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Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary
Wait, are you suggesting that the easier path to winning the Stanley Cup is not to have a top 3 pick on the roster?
Elite talent wins you Stanley cups, and the likelihood of getting elite talent is through top 3 picks.
Exceptions to this don't disprove that.
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I'm not suggesting anything. I'm saying that the Blues drafting a disappointing player #1 overall in 2006, and trading that player away in 2011, did nothing to help them win the Cup in 2019. People are talking about having top-3 draft picks on your roster. Well, Erik Johnson was not on the Blues' roster when they won the Stanley Cup, and neither were any of the players they traded him for.