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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
Being a lottery team is probably the best way to get an elite center.
The problem is the Flames will never win a lottery during any of our lifetimes and we all know it.
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You don't need to win a lottery, although it helps.
I mean, just taking the NHL's list top 20 centers in the league:
Kopitar
Barzal
Couturier
Stamkos
Petterson
O'Reilly
Tavares
Aho
Schiefele
Barkov
Zibanejad
Point
Malkin
Bergeron
Eichel
Matthews
Crosby
Draisatl
McKinnon
McDavid
McDavid, McKinnon, Crosby, Matthews, Eichel, Malkin, Barkov, Tavares, and Stamkos could all be considered lottery wins, even if the team that picked them technically lost, but they were behind a better prospect.
Over half the list was not a lottery win. You can plug and play different players, but the Canucks lost the lottery and got Petterson. Kopitar and Barzal were drafted out of the top 10. O'Reilly, Bergeron, and Aho weren't even first round picks.