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Originally Posted by The Cobra
I agree that elite teams need strong supporting players too. I am not saying that Edmonton fits that definition.
But elite teams need elite players to build around. The more elite players a team has, the weaker the supporting players can be.
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There's also the question as to which of these players are elite because of their team accomplishments, and which are elite because of their individual accomplishments. Does Patrick Kane do as well on Carolina? Is Quick elite playing behind a team like Arizona?
IMO you can't just point to cup winners and say "look at all those elite players" because results change our perception of players and coaches. Neither McDavid nor Gaudreau and Monahan have a cup, but they're all still young. Individual and team accomplishments will go a long way to how the debate looks in the future.