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Originally Posted by OptimalTates
You're arguing why they rebuilt and not what a rebuild is. If losing all your veterans as you bottom out and obtain high draft picks isn't a rebuild, then I hope the Flames do whatever that is if they lose Gaudreau. Call it whatever you want.
Also the "it won't work today" lol. You're aware that Tampa traded Richards and Boyle because of their financial struggles, resulting in Hedman and Stamkos? Sort of worked today....
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“Resulting in” is doing a lot of work. They traded Richards for Smith and Jokinen, and Boyle+ for the 26th pick (Palmieri)+
But I will grant you it’s as close to a normal rebuild as you can get, though the rules were, again, different than now. You can blame the Oilers for that.