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Originally Posted by Itse
Cup win is a really high bar to set for success.
For team success, I'll be okay with a few playoff round wins and a conference final appearance at some point. It's not like any of that has been a regular thing for this franchise.
I also think we should appreciate the luck that Backlund is breaking out at exactly the right time for this team.
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I completely agree with this. I'll be honest, I don't really care that much about winning the Stanley Cup. Sure, it would be (ney...
will be) awesome to watch them win the Cup. However, there is so much luck involved in actually going all four rounds and winning. It's not just as simple as building the best team and having that team win.
I'd much rather see us build a quality team that year over year is in the conversation for league leaders (i.e., Chicago, Pittsburgh, Washington, etc.) than I would see us mortgage the future in order to have one or two years of deep runs before needing to rebuild again.
Maybe the league has changed and this isn't a reality anymore, but that's certainly the dream.