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Originally Posted by just_tim
Here’s the list of Number One overall NHL draft picks who have gone on to win the Stanley Cup:
- Guy Lafleur (1971 - Montreal Canadiens) Stanley Cups: 5 (1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
- Mario Lemieux (1984 - Pittsburgh Penguins) Stanley Cups: 2 (1991, 1992)
- Patrick Kane (2007 - Chicago Blackhawks) Stanley Cups: 3 (2010, 2013, 2015)
- Alex Ovechkin (2004 - Washington Capitals) Stanley Cup: 1 (2018)
- Sidney Crosby (2005 - Pittsburgh Penguins) Stanley Cups: 3 (2009, 2016, 2017)
That’s 14 cups shared by 5 players over 53 years. It’s a simplified way to illustrates that drafting high is in no way a guaranteed way to build.
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Stamkos - two Stanley Cups, in 2020 and 2021
Ekblad - 1
Mackinnon - 1
Erik Johnson - 1
Marc Andre Fleury - 3
Lecavalier - 1
Mike Modano - 1
Joe Murphy - 1
Rob Ramage - 2
27 Cups shared by 14 players in 53 years.
So about a 25% chance a 1st overall pick will win a cup, and the ones who do win, a 50% chance they win multiple cups.
Those are pretty damn good odds.