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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
I mean, Flames were a disallowed goal in 2004 in proving you can, and Oilers (puke) a Dwayne Roloson injury away from proving you can in 2006. So yah, you can win without tanking for a top 5 pick. Just need a bit of luck (in drafting a high end player outside of top 5, which history has shown, is not a big a leap), and the sum of all your parts coming together.
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Neither of those teams won. And that was so long ago, the NHL has changed.
You can no longer grind your way to the cup. You need some elite players.