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Originally Posted by dino7c
people did stuff like this with Buffalo a decade or so ago...wait and see. They certainly aren't good this year though
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Nothing is guaranteed, but I would be surprised if San Jose doesn't climb up the standings over the next several seasons. Buffalo openly tanked hard, and they went through terrible GMs and coaches, and made some terrible signings. Plus, Buffalo has always been one of the least attractive markets to play in.
San Jose bottomed-out, but they didn't outright tank. Grier even went down and had a meeting with the players when he saw them playing so poorly last season, and ripped into them. There is some stability there, and when that that team starts to improve, they will probably find it easier to sign UFAs to plug holes too.
Nothing is guaranteed, so you may be proven right, but they have been doing a fairly good job at rebuilding, and have a lot of good pieces coming up still. Chicago looks like a rebuilding team that may take a while longer to me.