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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
All the Dallas model refers to is turning the team around without burning it to the ground and drafting top 5 multiple years in a row.
It's going to take some luck for sure, but so does burning it to the ground.
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The Dallas thing isn't really a model. It's what happens when a team scouts and drafts significantly better than the rest of the league. There's no GM out there that can snap their fingers and all of a sudden have Dallas's scouting team and decision makers. Most teams either have worse scouting staffs or managers that can't get out of their own way when it comes to evaluating talent and listening to their scouts. Burning it to the ground is actually a model that has worked for several organizations but once again burning it to the ground isn't a solution for poor scouting or decision making by management. Everyone likes to talk about Buffalo not working but look at the GM's and coaches they hired. They were doomed to fail. The most important part of running an NHL organization is having the right scouting and management in place. If you have that right chances are the team will be successful down the road regardless of the path they choose to take.