Quoting: OldNYIfan
I was extremely careless in my phrasing here. What I meant to convey is that no team has won the Stanley Cup. with a player drafted first overall since Patrick Kane (hence the reference to Toews as the #3 pick). My point was that stars don't win Stanley Cups; teams do. Stutzle, the #35 and #50 picks and Tyler Madden is more likely to be a team than Lafreniere alone.
Right I think the point is different though, LA already has the majority of their core in their system already. Turcotte, Kaliyev, Fagemo, Kupari, Villardi. to add to Kopitar, Kempe and nice complimentary pieces like Wagner and Lizotte. Haven't even mentioned guys that could easily be a factor like Thomas and Anderson-Dolan and Grundstrom.
There's not enough spots for just the prospects in your pool that are likely to make the NHL, much less guys already there like Prokhorkin and Amadio.
Back end looks totally fine too. Doughty, Roy, Walker, Anderson, Bjornfoot, Clague and Spence. That's a solid 7 to work with.
And you think you need 4 picks in the top 60? where are they playing? lol, Your foundation is there, You have the volume, the team. This is where you turn good assets into great by utilizing your depth.