It's interesting to look at the Stars as well, as a team that has been similarly mediocre and update and down.
They had 5 straight years out of the playoffs from 2009 to 2013.
But they never really bottomed out drafting:
#8 - Scott Glennie
#11 - Jack Campbell
#14 - Jamie Oleksiak
#13 - Radek Faksa
#14 - Valeri Nichushkin
Classic example of a team not being bad enough to get the elite picks.
Since then they
2014 - Lost in Round 1
2015 - Missed
2016 - Lost in Round 2
2017/2018 - Missed
2019 - Lost in Round 2
2020 - Finals!
They never executed scorched earth but rather re-tooled some of the elements. They also got a high pick to get Heiskenen and he looks like a game changer.
But my point is they are an example of a team not executing scorched earth but rather just re-tooling and now they are in the finals.
Perhaps in a cap world you take your shots, as best you can, as long as you've got enough pieces in place.
Thinking out loud.
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