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Originally Posted by Bunk
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
It’s not a guarantee but is the most likely path.
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Carolina had Staal. Even Anaheim had Pronger.
Detroit didn’t have a top-2 pick. Even the Bruins had one, albeit via Toronto in the Kessel trade. Who was himself a top-5 pick.