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Detroit is the exception to the rule every single time.
Lottery picks was the wrong word but high picks...the sort where you just have to be terrible for. The Canucks either haven't been in that category or have squandered their chances in the 1st round. I realize that there are plenty of bad examples but...we have to think that we're in a better situation than the idiocy happening in Edmonton and Long Island. There are just otherworldly forces there making those teams the essence of suck.
I didn't say superstars. I said "guys that you can build a winner with". That means NHL-ready 1st rounders that are on an entry level contract so that you have the cap room to build a winner. A guy doesn't have to be Sidney Crosby but they're growing stars that are 1st line NHL players without being paid like one. The only way to get a player like that now is to draft him because trading for one would cost you a hell of a lot more than a draft pick.
Yes, you can get good players in the later rounds of the draft. If you couldn't, there would only be one round but the higher you pick, the better chance you have. In the salary cap era, the best chance you have at building a winner is the draft.
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