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Originally Posted by Textcritic
"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.
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Boston has not drafted in the top 4 in the past 10 drafts, they are pretty good as well. Made a few finals. The Islanders squeak into the top 4 (which we have as well, a top 4 pick) once 10 years ago, after the upcoming draft they will be in that category and they look based on the past couple seasons and this year that they are currently in the elite category. So it most certainly is possible.