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Originally Posted by HachiSix
Who has that worked for? I can only recall the Penguins. If Vancouver could only draft properly, we would've been ok. Could've had Perron or Kopitar in the last couple of years.  |
Anaheim draft Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry in the first round in 2003 and they signed Dustin Penner the following year. Then, Burke came in and made the big splash by trading for Chris Pronger in 2006.
Chicago loaded up in drafts prior to this past season - Brent Seabrook, Patrick Kane, Johnathan Toews, Cam Barker, Duncan Keith (the only 2nd rounder.)
Washington is no slouch of a team and they've acquired the following in the first round: Alex Ovechkin, Nik Backstrom, Alex Semin, and Mike Green.
LA is a team that is very close to contending. Over the years, they've acquired Dustin Brown, Drew Doughty, Jack Johnson, Alex Frolov, and of course Anze Kopitar.