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Originally Posted by traptor
I think the interesting part is that 10/11 of the last 10 years of cup winners have high picks (top 5) that they drafted and developed. The odd one out being Vegas, a recent expansion team.
Each of these teams bottomed out, drafted high and then won.
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So did almost every other team, except for the winning part. That’s the point. And I’m not even one who thinks that the Flames should just reload - I’m fine with a losing season and a high draft pick.
The Flames had Bennett, Monahan and Tkachuk as drafted and developed high draft picks. They also traded for a couple more young 5OAs in Hanifin and Lindholm.
Dallas made it to the semis last year. One single high pick by them - Heiskenan.