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<blockquote data-quote="ChiefGritty" data-source="post: 1779206" data-attributes="member: 746137"><p>I guess I just don't necessarily agree. You've got a 19% chance at Bedard if you're in dead last, and he or any other top 18 year old prospect and a barren NHL team is going to take an awful lot of building.</p><p></p><p>The situation Davidson inherited was bad, but not utterly hopeless in terms of making a competitive team out of the main pieces. And in a slow rising cap league with a lot of teams crowding the tanking path, that direction is no cinch as we're seeing.</p><p></p><p>To the extent that's true, doesn't that give you the opportunity to have your cake and eat it too? Start building in a more intelligent way with better coaching and better player development AND take your lottery shot?</p><p></p><p>So much of it comes down to being able to get significant returns for Kane, Toews and DeBrincat that put you ahead of the league in terms of longer-term assets. That's what makes the tear down a tempting prospect. 0-for-1 so far.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChiefGritty, post: 1779206, member: 746137"] I guess I just don't necessarily agree. You've got a 19% chance at Bedard if you're in dead last, and he or any other top 18 year old prospect and a barren NHL team is going to take an awful lot of building. The situation Davidson inherited was bad, but not utterly hopeless in terms of making a competitive team out of the main pieces. And in a slow rising cap league with a lot of teams crowding the tanking path, that direction is no cinch as we're seeing. To the extent that's true, doesn't that give you the opportunity to have your cake and eat it too? Start building in a more intelligent way with better coaching and better player development AND take your lottery shot? So much of it comes down to being able to get significant returns for Kane, Toews and DeBrincat that put you ahead of the league in terms of longer-term assets. That's what makes the tear down a tempting prospect. 0-for-1 so far. [/QUOTE]
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