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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
The Avs are similar to the Lightning.
When they missed the playoffs, they usually finish bottom 3.
The 2013 draft is a good example of this (both of them picked top 3).
They're the opposite of the Flames. They avoid mediocrity like its the plague.
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Nobody ever remembers non-playoff seasons as good times which is why if you are going to miss the playoffs you are generally better off having a bottoming out season where you draft top 3 as the Avs and Lightning have done as they have rebounded to powerhouse teams to the likes we haven't seen in Calgary since the 80's and maybe early 90's. Repeatedly finishing a few spots out of the playoffs, never drafting in the top 10 is generally a death sentence for an organization.