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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
How many elite teams do you think there are in the league? There are 4 currently who did not pick in the top 4 in the past 10 years including the upcoming draft that you deem elite and you have not excluded like Washington. Half of the top 10 teams in the league according to the standings tonight have not had a top 4 pick in the last 9 drafts. The you have to draft high is just an excuse for poor franchises.
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1. TB — drafted #2 in 2013
2. Washington — no top-four picks
3. NYI — drafted #4 in 2012
4. VGK — no top-four picks
5. Carolina — drafted #2 in 2018
6. Colorado — drafted #1, 4, and 4 in 2013, 2017, 2019
7. Toronto — drafted #4 and 1 in 2015, 2016
8. Florida — drafted #2 and 1 in 2013, 2014
9. Winnipeg — drafted #2 in 2016
10. Pittsburgh — no top-four picks
Three teams. Two of which have won championships in the past ten years on the backs of generational talents that were selected in the top-two, and one which built exclusively through the expansion draft.
Three teams by any measure is not "many teams."
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As for the arbitrary cutoff, one has to pick a cutoff somewhere.
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That's fair. But are you going to move the goalposts once more after I have again debunked your claim?