Doug Armstrong used the Boston Bruins as an example of this type of team build. That’s a fair assessment and probably mentioned them because they were fresh on his mind and a team the St. Louis Blues just defeated in the Stanley Cup Finals last year.
The truth is, as mentioned in an article by The Athletic’s Eric Duhatschek, this sort of recipe was being executed last decade. Eric mentions that three teams have won multiple championships in the closing decade.
Those three are LA, Chicago, and Pittsburgh. LA and Chicago are obviously on the downward trend and heading to rebuild while the Pens are holding onto a Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference despite having some injuries to some very key players.