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Originally Posted by Mathgod
Kane & Toews were top 3 picks.
Crosby & Malkin were top 2 picks.
Ovi & Backstrom were top 4 picks.
Stamkos & Hedman were top 2 picks.
MacKinnon & Makar were top 3 picks.
McDrai were top 3 picks.
Elite talent is what wins in this league. And most of the time it can only be obtained at or near the top of the draft.
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Buffalo drafted Reinhart, Eichel and Dahlin at the top of the draft and none of those players were able to bring them into contention let alone a playoff spot, and they ended up losing Reinhart and Eichel. I doubt Power will take them to the next level either.
The point is... it doesn't always work out, especially if you're a smaller market team that struggles to keep players.