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Old 06-28-2022, 02:47 PM   #428
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Originally Posted by ComixZone View Post
How many teams have won Stanley Cups in recent years without top-4 draft picks on their roster?

In the cap-era, the odds are overwhelmingly against you if you don't have top-4 draft picks on your roster.

The fact we got Tkachuk at 6 would be a massive win (and Gaudreau at 104) if they were being added to a team that had a 1st and a 3rd overall already on their roster. That's how you end up a Championship quality team.
I agree.

And if you're scouting department is smart enough to dig up a Norris caliber Dman at 66th overall that's when you might be able to overcome not having that steady diet of top 4 picks when you start your rebuild.

Flames will have to work on that.
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