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Old 10-18-2024, 04:07 PM   #310
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You do realize that most teams have a top 5 pick. Of course most teams that won have a top 5 pick. How many teams don't have a top 5 pick on their team right now?

You need good players to win a cup, not a 3rd liner Seguin and a middle of the road 1D in Piertrangelo
There’s a big difference in the value a top-5 drafted player brings a team in their first 7-8 years under team control, namely cost effectiveness in relation to their production.

Any team can go sign a former top draft pick as an expensive UFA or deplete their asset pool to acquire one, but these are depreciated assets and far less valuable in a cap world.
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