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Originally Posted by Macho0978
Why are we not in a position to get premium 18 year olds? Stacked drafts often produce 10 or so star players throughout the first round. 2003 had supertstars scattered throughout the 1st round.
We need more draft picks in this years 1st round and maybe add a couple next year too.
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Exactly.
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Originally Posted by Flames Fan, Ph.D.
Lionizing Detroit is fine and all, but posters have to recognize it's easy to do it *now* given that 7 years of finishing ~7th is behind them (?).
Part of the problem with the rebuild/tank posture is that we tend to assess it when it's of interest to us. So yeah Detroit looks poised now and that's attractive, but how about we dial it back 7 years and ask posters to sit through 560+ games of 7th place finishes first? Not so attractive then. And I'd wager plenty on here would crack by season 3 or 4 and want to start splashing some cash.
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After the Tkachuk trade was over, we could have kept Monahan, traded Huberdeau and Weegar, and we'd have had every bit the balance sheet Detroit has in one month rather than seven years.