[All In Good Time]

Originally Posted by blankall

The odds of getting a #1 overall pick are low. Then the odds of hitting a McDavid level player with that pick are low.

Let's also keep in mind that it took Edmonton four first overall picks to hit McDavid. Even then, they've changed the draft rules, so you can't emulate that failure if you wanted to.

Those are huge, seemingly forgotten points surprisingly
Plus
The truth is, this market won’t survive 4 or 5 years of misery