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Originally Posted by taxbuster
No thank you. That's what Edmonton and other losers do.
Fight. Play hard. Build a culture of hard work and the wins will come. Tanking is for babies.
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Thats what they've been doing for alike 25 years. Where has it got them? This is what the owners and management have been telling people and the fans have become ok with losing seasons with hot streaks at the end of the season. Garbage most of the year, some kind of change near the end when its already too late, an uptick in production that almost guarantees a great year next year, then repeat.
This team isn't good enough. Full stop. You can close your eyes and try to will then to be better, you can blow out your birthday candles and wish for them to be better, you can throw a coin i to a wishing well, pray to whoever you want or make any kind of sacrifice...it won't matter. The team isn't good enough. This isn't a young team full of prospects who will get better with experience, its not a team full of stars that just needs one more piece, and it's not an incredibly hard working team that will soon be rewarded for their efforts.
This is a poorly built team that is just not good enough. Sure, do the same thing they've been doing for the longest time while getting the same results, that'll fix everything! If they actually want something different to happen, they need to do something different.
Everyone brings up the oilers and asks "how did tanking turn out for them??" It actually did turn out well for them, they just put a bunch of idiots in charge and they screwed everything up. The thing is, they still gave their fans hope. Oiler fans were excited and got to watch and cheer for good young players. If they weren't idiots, imagine where they'd be. Give a capable team the next 3 first overall picks and watch how good they'll be in 4-5 years. The key is to not overpay for bottom 6 forwards and bottom pairing d or backups. Admit when the team isn't good enough and make changes.