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Originally Posted by TOfan
Sorry, I probably wasn’t clear enough. I didn’t mean you specifically. There’s a common belief by a few posters here that you simply can’t win without top three pick(s), which I don’t think is necessarily true. Do they help, no question yes they do. But, it’s not a strategy I would hang my hat on.
If you were to revisit the 2016 draft, I’d say Tkachuk goes 2nd. Just one example that franchise altering talents can come outside the top 3. As long as you have those players, it should matter how you got them whether you draft them first overall, or in tgg by e fourth round, or trade, or FA signing.
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No franchise has won a cup in the cap era without a top 5 pick playing for them, with the exception of 1. It's not a matter of debate, and people did debate what effect the pick had on the team (Boston), but the fact is that no team that has won a cup in the cap era did so without a top 4 pick that team made on the roster.
The one team that did win a cup without it's own top 4 pick playing was the 2008 Detroit redwings. This team at this time is relatively known as being one of the best drafted teams of all time, with players like Lidstrom, Datsyuk and Zetterberg coming from late rounds.
Here's the list, and I've added the player(s) for you.
2022: Colorado Avalanche, Coach Jared Bednar ; Mackinnon, Makar
2021: Tampa Bay Lightning, Coach Jon Cooper ; Hedman, Stamkos
2020: Tampa Bay Lightning, Coach Jon Cooper; Hedman, Stamkos
2019: St. Louis Blues, Coach Craig Berube; Alex Pietrangelo
2018: Washington Capitals, Coach Barry Trotz; Ovechkin
2017: Pittsburgh Penguins, Coach Mike Sullivan; Crosby, Malkin
2016: Pittsburgh Penguins, Coach Mike Sullivan; Crosby, Malkin
2015: Chicago Blackhawks, Coach Joel Quenneville; Pat Kane, John Toews
2014: Los Angeles Kings, Coach Darryl Sutter; Drew Doughty
2013: Chicago Blackhawks, Coach Joel Quenneville; Pat Kane, John Toews
2012: Los Angeles Kings, Coach Darryl Sutter; Drew Doughty
2011: Boston Bruins, Coach Claude Julien; TYLER SEGUIN <---
2010: Chicago Blackhawks, Coach Joel Quenneville; Pat Kane, John Toews
2009: Pittsburgh Penguins, Coach Dan Bylsma; Crosby, Malkin
2008: Detroit Red Wings, Coach Mike Babcock; LIDSTROM, DATSYUK, ZETTERBERG
2007: Anaheim Ducks, Coach Randy Carlyle; Bobby Ryan
2006: Carolina Hurricanes, Coach Peter Laviolette; Eric Staal