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Originally Posted by Scrambler
I'm torn too, my issue is the bottom has been firmly gripped at this point (IMHO) with the likes of CHI / BUF / MTL / NSH / SJS / ANA. If we were going to tank and tank properly, I would want a pick from 1-5. On top of that, I am not good at cheering for losses/tanking either, especially when already in a playoff spot or just one or two points out and the team is showing the will and effort to not purposefully lose.
Rebuild and make the playoffs isn't too wild a stratgey, they can still trade for picks at least and keep moving in the right direction towards the next few years. Even if this year is an anomoly in the current 3-4 year rebuild timeframe, it's fun at least.
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I agree that bottom 5 is likely out of the question. But 7-10 is still very possible - and of course there is always winning the lottery
but you have to be in a position to do so.
If they don't finish bottom 10, then they are going to get the FLA pick, which will be 20-32, so there is a huge difference between the three possibilities for picks here, which are:
1) 20-32 (don't finish bottom 10, and get the FLA pick)
2) 7-10 (start selling and get on with not winning games)
3) 1-2 (if they win the lottery)
Currently (reverse standings):
8: DET -1
9: SEA -1
10: NYI -2
T-17: CGY +4
While they are still clinging to a playoff spot, they remain only one losing streak from the bottom 10