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Originally Posted by Vinny01
I don’t think it does unless your point is you absolutely need a 1st or 2nd overall pick to win a cup? The last place team hasn’t won the lottery since the Leafs got Matthews. The Caps waited 14 years after drafting Ovie to get over and the Bolts 12 years after Stamkos was drafted. Look at how impatient our fanbase is right now there is ZERO chance they will remain patient during what you are suggesting.
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There's no guarantees in it.
Does it give you the best shot, especially with talk revolving around shuffling how the lottery works to give better odds to the bottom teams again? Yeah, it absolutely does.
Yeah, I don't think this fan base is impatient at all. We're frustrated because we're being sold a pile of crap that hasn't meaningfully changed in years, and we're being asked to stomach sub-NHL quality coaching. Sell us hope. Sell us an actual process.
What the hell has Treliving's process been? Panic early in the rebuild and trade for a 2nd pairing defenceman? Acquire a cornerstone piece in Hamilton, but then flip him because he doesn't fit in with the established losing culture? Rush prospects into the league, pay for spare parts between the pipes. Treliving's process doesn't exist. It's literally "spend in free agency on whatever crap is laying around, bank on a core that isn't made up of elite pieces, and hire an AHL/ECHL quality head coach".
Babock's recent interview put some light on Toronto's process. It was all about tanking, and it actually worked for them in one season. That's crazy levels of luck - but had they not gotten Matthews, would they not have just kept on trying for Hischier/Patrick and then again on Dahlin?
Build an actual process. We've got a new arena on the horizon. Sell us on hope going into that building. Rip this thing down, communicate that the team sees it as a 3-year process, invest in a coach to be a cornerstone piece, and get the hell to work.