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Originally Posted by Macho0978
Building a team that can win once the rebuild is over is more important.
This team will have maybe 1 year of a team that has nobody drawing us to the dome. Next year's pick will sell seats. Only Iginla probably sells tickets for this team at 9 right away.
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You are both right, but the team needs a massive infusion of speed and skill into the lineup.
Drafting #9 and using it to get a potential 3rd pairing defenceman would be deflating. You can find those guys in the market.
Scoring, speed, and skill is much harder to find and they are usually drafted.