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Originally Posted by Monahammer
The more I look at it, the more Dallas is a perfect example why we MUST consider tanking for at least one season.
Dallas did the flames strategy (TM) of trying to scrape in for the early 2010s.
Look at who they drafted in this time frame and where:
2010: Jack Campbell 10
2011: Jamie Oleksiak 14
2012: Radek Faksa 13
2013: Nichuskin 10
2014: Honka 14
2015: Gurianov 12
Then they did sneak in and make a run but fell short
2016: Riley Tufte 25
Then 2017 they stunk, and this was the draft that changed their team:
3 Heiskanen
26 Oettinger
39 Robertson
Most of their core drafted in their worst finish in more than a decade, allowing them to draft better players.
Add in some real luck on the Hintz pick... and there's the team.
IMO Dallas shows exactly why you have to suck bad for at least a season to build a competitor.
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Dallas moved up from 8th to 3rd in the draft lottery - they never really "bottomed out". Complete luck (which we haven't had) and great drafting changed the direction of that franchise.