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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
It is the quickest and best way to give yourself the greatest odds of success.
While ultimately a failure in terms of cup success, the Washington Capitals rebuild was wildly successful and I'd take their last 5 years of heartbreak in April and May vs. the last 5 years of heartbreak in December, January and February.
Nothing is surefire. You need to position your franchise with the greatest possibility of success and then the chips land where they may.
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Agreed - it is a combination of that and execution I suppose.
I'd be interested in seeing, if you looked back at the post-lock out cup winner (and regular season winners to give a larger sample size), look at both their success rate and quantity of picks - to try and see the impact of both items.
Someone good at the maths can maybe do it.