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Originally Posted by saillias
Sad fact is, one of these loser teams will most likely be a cup winner very soon - Carolina, Tampa, Colorado, Nashville, Florida. Boy you must be glad you weren't born in Pittsburgh. Imagine refusing to be a fan of the hometown team that's a perennial contender because they tanked a couple times.
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What a load of garbage. You seriously think another team is going to be a cup contender quicker than us simply because they drafted a couple picks higher than us in one draft?
If that were even remotely close to being true, the Oilers would be a dynasty by now.
It is a team game and you have to build a winning team. Would it be helpful to get MacKinnon? Of course. But it will also be helpful to get Lindholm or Barkov or Monahan or Nichushkin.
And the top 3 are rated higher for obvious reasons, but by no means does that guarantee that they will be the best players in the draft. Is there a draft in history where the top 3 picks ended up being the best 3 players?
Regardless of who we end up with, they will likely become a key piece in the rebuild. But they will be nothing more than that - a piece.