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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
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His core is missing Barzal because he traded that pick away. His core is missing Farabee because he traded that pick away. There are many elite teams that have not picked in the top 3 or 4 on the draft in the past 10 years. Other teams accumulate enough assets to become good. Brad dodged that bullet.
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"Many elite teams"?
· Anaheim
· Minnesota
· Washington
· St Louis
· Vegas
· SJ
· Pittsburgh
· Vancouver
These are the only teams to have not drafted in the top four the past ten years. Minnesota and Vancouver have not been elite teams at any point over that time, and Anaheim and SJ presently are not elite teams. Washington and Pittsburgh have won championships during this time, but with generational talents on their rosters that were drafted in the top-two in earlier drafts. Vegas was built through an exceptionally favourable expansion draft, and only two of their own draft picks have ever played games for them.
That would leave St Louis. Exactly one team that has managed to be elite without the benefit of a top-four draft pick, or the expansion draft.