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Originally Posted by transplant99
Sure is working well for the Rangers who openly wrote a letter to their fans over 3 years ago and embraced this "belief".
Drafted 9th, 1st and 2nd overall since then, added Artemi Panarin for no assets, Adam Fox blackmailed his way there, have 2 of the more highly touted young G's in the game...and it has gotten them....what?
They may still ascend to lofty heights but they dont have a new stadium to worry about filling in that exact time frame either, which has to be a major concern for this team
Just sayin.
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Yeah, their picks aren't looking like the homerun selections but it still goes back to 18 of the last 20 champs have those picks in their line-ups. Timing is a huge part of it.
Championships are built on centres and defencemen, so having what I'd say is bad luck on draft years definitely has an impact - again, it's not a perfect "you're going to be good!" solution, but you can't truly expect to be a championship quality team without those picks in your lineup.
Step 1: Draft in the top-3 multiple times.
Step 2: Be one of the best managed hockey teams in the league
Step 3: Win a Championship at SOME point in the future if you nailed step 1 and executed step 2 at a high level. You then at least open yourself to truly take advantage of a year where things go your way in the playoffs.