Sure, call Bennett a 2C, even a good one.
That would still be a decent result for completely tanking for a year or two. Byfield would be a more recent example. Those types of players are solid gets for a tanking team. A Hughes/McDavid type player is super rare. You can't count on that.
And hell, say they fully commit and absolutely tank as hard as they can for McKenna. How many prospect progressions would you lose by intentionally making the team bad for a 10-15% chance of getting him. Wolfs confidence shot. Coronato/Zary/Honzek all getting worked over in a top 6 role. Backlund/Andersson leave. Waste Weegar and Kadri's productive years.
Main goal should be prospect development and that includes not being a terrible team imo
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