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Originally Posted by transplant99
Of course...it takes a whole team to win the SC.
What I'm saying is that deliberately making your team the laughing stock of the league is not some sure fire way to get your team back into the mix of SC contention.
In fact, it can breed continuous misery for the organization and its fans.
I am all about drafting and developing to the point where you get close to the elite level and at that point, sure...push the chips in and trade futures for the final pieces.
But in the mean time you do what you can to develop a winning attitude among those guys you want to grow and win with so they can pass it on to all newcomers and veteran acquisitions.
"Tanking", as it were, is the complete and utter opposite of that.
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Colorado outright tanked in 2013 and 2017.
Tampa did in 2013. These teams were both far too good to be finishing that low in the standings.
It wouldn't be surprising to see those teams, the past two President Trophy winners, in the finals.
Palat, Stamkos, Hedman, Johnson weren't negatively affected be being on the losing 2013 team. MacKinnon, Rantanen, Landeskog and many others didn't become "losers' by being on that 2017 team.
If a team has talent, it's going to win. Don't worry about having a losing culture if it holds back the accumulation of talent.