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Originally Posted by chedder
This isn't the difference. Edmonton lucked into the best string of lottery balls in league history. So much so that the rules had to be changed. It was a no brainer to give mcdavid his league leading contract. Same with drysaitl. And with all of that, they've sucked harder than us except for this year's playoffs.
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They got lucky in that they drafted first overall instead of 3rd or 4th overall for a few years. And in one year, got the lucky bounce of all lucky bounces and drafted McDavid.
But drafting in that top 5 range over the course of 3-4 seasons, odds are you'll form a pretty dynamic core that most competent management teams could weaponize into a strong team, maybe even a cup contender.