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Originally Posted by Sandman
Buffalo's rebuild didn't work because management is incompetent. They lost good players like Eichel and Reinhart, put in a never-ending carousel of bad coaches, and didn't supply enough veteran leadership to usher in their youth. Consistent goaltending would help, too.
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The funny thing (not haha funny but like, prickish smirk funny) is that both “sides” of the argument (scorched earth vs team building) point to Buffalo for these exact reasons, one side to say why Buffalo doesn’t count as an example, the other side saying they very much do count because it’s what we need to avoid.
Nobody is arguing against the fact that you’re more likely to find a star at #1 overall vs #15. Everybody knows that. But I think (most) people realize you can’t really control whether you pick #1 or say #6, so instead of obsessing over something you can’t control, you focus on what you can… which is avoiding being Buffalo.
You want competent management, good coaches, holding on to good young players, veteran leadership, and maybe even consistent goaltending? Well, it looks an awful lot like what we have.
We’re already set up to not be Buffalo, imo, which is a much bigger battle than people are giving credit for. So maybe we don’t worry if they’re looking at bringing in a young centre and hope they make their picks count, wherever they end up.