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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
There is no viable model to follow. This happens all the time in the NHL. A few teams with win a certain way and then that’s the model, and then when the teams chasing that model finally have it figured the winners are using a different model.
The model is: you have to have good to great players playing great, a good coach, competent GM, and most of all: an extreme amount of luck that you have almost no control over.
That’s the model. Good luck!
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Excellent post! Tanking works as often as anything else. I find it hilarious that people think one way or another is "the" model. History is littered with all kinds of methods to win a Cup. The most surefire thing is hit on your picks, regardless of where you draft.
You play the game to win and the NHL is an entertainment business. I am glad we aren't watching a scorched earth rebuild. In fact, I'm being entertained by the wins and am enjoying this team proving people wrong.
If they end up in 17th overall and miss the playoffs by 1 point, so be it. Draft the best with Florida's pick and the others. Keep moving anyone who doesn't want to be here. Get the youngsters signed, sign Rasmus and keep adding to the core.
Under no circumstances do I want them to start trading for rentals. I am okay if they are able to weaponize their cap space and take on a bad contract or two (who like Huberdeau, may be overpaid, but still a plus on the ice for this team) if there are other future assets coming as well.