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Originally Posted by Rhett44
Look at the list of the cup winners over the past 15 years. You absolutely need game breaking talent taken from a top pick to win a cup these days:
Panthers - Barkov (pick 2), Ekblad (Pick 1)
Golden Knights - Eichel (pick 2), Pietrangelo (pick 4)
Avalanche - Mackinnon (pick 1), Makar (pick 4)
Lightning - Stamkos (pick 1)
Blues - Pietrangelo (pick 4)
Capitals - Ovechkin (pick 1)
Penguins - Crosby (pick 1), Malkin (pick 2)
Blackhawks Toews (pick 3), Kane (pick 1)
Kings - Doughty (pick 2)
Bruins - Seguin (pick 2)
I can't believe anyone here is denying it when the proof is right there. You NEED a top 4 pick at minimum to win a cup and in most cases more elite talent.
A lot of these teams were surrounded with other good to great players. The surrounding cast matters a lot. But you need the elite game breaking talent at the center of it.
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Seguin didn’t matter for the Bruins and Vegas traded for theirs. So the only path isn’t high picks which is all anyone is saying. Chances are much better picking high though