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Originally Posted by Robbob
Made me curious as to the amount of cup winners in the lot, so players with a cup are bolded. 23 cup winners on the list. 8 were drafted in the top 10. One of those was Seguin, so you could debate his impact as a rookie on the Bruins cup team. Either way, with him included less that half of the players on the list were drafted top 10. There is talent outside of the top ten that can help a team win a cup. It is not top 10 or bust.
8 players drafted in the top 10
9 players drafted in the first round outside the top 10
6 players drafted outside the 1st round
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Note also that a few of those high drafted guys weren't playing for their draft team when they won a cup: Eichel, Tkachuk, Reinhart. Others like Stone and Burkaovsky as well of course.
Note: Rob Thomas is like Seguin - rookie cup winner.