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Originally Posted by ComixZone
Completely dismissive of the fact that you note Stamkos and Hedman who were keys to building that team (I think Hedman is probably the most important piece there).
Tampa fits what I'm saying to a damn letter.
They drafted their foundational pieces at the top of the draft, and then went on to be excellent at drafting and trades. You think they win those cups without Hedman? I don't, but speculation aside - they had both Stamkos and Hedman.
You need to do both, draft at the top and draft/develop/trade excellently. If you do one without the other, you don't win.
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Thing with Tampa is they never intentionally tanked.
They were a Stanley Cup winner that was squeezed coming out of the lockout by the salary cap and ended up sucking even though they had Richards, Boyle, Lecavalier, St.Louis, and Khavibulin on the roster.