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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I wouldn't go touting the success of Toronto quite yet. 2 first round exits, and this year they looked pretty bad except for their goalie.
I also don't think the Caps fit your model, given the time from their tank year (03-04 after which they got Ovie) to their Cup win. They had a run of regular season success starting four years after the tank but that was it.
You have also left Buffalo out of your equation. Also Avs, Canucks, etc.
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IMO the only thing Toronto has going for them is that they are extremely lucky and drafted a very good player with a #1 overall pick. Without Matthews, the team looks pretty hopeless.
The odds of both getting a #1 overall, and that player being a franchise player are very low. Especially now with the anti-Oiler draft rules.
So anyone stating that we should emulate Edmonton/Toronto is forgetting that there are now rules in place to specifically prevent teams from doing that. So if you do a total tank now, and somehow manage to get in the bottom of the league, you are likely to get a Tkachuk or Monahan level player, not a Matthews or McDavid level player.