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Originally Posted by DJones
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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Coronato/Zary/Honzek likely end up as good complementary pieces on a cup contender. Calgary needs (at least) one top of the lineup and even league player, ideally center, to compete for the cup. Acquiring this piece has to be the main organizational goal. A 15% shot at acquiring this piece through the draft is a sounder plan than any other way, especially for this market.
Refusing to bottom out to get these elite pieces in the hopes of helping our current prospects become solid top or middle 6 players is missing the forest for the trees and a fast-track to going right back to the mediocrity spin-cycle.