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Originally Posted by MisterJoji
Come on, so much to pick apart there.
The Blackhawks went 5 years between playoffs not 10, hardly a "failure to launch."
In those 5 years they finished 3rd in their division twice, 4th once, and 5th twice. Not dead last in the league for 4 straight years.
The majority of their rebuilt team was not top 10 picks. Hjarlmarsson (108th), Seabrook (14th), Crawford (52nd), Byfuglien (245th), Keith (54th), Niemi (undrafted), Sharp (trade), Hossa (FA signing), and the list goes on. They needed 2 top 10 picks to successfully rebuild. The Oilers needed 8.
Shall I go on?
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Was it better than the Oilers decade of being at the bottom? Sure.
It was still a failure to launch.
9 years out of 10 out of the playoffs.
8 different coaches.
That wasn't a smooth rebuild. No sir.