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TOfan · 04-02-2023, 08:20 AM

Curious to know what people’s thoughts are on a team like Dallas as it relates to rebuilding.

From the sounds of it, in most cases, a team must have multiple top three picks, or at least one elite/generation player acquired with a top 3 pick to win a cup. Although Dallas has one top 3 in Hiskanen and he looks to be an exceptional talent, I don’t think he has elevated himself to Makar/Fox/Josi levels. Interesting to note that the Stars didn’t tank to get Hiskanen, they won the lottery. I’ll leave Seguin out do to age and hip issues. As well, he was acquired through trade, not draft.

Can the Stars win, or do they need to start planning for a rebuild?

What about Detroit? Tanked for years and not one top three pick to show for it. Should they just keep trying their luck at the plinko machine, or try to compete? Is one more likely to get them a cup than the other?

There are far too many scenarios outside the control of a GM to blindly put your trust into ‘tanking’. Especially seeing as most GM’s have, what, 3-5 year contracts?

04-02-2023, 08:20 AM	#13993
TOfan #1 Goaltender Join Date: Aug 2004 Exp:	Curious to know what people’s thoughts are on a team like Dallas as it relates to rebuilding. From the sounds of it, in most cases, a team must have multiple top three picks, or at least one elite/generation player acquired with a top 3 pick to win a cup. Although Dallas has one top 3 in Hiskanen and he looks to be an exceptional talent, I don’t think he has elevated himself to Makar/Fox/Josi levels. Interesting to note that the Stars didn’t tank to get Hiskanen, they won the lottery. I’ll leave Seguin out do to age and hip issues. As well, he was acquired through trade, not draft. Can the Stars win, or do they need to start planning for a rebuild? What about Detroit? Tanked for years and not one top three pick to show for it. Should they just keep trying their luck at the plinko machine, or try to compete? Is one more likely to get them a cup than the other? There are far too many scenarios outside the control of a GM to blindly put your trust into ‘tanking’. Especially seeing as most GM’s have, what, 3-5 year contracts? Last edited by TOfan; 04-02-2023 at 08:25 AM.