via Ed Willes of the Vancouver Province,

Attentions draftists. In this year’s Stanley Cup Final, there were exactly three top-five picks playing for the St. Louis Blues and none for the Boston Bruins. Of the three players in question, only Alex Pietrangelo was drafted by the Blues. The other two, Jay Bouwmeester and Brayden Schenn, came over in trades.

Before you ask, Pietrangelo, Bouwmeester and Schenn also represented the only top-10 picks in the Cup final.

The point, of course, is assembling a group of top draft picks is one way to build a winner but it’s not the only way. In the end, organizational acumen counts for more than draft position which is something to keep in mind as the Vancouver Canucks chase their rebuild.