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Old 11-23-2025, 05:37 PM   #671
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Originally Posted by The Cobra View Post
Chicago already had Keith, Bolland, Seabrook, Brouwer, Byfuglien and Sharp at the time.

Chicago was not a short circuit rebuild, they had been rebuilding for years, but Kane and Towes were the final pieces (along with Hossa of course).
Seabrook - 14th OA
Bolland - 32nd OA
Keith - 54th OA
Sharp - 95th OA (acquired by trade)
Brouwer - 214th OA
Byfuglien - 245th OA

They hit with a lot of their deeper picks, but it goes to show you how getting those top 3-5 picks puts you on a completely different level. You can punch above your weight finding players later in the draft, but it's not usually enough by itself.
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