6,6,4 could be enough, though realistic expectations should be:
1 great player
1 solid player
1 underwhelming player
We exceeded that and it was nowhere near enough...you have to make hay with a bunch of other picks, too. If we rewind from Monahan in 2013 (where we busted every other pick including 22 and 28):
21* (really 14 trade down)
13 104 = Gaudreau
64
23
25 114= Brodie
24 (Backlund)
26
26
It's relevant to go back at least that far as Backlund and Brodie were relevant parts of the rebuild. 3 impact players in the previous 8 drafts (1 being great, 2 being solid+)
Burke and Tre hit the gas with:
2 seemingly great players
2 solid+ players
1 wilcard
Yes of course there were some other young assets (and a few depth players drafted like Ferland/Bouma), but in the cap era you really need to maximize the full lifecyle of a draft pick. Dougie Hamilton's asset value expired last summer...meanwhile our remaining 2015 draft picks are all still on the front half of their life cycle having delivered bargain value:
Mangi = ~2 years ELC value and now 2 years bridge...could easily get another 5-8 years out of him at FMV
Andersson = 2 years ELC, now year 2 of 6 of RFA value
Kylington = 2 years of depth value and now 1 years of exceptional ELC value...lots of team control left
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