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Old 05-28-2021, 09:58 AM   #12675
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher View Post
The player who had the most bearing on the Blues winning the Cup (or 2nd most if you think they just rode a hot goalie) is Pietrangelo, who was drafted 4th overall.

Drafting elite players isn’t guaranteed if you rebuild. Nor does it guarantee you’ll be able to build an elite team around an elite core. But it’s very hard to build an elite team without an elite core, and those players are typically (not always, but typically) drafted high in the first round.

You can look at it conceptually like this:

Rebuild

40 per cent chance become elite
30 per cent sustained mediocrity
30 per cent wander the wilderness

Never rebuild

20 per cent chance become elite
60 per cent chance sustained mediocrity
20 per cent chance wander the wilderness

Or, you know, the guy who won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs....who was acquired via trade and was a 2nd round draft choice.
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