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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
If the plan is to finish at the bottom, win the lottery and do so when a player of McDavid's quality happens to be available - that's not a plan at all.
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Increasing the odds of drafting a generational player is a plan. It’s a plan that doesn’t guarantee success. And it may not be plan that sits well with you. But it’s a plan.
Yzerman had a plan with the Wings. The lottery balls didn’t bounce his way, so now he has to change up his strategy. Doesn’t mean his original plan was bad.
Luck plays a big part in professional sports outcomes. Nudging those odds a little in your favour is pretty much all team management can do.