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Originally Posted by IgiTang
First off, don’t pretend to know a thing about me personally. You don’t.
Second, Vegas is showing everyone that you don’t need an “elite” player to be a very good hockey team. Trading away key pieces and valuable assets for magic beans are not what wins you championships.
It’s adding complimentary pieces to an already good core. They don’t have to be elite. Just a really solid group from top to bottom.
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Lol, don't know why you're taking this so personally.
Vegas - who are still a long way from winning the Cup at this point - is an exception to the rule and could easily be riding a high. Let's wait for one of their six alternate captains to lift the Cup before we anoint them a dynasty and start following their blueprint.
Again, you need to go back 30 years before you run into a team that did not have individual trophy winners, not that the team was full of scrubs. We're not just talking near top tier, but legitimately considered the very best at their role, at least at some point in their career. Often times, it's not just one elite talent, it's multiple.
Of course you need elite talent and depth. It's easier to get depth than elite talent. It's easier to find a good third liner in the draft or a trade, or overseas or in free agency, then it is to find top tier players. And a lot of time elite players like Tavares give the illusion of depth as you can play him with anybody and all of a sudden you got 2 scrubs looking like "20 goal scorers."
Whether it's the Flames or (far more likely) pretty much any other team, I believe it would be a good move to give Tavares pretty much whatever he wants. Elite talent is
required to win a Cup, and if you don't have it, what's the point? Toil around in the middle of the pack, hope for a Cinderella run if you sneak into playoffs? Or tank for a top pick in hopes of receiving that elite talent? Players like Tavares pretty much never make it to UFA while still in their prime. He has the possibility to shape a franchise if he does go that route. I say good on whatever team does have the balls to get him.
But following my logic, Tavares has no Selke, Norris or Art Ross so he's not going to get you a Cup
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Also it's just silly to use Edmonton as an argument not to do anything. Could you imagine the next team with a 1st overall generational talent and be like "nah, drafting the best player in the world didn't work out well for Edmonton, let's grab some guy who might be a good third liner instead." Edmonton is going to Edmonton.