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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
2011 Blackhawks were the defending champs who had just lost a bit of depth due to a cap crunch but still had their core intact. Instead of adding bodies to fill out their depth they hoarded draft picks, in particular Andrew Shaw, Brandon Saad, and Teuvo Teravainen. You don't think those guys extended their cup window? They also had another 1st in 2010, Kevin Hayes @ 24th overall, who might have furthered that window had he not elected to sign in New York as a UFA.
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The Hawks had no choice, they had too many good players, so traded a number and could only take back draft picks because they had no room to add salary.
Given the choice, they would have (1) not traded those guys for picks; or (2) traded picks for players if they had the cap room.
There was no intention of "hoarding draft picks".