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Originally Posted by Pointman
You only count those team with the original pick. Calgary has Gudbransson for example. We also used to have Zyuzin (2nd) and Hamrlik (1st).
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Yes. I think generally when people talk about having a top 3 pick, they mean actually having the pick and drafting, not just a player who was picked in the top 3. Certainly some gray area for players like Seguin who were drafted by a team that traded for the pick and as to whether that counts for Boston or Toronto.
Otherwise, who was the team that didn't have a top 3 pick to win the Cup? St. Louis had Bouwmeester (3rd overall), Detroit had Stuart (3rd overall), Ducks and Devils had Neidermayer (and Pronger, sort of Ryan for Anaheim).
I'm pretty sure you need to go back to 2001 and the surprisingly lack of top 3 overall Colorado Avalanche. Sakic, Roy, Bourque, Forsberg, but not seeing any top 3s on that team.
Which is ironic as it was a team that was probably built through one fortuitous draft pick than any other team, outside of maybe the Edmonton McDavids. The Lindros pick obviously speaks for itself but even Sundin beget Clark beget Lemeiux beget Rolston beget Bourque.