Its not a matter of just sucking for picks. Its a matter of finding a draft that is deep and find a way to get those elite players. The teams that have done that and won the sweepstakes to get the “Ovechkins, Crosbys, Malkins, Kanes, Toews, Doughtys… etc etc etc. this is a deep draft year coming up. The season is pretty much lost. A top 5 pick would be a good thing for a season already lost. Unless we are trying to win some moral victories here.
If Pettersson can’t step up and be that elite player we need then we won’t go far in the playoffs. Maybe there is a true #1 centre that we can scoop up and take attention off of Pettersson.
Either way most teams that win the cup win it with elite top 5 picks. And usually more than 1. (Which we don’t have)