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Originally Posted by ComixZone
Yeah timing is very important to be sure.
Drafting 6th in 2013 and 4th in 2014 is a good example of not being bad enough in good enough years.
There are absolutely no guarantees, but you have to give yourself a chance at success - and without those top picks you aren’t giving yourself that chance.
I firmly believe that you need a number of top-end picks (1st-4th) in strong draft years, and then from that point on you only have to be one of the best managed teams in all of hockey. That’s how you win the Stanley Cup. Being one of the best managed teams without those draft picks doesn’t get the job done, and simply making those picks while not being one of the best managed teams also leaves you in the middle of nowhere.
Step 1: Make multiple top picks.
Step 2: Be one of the best managed teams in the league
Do Step 1 and Step 2 and you have a chance at being a contender.
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And that requires sucking for 8 to 10 years. Minimum. It takes a few years just to get to the bottom. Then if you want multiple top picks, you have to TOTALLY suck for several years. Then you have to rebuild your way back.
With no guarantees of success, that is a LOT to ask. Easy for a casual fan who will only watch when it suits them. Much more difficult for a BUSINESS that has to sell tickets every year.