4-5 seasons, then yes, we have a different idea of what success means.
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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
I'm not sure they have been doing all these things well. I don't really follow the Res Wings that closely but if they were, wouldnt it mean their prospect base was better?
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They have a good group of young players for a team that has drafted in their position. Larkin, Mantha, and Sheahan are good finds at where they were drafted. But where you draft is the single most important element in building through the draft. And this is the overall draft position of the first picks the Wings have made in each of the last 12 years:
19
41
27
30
32
21
35
49
20
15
19
20
Even the best drafting team in the league (which the Wings may be) is not going to draft an elite core in those spots. Players like Malkin and Doughty and Kane just don't fall into your lap at the 20th pick.
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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Or does being bad and getting high draft picks trump everything else? If so let's stop making fun of the Oilers.
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People make fun of the Oilers because even with a bunch of 1st OA picks they had a terrible team. It wasn't until they hit the homerun/lottery with McDavid that they turned things around.
Ask Leafs fans how bad they feel about enduring a rebuild.