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Originally Posted by ComixZone
Last year's Stanley Cup winner drafted Ekblad in the same year we took Bennett, and Barkov in the same year we took Monahan.
Across the board, it seems to take nearly 10 years to build a Champion from the moment you draft your foundational cornerstone player(s).
The path featuring the bottoming-out won a Stanley Cup.
The path of doing poor but not bottoming-out, got to draft 9th overall rather than 32nd.
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If you keep ignoring the retool through significant trades and if you keep going back in history you can make some sort of “high draft pick“ argument for every team.
So
Ok, you’ve convinced me, the absolute ONLY way to win a championship is to draft at least top 6 and don’t even dare to trade for a decent young centre.
You showed how the panthers won by drafting high and retooling.
Now, do the leafs!