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Originally Posted by RedHawk12
100% agree. That's why it's so hard to rebuild in a Canadian market. There's so much pressure from the fanbase to shortcut the process. Even when we draft one superstar, the pressure will be on to build around that one guy and get in the playoffs again.
You look at the teams that win cups - they all have MULTIPLE home-grown star players, typically drafted very high after many years of basement-dwelling. Otherwise, you're at most building a team that will be 1st round playoff fodder.
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Is there the pressure though? I feel like Canadian fan bases are the most knowledgeable in the league and if the organization was open and honest, the fan base would have zero issue getting behind a proper rebuild.
Rebuilds might not always work but they're definitely the most probable strategy this organization has of becoming elite. Thinking a retool is the answer seems insane to me. In a retool situation you'll need to get extremely lucky in later rounds. Drafting high for 5 years and rebuilding doesn't prevent you from drafting well in later rounds, it likely only adds to your talent pool. The probability of finding stars at the top of draft is exponentially higher so I really hope they acknowledge that and take advantage of that while still trying to excel in the later rounds, trades, free agents, etc. Use every method you can, especially the most probable one.