Quote:
Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Stamkos had one point in the Lightning's first Stanley Cup run, not sure he played a major role in that win. Ekblad was a 3/4 dman last year and this year is probably their #3 so not sure he is a core stud piece. But sure, they were drafted high.
|
This is another reason why these arbitrary requirements rarely make any sense. They’re easier for fans to digest and simplify things down, “oh we just need to do this and we’ll be a contender but if we don’t we won’t!” but that’s not really how it works in practice.
“We need a top five pick!”
Basically everyone has a top five pick.
“We need an elite center!”
Yet teams win without them and teams with them don’t.
“We can’t have the goalie drafted before the center and defence!”
Yet two of the most successful franchises over the last 15 years did exactly that.
Best to just let things play out and wait until Calgary becomes the an example people use to justify the way things should be done to win a cup, or not! That’s the fun part.