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Originally Posted by dissentowner
There are a slew of teams that have tried that and how has that worked out? How has that worked out for Buffalo? How has that worked out for Columbus? How has that worked out for the embarrassment North of Calgary?
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It’s playing the odds. How many of the last cup winners built around top 1-2 draft picks?
Colorado? Yes
Chicago? Yes
LA? (Maybe the most arguable, with Doughty a second overall)
Pittsburgh? Yes
Washington? Yes
Tampa? Yes
St. Louis and maybe Boston are the only exceptions. Calgary if it won with this core would have fit into this category. But they didn’t. Could Boston have won if Bergeron left the team in 2010? No.
It’s not a guarantee but is the most likely path.