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Originally Posted by thefoss1957
As far as a "tank", even retaining all this "talent" the 'Hawks were behind all the teams in the Central, with no defense and no reliable goaltending. IMO, it is not as much of a "tank" as an acceptance of reality, that the bills for prior success have come due, and this team needed a major overhaul. They were not a playoff team the last couple of years, despite desperation moves, so is it truly a "tank" if your team is already no good?
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hard to call it something else though when you trade away DeBrincat and Dach for picks and let Strome and Kubalik walk to UFA. That's not just an admission of being bad, that's a concerted effort to be as bad as possible.