I am not for tanking, but just comparing it to Edmonton is foolish. Washington, Pittsburgh, the Islanders and the list goes on and on got out of their rebuild after a few high draft picks. Did they tank? No, not necessarily. They stunk and their GMs made sure they never sacrificed future for now when it was clear the now wasn't very good.
If Dreger is simply saying "just tank" I disagree. But I didn't read it as that, I read it as don't do something dumb to try to improve now when standing put and allowing things to play out could improve you more in the long run. If we can give an aging player for a prospect that we would insert into lineup and help us now, OK... cool. But don't do something dumb to pretend to the fanbase that we are cup contenders already.
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