Detroit Redwings Downfall

[BFLO]

The Blues didn’t tank for a 1st or 2nd overall pick.

Blues

Try reading my post again, but this time with your monitor or phone screens turned on.

Here. I'll help.

"9 out of the last 10 cup winners had a 1st or 2nd overall on their roster."

The 1 team that didn't have a 1st or 2nd overall on the roster was the Blues. No need for you to "correct" me when they were already accounted for.

VGK were the only team with a 1st or 2nd overall on the roster who didn't tank for them.

Wait, did Bruins have a top draft pick?

"9 out of the last 10 cup winners had a 1st or 2nd overall on their roster."

The Bruins won the cup 13 years ago, which means they were not one of the last 10.

 

[norrisnick]

And only 1 team to have picked top 5 in any of the last 10 drafts has won the Cup. So, just maybe it takes a lot longer than posters want to admit.

 

[SympathyForTheDevils]

Try reading my post again, but this time with your monitor or phone screens turned on.

Here. I'll help.

"9 out of the last 10 cup winners had a 1st or 2nd overall on their roster."

The 1 team that didn't have a 1st or 2nd overall on the roster was the Blues. No need for you to "correct" me when they were already accounted for.

VGK were the only team with a 1st or 2nd overall on the roster who didn't tank for them.

"9 out of the last 10 cup winners had a 1st or 2nd overall on their roster."

The Bruins won the cup 13 years ago, which means they were not one of the last 10.

This stat becomes a lot less meaningful once you realize that most teams in this league (23 out of 32) have a 1st or 2nd overall on their roster.

Ironically, the Wings do have a player drafted 1st overall on their roster, while the current best team in the league don't have anyone drafted before 7th.

 

[Protas Zealots]

Tarasenko must perform more.

Tarasenko is mediocre so far.

He is washed. They had all of last year to evaluate him. Hoping for anything above a savvy 50 point veteran player to be a 2nd line wheel/3rd line driver was wishful GMing.