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Originally Posted by Rhett44
Yeah I don't know if you really want to emulate a model that is just "draft good and get lucky". Obviously, we drafted Gaudreau and that was like hitting the jackpot.
But you can't bank on that happening over and over. All the top contenders rebuilt with top 5 picks. It is way more proven than the Dallas model.
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Dallas has 3 top 5 picks on their team (of course just one of their own).
Which are the current contenders who rebuilt with top 5 picks?
Florida? Barkov and Ekblad (drafted 12 and 13 years ago). I'd argue their championship team wasn't made so much from a rebuild as some great trades and pickups.
Colorado has 3 top 5 picks but two were picked over 12 and 15 years ago. Vegas? And they tended to alternative between a tank year and a mushy middle year.
Vegas? No top 5 picks.
Of the rest of the NHL, NJ sports 4 top 5 picks. Philly has 2. NYR has a couple. Same with Buffalo, Ottawa. A few other teams have 1.
I'm not sure the tank and quick rebuild has been proven at all. It looks more like if you get a top pick or two, you might get a cup 10 years later, but you probably won't. That's what happened with the Avs, Florida and TB. And with Buffalo, NJD and NYR on the flip side.