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Originally Posted by Drunk Uncle
It is sad. Here are the teams to have never have had a 1st OA pick:
Anaheim - have picked 2nd OA twice
Carolina/Hartford - have picked 2nd OA twice
Minnesota - have picked 3rd OA
Nashville - have picked 2nd OA
San Jose - have picked 2nd OA
Vancouver - have picked 2nd OA twice
Calgary - have never picked in the top 3
I firmly believe you need to pick in the top 3 for a guaranteed elite player most years (occasionally you need to pick in the top 2). We absolutely have had that worst drafting luck of any team in the history of the NHL IMO.
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I've always wondered about this but have been too lazy to check.
Thanks for going ahead and finding these.
Calgary, Hartford and Vancouver are far older than the rest of the teams as well.
I would also add that the Arizona Coyotes have never picked top 2. But they've picked 3rd OA twice. Their predecessor, the Jets, picked 1st OA once and 2nd OA once.
But if we're including predecessors, then the Flames have picked 2nd OA twice as well.