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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Many other posters have specified top-3 picks, which is why I had that number ready. Get over yourself; you're not that important.
The majority of the teams in the league meet the same criterion, and have won bupkis. Whereas two of the small number of teams that don't meet it have won championships. The correlation isn't there.
Or else you don't. How many championships have Edmonton, Buffalo, Florida, and Columbus won lately?
So you're saying Eichel counts as a drafted superstar.
So now you're saying that Eichel doesn't count because he wasn't a superstar, since superstars don't get traded. I suggest you pick a lane.
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I'm not really part of whatever conversation is happening here... but I will say that the answer is yes to the part I bolded.
The argument is (or at least I think it should be) about top-2 or top-3 picks, not who picked them but who has them. Just because Vegas didn't draft him, it doesn't change the fact they have Jack Eichel (second overall draft pick) on their team... and that he played a substantial role in them winning the Cup.
Essentially, you don't win without high-end talent up and down the lineup. You need 2-3 forwards and at 1-2 defence and a goalie. Becuase players of that quality very rarely (damn you, Tree) change teams, most teams acquire them by way of drafting... but some by way of trade or signing (damn you, Tree).
And if a team like Edmonton happens to suck at drafting (drafting McDavid and Draisaitl wasn't exactly rocket surgery), it doesn't mean the above isn't true. You still have to have competent management that's capable of building these teams.