vailles si fort pour te rendre là et te donner une opportunité de soulever la coupe?, a rappelé Patrice Bergeron. ?Tu sens que tu y touches presque et que tu peux provoquer la tenue d'un match no 7, alors, de toute évidence, ?a fait très mal.?
If there's one lesson recent Stanley Cup winners have taught the teams trying to dethrone them, it's the value of building from within. The core of championship teams continues to be players who are drafted and developed by that franchise.But finding the right talent isn't always easy. Every team has had its ups and downs since the draft began in 1963. Here's a look at the hits (and some of the misses) for the five teams in the Northwest Division on Draft Day.ATLANTA/CALGARY FLAMESBest first-round pick: Al MacInnis (1981) -- When you think of MacInnis, the first thing that comes to mind is one of the great slap shots in NHL history -- he was one of the few players who made goalies shudder as soon as he got near the red line. But MacInnis developed from a player known only for his booming shot who was a terror on the Calgary Flames' vaunted power play into a well-rounded blueliner who became one of the NHL's most effective defensemen. He was dealt to the St. Louis Blues in 1994 and retired a decade later with 340 goals and 1,274 points, totals that landed him in the Hall of Fame. Few goalies were sorry to see him hang up his skates.Honorable mention: Gary Roberts (1984), Cory Stillman (1992), Dion Phaneuf (2003)Best pick, rounds 2-4: Joe Nieuwendyk (1985) -- The Flames whiffed on their first-rounder in 1985 (Chris Biotti), but more than made up for it by taking Nieuwendyk, a slick center from Cornell, in the second round. Nieuwendyk turned pro late in the 1986-87 season and became the first player since Mike Bossy to begin his NHL career with back-to-back 50-goal seasons. He never hit 50 again, but was among the NHL's most consistent scorers for nearly two decades, winning Cups with Calgary, the Dallas Stars and New Jersey Devils before retiring in 2006 with 564 goals -- earning a berth in the Hall of Fame.Honorable mention: Mike Vernon (1981), Robert Reichel (1989); Toni Lydman (1996)Best later-round pick: Theo Fleury (1987) -- A 61-goal season with Moose Jaw in the Western Hockey League should have made Fleury much more than an eighth-round pick, but most teams couldn't overlook his lack of size (he was only 5-foot-6). The Flames did,Mike Richards Jersey, and got a player who set franchise records for goals and points (since broken by Jarome Iginla). Fleury helped the Flames win the Cup as a rookie in 1989, and he had a 50-goal season and broke the 100-point mark twice before being dealt to the Colorado Avalanche in 1999. He played three seasons with the New York Rangers and one with the Chicago Blackhawks before ending his NHL career with 455 goals and 1,088 points in 1,084 games.Honorable mention: Stu Grimson (1985), German Titov (1993), Travis Moen (2000)Biggest disappointment: Brent Krahn (2000) -- Krahn was the second goalie taken in 2000, when the Flames chose him with the No. 9 selection after a brilliant first season in junior hockey. They were very patient with him -- Krahn played three more seasons in junior, then spent five seasons in the minors, battling a host of injuries while showing just enough to convince Calgary he might make it. The Flames finally gave up in 2008 and Krahn signed with the Dallas Stars. He made his NHL debut with the Stars late in the 2008-09 season, playing one period and allowing three goals in what proved to be his only appearance in the NHL. Krahn spent 2009-10 with the Texas Stars of the AHL and was the losing goaltender in Game 6 of the Calder Cup Finals, then played 12 more games with Texas in 2010-11.Honorable mention: Jesper Mattsson (1993),Marian Hossa Authentic Jersey, Daniel Tkaczuk (1997), Kris Chucko (2004)QUEBEC NORDIQUES/COLORADO AVALANCHEBest first-round pick: Joe Sakic (1987) -- Sakic wasn't the franchise's first pick in 1987 -- highly-touted defenseman Bryan Fogarty went ninth,Patrick Kane Jersey, six spots earlier. However, few players in NHL history were more consistent than the Colorado A