Furthering PepsiFree's point: look at the Flames. (Italics were not first acquired by CGY)
Gaudreau (104th) - Monahan (6th) - Ferland (133rd)
Tkachuk (6th) - Backlund (24th) - Frolik (10th)
Versteeg (134th) - Bennett (4th) - Chiasson (38th)
Bouma (78th) - Stajan (57th) - Brouwer (214th)
F. Hamilton (129th)
Giordano (undrafted) - D. Hamilton (9th)
Brodie (114th) - Stone (69th)
Bartkowski (190th) - Engelland (194th)
Kulak (105th)
Elliott (291st)
Johnson (125th)
Gillies (75th)
It's entirely possible to build a very good team without a top-3 pick. The lottery shouldn't be the be-all and the end-all, especially in a weak year.
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