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Originally Posted by Ashasx
100% chance of picking top 3 though, which will be a pretty good consolation prize in the next two drafts.
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Being the worst team in the league is pretty challenging though. Calgary would likely have to get rid of all of Lindholm, Tkachuk, Gaudreau, Tanev, Markstrom, and D. Sutter to accomplish that. Even then, the Flames would still be in the running with Detroit, Arizona, Buffalo, Ottawa, the Islanders, and maybe Pittsburgh (if Crosby/Malkin don't get back soon). It's legitimately difficult to tank to last place, and it also relies on a new star player not randomly arising. That's what went "wrong" with our last rebuild. Gaudreau came out of nowhere as a 90 point winger, and the team had to try and build around him. He was good enough initially that he would have derailed any tanking single handedly.