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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
Blackhawks definitely failed to launch a few times.
Dan Cleary (13)
Mark Bell (8)
Tuomo Ruutu (9)
Mikhail Yakubov (10)
Pavel Vorobiev (11)
Cam Barker (3)
Jack Skille (7)
Lots of failed high picks before striking gold with Kane and Toews.
Member when Mark Bell, Kyle Calder, and Tyler Arnason were the future? I do.
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Come on, so much to pick apart there.
The Blackhawks went 5 years between playoffs not 10, hardly a "failure to launch."
In those 5 years they finished 3rd in their division twice, 4th once, and 5th twice. Not dead last in the league for 4 straight years.
The majority of their rebuilt team was not top 10 picks. Hjarlmarsson (108th), Seabrook (14th), Crawford (52nd), Byfuglien (245th), Keith (54th), Niemi (undrafted), Sharp (trade), Hossa (FA signing), and the list goes on. They needed 2 top 10 picks to successfully rebuild. The Oilers needed 8.
Shall I go on?