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Originally Posted by GioforPM
One, maybe two elite, depending on if you think Petterson is. Others merely very good.
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Well Wheeler had a 10 season stretch where he basically averaged 78 points every 82 games. Not sure if that is elite but it sure it pretty good. One could make a decent argument that over that decade period he was a top 15 forward in the entire league.
If the definition of elite is one of the best 5 forwards or one of the best 5 defencemen in the league then yes, I would agree that is tough to expect to grab many of those at 5th overall. Even with that criteria I would argue once every 10 years you get the greatest player of their generation for their position at 5th overall (Jagr and Makar with Price being damn close to being the best goalie for a 10 yr period) so I will take those odds myself. Probably a 40% chance of getting a high impact player and a 10% chance of grabbing the best player of a generation at a position.