NHL Talk Miscellaneous NHL Discussion CIX: Processing a Tremendous Amount of Insane Information

[freakydallas13]

In the last ten years, which SC Winners were the product of "tanking."

We can't give you a list until we agree what you mean when you say "tanking".

 

[Beef Invictus]

Last 10 years? TB, Pitt, Colorado, Washington, Florida all come to mind. The Blues and Vegas featured prominent tank-acquired players other teams gave up on.

Which winning teams in the last 35 years have featured zero players drafted in the tank areas of the draft?

 

[deadhead]

Last 10 years? TB, Pitt, Colorado, Washington, Florida all come to mind. The Blues and Vegas featured prominent tank-acquired players other teams gave up on.

Which winning teams in the last 35 years have featured zero players drafted in the tank areas of the draft?

Washington? Florida? Having one top player from a high pick (Ovechkin, Barkov) does not a tank make.
Ekblad may have been #1, but he's a run of the mill top 4 D-man, in ten years, highest Norris vote was #6.

Basically, TB, Pitt, and Colorado. TB had only Hedman for one Cup (with Stamkos injured).

So basically you're saying if Michkov turns out to be an elite forward, that's all we need out of a tank?

 

[Beef Invictus]

Washington? Florida? Having one top player from a high pick (Ovechkin, Barkov) does not a tank make.
Ekblad may have been #1, but he's a run of the mill top 4 D-man, in ten years, highest Norris vote was #6.

Basically, TB, Pitt, and Colorado. TB had only Hedman for one Cup (with Stamkos injured).

So basically you're saying if Michkov turns out to be an elite forward, that's all we need out of a tank?

Yes it does.

 

[freakydallas13]

Washington? Florida? Having one top player from a high pick (Ovechkin, Barkov) does not a tank make.
Ekblad may have been #1, but he's a run of the mill top 4 D-man, in ten years, highest Norris vote was #6.

Basically, TB, Pitt, and Colorado. TB had only Hedman for one Cup (with Stamkos injured).

So basically you're saying if Michkov turns out to be an elite forward, that's all we need out of a tank?

See, this is why I asked. You ask for a list of teams that tanked and won, then use your own definition of "tanked" to arbitrarily exclude valid answers.

Washington absolutely tanked to get Ovi. They picked in the top 5 three of those four years, and were awful in 2004 to get either one of Ovi or Malkin.

They probably would have tanked for Sid in 05 too if not for the lockout lottery.