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Old 07-04-2023, 04:36 PM   #1084
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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814 View Post
Otherwise, you have to draft your superstars, usually top-3, sometimes top-5, and the 13 cups between Pittsburgh, Chicago, LA, Colorado, Tampa and Washington since Sid and Ovi came into the league proves that.
That's not as true as it was. Pittsburgh is not drafting Malkin, Crosby, Fleury, and Staal anymore under the new draft rules. LA and Tampa both had their top picks become #1 d-man. It helps to draft high to acquire a #1 d-man, but the majority of actual #1 d-men were not drafted especially high.
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