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Originally Posted by Vinny01
This is the 5th straight draft Ottawa is in the top 10. They have paid their first lottery pick big money and he enters year 2 of a 7 year deal. Who knows how much convincing Tkachuk to sign was promising the team is intending on competing right away?
Their trading away of the Byram pick was nullified by getting Stutzle from the Sharks so this will be their 5th top 10 pick in a row.
I am being told that you only need to tank for 3 years to start turning it around but you and many who thanked the post believe they are rushing it 5 drafts after they started their rebuild.
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"I am being told"
No, rebuilding isn't all the same. Draft years are not all the same, and more importantly management teams are not all the same.
Ottawa has horrible management and you can see it in how they draft, trade, and sign players. That Matt Murray contract was the dumbest contract given out in recent years and they paid a 2nd to acquire his rights on top of it!
Ottawa had the beginnings of a good rebuild, and no there's no "nullifying" of trading away Duchene. Fact is they didn't have a 1st round pick in 2019 because they pushed all-in, and lost their pick. So their rebuild effectively started in the 2019/2020 season. They kicked it off nicely by drafting Stutzle, Sanderson, and Greig in the 1st round that year - but then followed it up by trading a 2nd and signing a big ticket goalie. Their rebuild lasted 1 season and they immediately moved out of it and seem to be continuing to aggressively move beyond any idea of rebuilding.
They screwed this up just as quick as they bumbled their way into it. Ottawa is not an example of a good rebuild.