They picked the Flames as contenders when they had Gaudreau and Tkachuk.
Cap-era champions with top-3 selections on the roster:
Carolina - Eric Staal
Anaheim - Chris Pronger
Pittsburgh - Crosby, Malkin, Fleury, Jordan Staal
Chicago - Kane, Toews
LA - Doughty
Tampa - Stamkos, Hedman
Boston - Seguin
Colorado - MacKinnon, Landeskog
Washington - Ovechkin, Backstrom
St Louis and Detroit are the outliers.
Hitting on your Top-2 picks are essential if you want to have Success in the NHL - I don’t understand how this is even arguable.
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