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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
Why does a rebuild have to mean "relying on high draft picks exclusively" and "not developing properly"? That’s a false equivalency. Mismanagement and a rebuild are two entirely separate issues.
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That has nothing to do with what I said. I wasn't drawing any equivalency at all.
Proper development of players drafted in every round is an essential part of a strategy for success. Drafting in the top 3 is not part of any strategy, because it happens randomly and you can't simply plan to win the lottery. Even finishing last overall is very hard to do without gutting your team completely, like the '14-15 Sabres – and then the lottery can go against you, also like that team. They've never recovered from that awful tank job.
Edmonton is a prime example of a team that won the lottery but didn't develop properly. No matter how many 1OA picks they got from the Draft Fairy, it wasn't enough to make them champions.