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Originally Posted by NegativeSpace
It may just be me but I don't see this team as being a bottom five NHL team, even if they trade Markstrom. I think that they'd have to trade Huberdeau, Sharagovich, Kadri, Coleman, Weegar, and more to get to that level. There are some bad teams in the NHL at the moment. I know everyone is looking at that Monahan deal, but I don't think Conroy needs to (or should) reshape the whole roster and franchise because Treliving made a bad deal in hindsight. Losing one pick in one year isn't a catastrophe.
I prefer the focus Conroy has on accumulating picks and focusing on improving scouting, both professional and amateur.
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It's a lot harder than it looks to be terrible. If there's one thing Edmonton is really, REALLY good at, it's being no good. Like how goddamn bad can you be when you get like 8 1st overall picks in a row; and in each one of those years, not only are you trying to win, you're certain you're going to win the cup.