I don't see trading the first round pick as a realistic option since we traded last pick and I can't think of a deal during the season that would make sense for this team to move their first round pick. They aren't using it to add a "final piece" for a run at the Cup and big deals that would involve a 1st round pick and bring in a long term option are rarely made mid-season.
So that leaves bubble team missing the play-offs with a crap pick as the worst option for me. If the team was full of sub-25 year olds and/or had finished bottom 5 maybe that result would be ok and sold as progress but considering last season and the amount of vets a finish like that would raise questions about what was the real quality of this team and leave us with a maybe/maybe not prospect.
People can get on their high horse about not wanting to be a bottom team and that teaches young guys losing or some other crap like that but adding a top level talent to this team would at least give fans something out of a crap season and no play-offs.
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