Quote:
Originally Posted by dino7c
90% due to the team sucking and past lottery wins
|
High draft pics are where you get number one centres. The Canucks drafted 5th overall but Pettersson would go higher in a redraft so they might have gotten lucky there already.
The question for Rutherford is if he can build a roster around their #1C Pettersson, #1D Hughes, and #1G Demko (and whether those guys can be good enough in those roles of course). If's not like he's taking over the Coyotes on the other hand. He has pieces to work with, but has to manage the cap and fill out the roster. Easier said than done, but he's done it before. Three times. The 06 Canes arguably had a worse core too.