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Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Probably, but what point would that prove? We already know Darryl Sutter was not a great GM in this regard. But he left over half a decade ago, and before our rebuild, so there's nothing of value to be had. You would be far better off looking up how many games, goals, wins, etc. players you drafted have given you from this year's roster.

Also, I would partially disagree with the rest of your point. Building through the draft means getting core or impact players in the draft. While adding more picks gives better odds, a whole bunch of losing lottery tickets has no value. You need to get wins whether you make two picks in a draft or a dozen.

And to that end, I'll segway into something I noticed for the Bruins when I was looking up the previous chart: Between 2007-2013, they sucked at building through the draft.
2007: Nada
2008: Joe Colborne (never played for them), Michael Hutchinson (never played for them)
2009: Nada
2010: Tyler Seguin (traded early), Ryan Spooner
2011: Dougie Hamilton (traded early),
2012: Matt Benning (never played for them)
2013: Nada

Seven years, and they pulled only two players of note that even suited up for them. Both were dealt after only three seasons. The Bruins are bloody lucky that they hit a home run in 2014 with Pastranak, or else they'd be staring at the abyss right now. And they did that with only five picks for the entire draft.

Not just Pastrnak. Brad Marchand went from a good top-six winger in his mid-twenties to a bonafide top-line star in the space of the past two years. Where would the Bruins be without that crazy late emergence?