IMO a key takeaway from EDM's continued failures should be how impressive Crosby and PIT's feats really were...it's hard to say that their supporting cast [from cup #1] was any better than what EDM has had at their disposal.
PIT: 5-1-2-1-2-20-29*-30-20-23-8
- highest pick in 11 years prior to Whitney was 16OA in 1991)
vs.
EDM: 1-1-1-7-3-1-4-22-10-8
- counting 11 years back from Hall: 10-22-6/15/21-17*-25-14-22-15-13-17-13 (7 picks higher than PIT's best pre-build pick)
*traded away.
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