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Originally Posted by GioforPM
If the theory is based on tanking/high picks, yes. And even then, it's not automatic as the poster suggested (look north).
You do need elite players, and the most likely place to get them is the draft (drafting high or drafting lucky). You do need the rest of the team as well, and a great goalie, which you usually draft (but not always) and which almost never comes from a high pick.
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I think it is bigger for the organization from the perspective that they won't try and chase a fix through free agency or trading. Bottom out for 3 years and hope you hit on two high picks like Monahan and Tkachuk and get lucky with some hits in the 2nd through 7th rounds