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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Chicago?
They recently won 3 Stanley Cups by getting premium top picks.
They are doing that again, and have accumulated a potential generational talent, a large prospect base, and numerous future picks.
They also have cap space and, most importantly, a sought after city.
They tried retooling on the fly, it didn't work, so they went scorched earth.
Conroy has done a very good job, but Calgary lacks premium talent.
But tanking for Calgary has sailed, Wolf likely prevents that from happening.
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Those Blackhawk teams would never have been successful without them finding Keith and Seabrook, both of them drafted outside the lottery positions. Also Crawford was a key contributor to their success outside Kane, Toews and Hossa. To be a successful contender, you need not only forward talent, but defensive strength, secondary scoring and great goaltending.
Bedard may be the next generational talent but they still have to build solid pieces around him which takes time and patience, and by then, will Bedard have the patience to stay on a losing team or will he follow the likes of Eichel, Reinhart, etc. in wanting out as soon as he gets his first chance?