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Originally Posted by Jason14h
They don't count because they are discarded players the team didnt want - And hence why they are available and traded or let walk as UFA's.
How you can't wrap your head around the difference in a 1st overall being on your roster you drafted and kept vs picking Niels Yakopov off waivors astonishes me.
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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Like Eichel, you mean? Sorry, you're trying to have it both ways again and it won't wash. If a player has to be on the team that drafted him, you can't count Eichel. If a player isn't a proper star unless he stays on the team that drafted him, you can't explain Eichel.
How you can't wrap your head around the fact that most teams drafting in the top two picks don't win championships is what astonishes me.
THERE IS NO GUARANTEE. NONE. Picking in the top 2 does not guarantee you a championship. Not picking in the top 2 does not guarantee that you don't win a championship. You are trying to set up a hard cause-and-effect relationship that simply does not exist.
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IIRC, every team that has won the Stanley Cup since expansion has been an NHL team. Therefore, to win the cup, you need to be an NHL team. QED