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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Funny part is it does help to get high draft picks to build a cup winner - but tanking isn't really is how a team have actually gotten those picks.
The whole idea of "triggering" a re-build itself is kind of false - you just end up being bad one day and then you need to embrace it. That's how you get those picks. When you're having a bad season don't try to salvage it - just let the bad season happen.
Tampa didn't trigger a "rebuild" or "tank" when they got Stamkos or Hedman. They just ended up being bad with a roster that included St.Louis, Lecavalier, Boyle, and Richards for much of those two seasons.
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Uh yes Tampa did. They told Boyle he either waives his NTC from his freshly signed contract or they put him on waivers. They traded Brad Richards. They made many cuts from the 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning Stanley Cup Finalists until the 2008 Tampa team.