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I think many fail to see the difference of a rebuild being done and a rebuild being succesful.

Most rebuilds don't turn teams into serious contenders. Some rebuilds even fail to make the team better. (See: Oilers.)

The following is to me how a rebuild goes. Note that these are overlapping processes, not a flowchart.

- Sell off everything that has value and isn't absolutely necessary to keep the team functioning during the rebuild. (Done.)

- Fill the lineup with placeholders. (Done.) It's a time to take chances on all sorts of projects, longshots and rehabilitation attempts, (Colborne, Jones, Setoguchi, Russell...), but mostly these guys need to be able to mentor the new core and keep the team functioning while the rebuild is in process. Hopefully some of these guys will stick around once the rebuild is done, but most will be expected to be gone.

- Find a new core through draft, trades and from within. (Done.)

- Give the new core time to take over the team. (Mostly done.)

- Replace the placeholder players with a new supporting cast. (Partly done, waiting for rebuild-era contracts to run out.)

The bolded parts are where we're at now. After this season all our players will be signed by Treliving, most of our rebuild-era veterans will be gone and we will be a cap team with a young core.

In short, IMO this season is without a doubt the tail end of our rebuild. The last signings of the rebuild will be done next postseason, and 2017-18 will be the first post-rebuild season.