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Originally Posted by ComixZone
It takes time to build a quality team that can go deep in the playoffs consistently. The Avalanche started in 2009 with Duchene, the Panthers in 2011 with Huberdeau, the Lightning in 2008 with Stamkos, the Oilers in 2010 with Hall.
Flames ownership (and we as fans) ought to learn from what has happened, and do better. Throwing shade at/discrediting the “plan” of other teams that have been emphatically better than our team is a futile exercise. You may disagree with the Oilers/Avalanche/Panthers/Lightning approach, but those teams have better players and have found more success than our team. The NHL draft is a structural system that rewards teams for putting in the effort (sucking, which is a hard process for an organization and their fans to endure), and working within/making use of that system is how you build a winner.
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They won 4 lotteries and the only one that matters they had a 90% chance of not winning. Lol great plan. They were trying to bring in players like Heatly (wouldn't waive) and tried to sign Jagr as UFA. It was a fluke, actually multiple flukes. I don't take financial advice from some hillbilly that won the lottery.
There are actual examples of how to rebuild/retool but the Oilers aren't one of them