Every team can make the easy draft picks. No brains were used when Edmonton took Connor McDavid 1st overall in the 2016 Entry Draft. Mutual thoughts on the Jets decision to draft Patrik Laine 2nd overall. These picks wouldn’t be reversed by any team, and just by flipping through a hockey magazine could be chosen. Ninety percent of the time, these picks will be huge parts of their teams franchise for decades to come. (Yes Nail Yakupov, you are an exception, and no we don’t mean exceptional…) These picks aren’t what will win you Stanley Cups. These picks are the foundation of a huge puzzle.
5 Reasons the Winnipeg Jets will win a cup before 2022 – #1
