So much luck goes into it.
You need to be bad, but get some lottery luck, and then have the right year to be bad, and select the right player.
And then seemingly get lucky with later draft picks that become first round picks that you didn't expect when you drafted.
Not sure I'd sign up for 5 years of purposely sucking for that flow diagram.
Do your best at every part of the organization and let the chips fall where they may.
The Flames have 17M in cap space, and moved on from their starting goaltender. They're not fooling anyone with the "remain competitive" narrative.
But if young players progress faster than you think, and with that you do better than you thought ... just enjoy the damn ride and stop whining about wins!
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