[Poe969]

I've been a fan of tanking for as long as it's been a thing. Years ago, others on here would get mad and say that tanking would create a losing culture, and that playing for pride is better for the team in the long run.

One could argue that had the team tanked and got better draft picks, the Flames would have won a cup by now.

It's fine to argue against tanking, but doing what they've been doing hasn't worked either. So what should they do? Keep trying to "just make the playoffs because anything can happen" has not worked and doesn't work.

You need to build a contender from the ground up, get as many picks as you can, and hope some become stars. Your chances of picks becoming stars increases with higher picks, why not cheer for getting a higher pick? What not want them to trade players for more picks/prospects that gives them a better chance of getting a star and makes them play worse and increasing their chance of getting a better pick?