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Originally Posted by GioforPM
3 years after picking McDavid the Oilers picked 10th. The next year they picked 7th.
3 years after picking MacKinnon, the Avs picked 10th, the next year 10th and the next year 4th. 6 years after they picked 4th again.
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Did those teams have 50 mil in cap space and stock piling assets for many years?
You still need good players around players this good. No player can do it themselves. But to say there was no chance SJ could make a run at the playoffs with young players this good and $50M cap and many prospects that can also improve the team was just off IMO.
Team also had a desire to start improving now.
Circumstances were different in the previous 2 teams situation.