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Originally Posted by traptor
Each of the cup winners of the last decade had atleast one top 4 star player that they drafted around within 10 years of wining, except Vegas.
Vegas couldn't meet this requirement as they didn't exist. They did go out and acquire this star player in Eichel.
2024 - Florida Panthers - barkov
2023 - Vegas Golden Knights
2022 - Colorado Avalanche - mack
2021 - Tampa Bay Lightning - hedman
2020 - Tampa Bay Lightning
2019 - St. Louis Blues - pietrangelo
2018 - Washington Capitals - ovechkin
2017 - Pittsburgh Penguins - crosby
2016 - Pittsburgh Penguins
2015 - Chicago Blackhawks - kane
2014 - Los Angeles Kings - doughty
There were 40 players drafted top 4 between 2004-2014.
18 teams draft top 4. 8/18 of those teams won atleast 1 cup between 2014-2024.
12 teams didn't get a top 4 pick between 2004-2014. None of them went on to win a cup between 2014-2024.
Its definitely not a gurantee or even a requirement but it's a VERY strong trend.
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A deeper understanding of this analysis would be to add all the teams that
lost that year for each year while having players that met your criteria on their roster. A VERY strong trend appears clear when you limit the data included in your analysis.