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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I don't think anyone is under the illusion that it is a guarantee. People just look at the roster and prospect depth and see that a rebuild is in the near future. There is a greater probability of being a lottery team than a Cup contender, so they see it as better odds to go with bottoming out than trying to force a win-now situation. Nothing is guaranteed, but the NHL disproportionately rewards failure over mediocrity. They have corrected this to a degree by changing the lottery odds, but still not enough to make worthwhile for pretenders...
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It is interesting to me that a number of posters are frustrated by what they see as the team "trying to force a win-now situation, " and yet seemingly have no problem with them attempting to manufacture a rebuild. It's the same thing, just in reverse.
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