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Originally Posted by dino7c
none of these teams tank, they are poorly managed, suck, and then they fluke out and win lotteries
95% of the time the GM that "builds" these teams is long gone when they are good. Imagine thinking the Oilers were shrewd in getting their two players that matter.
Who "built" the Oilers with their amazing hockey mind again?
My original point is there is ZERO POINT in talking hockey strategy with anyone who just wants the Flames to be bad for a few years, in that case hire a bad GM. Its not a strategy and its not happening anyway. Dustin Wolf doesn't want to lose games for 4+ years which is what it would take for players drafted in the next couple years to be even coming close to being impactful.
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I think folks are trying to say the Oilers intentionally tanked to get their top players, which is quite true if you consider the initial tank. However, McDavid and Drai came onboard after the first iteration of the rebuild failed (Nuge,Hall, Ebs). So you are correct that they acquired their franchise players via unintentional ineptitude. I personally would rather not endure a decade + of darkness at this stage in my life.