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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
And yet they have won zero rounds with him
I think it’s a valid example as they are similar type of dmen
Harmonic was highly regarded when acquired but his play didn’t match that reputation I will agree
I just think your comparison to the leafs, and others, are clearly engineered for your purpose
The reason the Leafs have a better team isn’t because of good gm work. It’s because they drafted franchise players with high picks and had another franchise player sign with them over anyone else. That’s it.
Same with your roster turnover point which was equally flawed in approach.
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Carolina seems to have built a roster than looks like it will be consistently good for awhile and they did that with a 2nd overall, two fifths and a 7th in the last decade.
Philly is OK and they had a 2nd and two 7ths
Islanders are not bad and they have not had a top 10 pick in 6 years and will not have one this year.
Bruins seem fine and the highest they have drafted in the last 9 years is 13th.
It seems possible that a good GM can build a Stanley cup contender without high picks.