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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
No, rebuilding is about re-building your team.
Acquiring a lot of draft picks is certainly part of that, but not the only thing. Buffalo has been foregoing other aspects of their organization in a rather single-minded attempt to gain picks.
We shall see whether that proves to be a successful strategy or not.
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Just curious, what are the Sabres foregoing to get picks? They are stockpiling picks, but is it really coming at the expense of anything else?
If it's development/culture you are referring to, they hired Ted Nolan early this season with the intention of improving their team. While their regular season was poor, I haven't heard of anything troubling regarding players habits/losing culture. Hodgson, Ennis, and Girgensons are solid young forwards - and from what I've read Myers is slowly gaining his confidence back under Nolan (and got invited to the World Championships). I think given a full training camp and season to establish himself, I think they will take steps forward just as Calgary has done this season.
As far as drafting is concerned, their defense core is stacked, and they will likely get the top forwards they need this year and next year as well. They've done everything Edmonton hasn't as far as draft picks go.
As a Flames fan, I'm looking at Buffalo as a huge threat as a rebuilding team.