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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Florida hasn't picked in the top ten since 2014.
Dallas has 1 top ten pick since 2009
Carolina has had 4 top ten picks in the past ten years - but more of them play on the Flames than they do for the Hurricanes.
Outside of the Oilers (who took about 15 tries to get it right) its not exactly a huge correlation to being terrible and then winning.
The 2018 draft was 5 years ago:
1. Buffalo (still haven't made the playoffs)- still rebuilding
2. Carolina - they are good
3. Montreal - one of the worst teams in the league
4. Ottawa - still rebuilding
5. Arizona - still rebuilding
6. Detroit - still rebuilding
7. Vancouver - doing whatever they do
8. Chicago - still rebuilding
9. Rangers - they are good - although really none of their high picks worked out
10. Edmonton - 15 year rebuild finally ended.
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2017 Florida picked in the top 10. Dallas picked third. New Jersey picked in first, Colorado picked 4th, Vegas 6th, Rangers 7th. That draft was a pretty good draft, if we are picking random drafts, for teams to rebuild within 5 years.
2019 is also a decent draft for teams who picked top 10 rebuilding quickly - New Jersey, Rangers, Colorado, Los Angeles and Edmonton.
2018 was a bad year for teams drafting top 10 and being able to rebuild quickly.