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Originally Posted by butterfly
Ottawa picked top 3 for five years in a row, including three 1OAs, and did nothing with it. Yashin, Daigle, Bonk, Berard, and Phillips.
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Winnipeg's drafting run gave them the foundation for a strong team, that's for sure.
it's two pronged challenge. ID'ing talent (this includes projection) and developing that talent.
In theory, picking top 5, you should be getting a quality, long term NHLer. But that is not the case, just a much better chance at landing a star player.