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Old 04-05-2021, 01:41 PM   #2494
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Originally Posted by ComixZone View Post
I don’t understand the apprehension when it comes to tanking anymore.

18 of the past 20 Stanley cup winners have players drafted in the top-3 developed internally.

Tanking to me is an absolute requirement.

It is 100% not the be all end all solution, but it gives you a shot. You need those foundational top-3 pieces - and from there what you do determines if you build a contending team, but you cannot reasonably expect to win a Stanley Cup without top-3 picks.
Sure is working well for the Rangers who openly wrote a letter to their fans over 3 years ago and embraced this "belief".

Drafted 9th, 1st and 2nd overall since then, added Artemi Panarin for no assets, Adam Fox blackmailed his way there, have 2 of the more highly touted young G's in the game...and it has gotten them....what?

They may still ascend to lofty heights but they dont have a new stadium to worry about filling in that exact time frame either, which has to be a major concern for this team




Just sayin.
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