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Originally Posted by Igottago
Sorry if I'm misinterpreting what you're saying -- but what you're showing here is exactly the case against "get in and anything can happen", isn't it?
What this shows is that you need to be a well enough constructed team to have a bunch of shots at contending and some decent level of playoff success over a number of years, in order to get it done, which Tampa absolutely did before getting their cups. They had deep playoff runs, and ultimately they won twice and had the opportunity to win a few more. Isn't this pretty much the best example of what you'd want a team to be? Its as close to dynasty territory you can get in the modern game.
Who cares about the one off seasons they got bounced early.
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The Lightning's owners don't care about the one-off seasons. That's why they didn't burn the team to the ground after getting swept by Columbus.
Compare that to the typical attitude around here, which is to call for a total rebuild every off-season. If the Lightning ran their hockey ops the way some fans want the Flames to run theirs, they'd be in the bottom of a rebuild now, cursing their luck because they didn't draft Bedard.