In isolation, no. In the broader context of Nashville's roster, someone has to go to turn the page on this chapter. The Preds can't keep all of Josi, Ellis, Ekholm, Forsberg and expect a quick bottoming out to get the high picks that turn into the core players of the next great Predators team. Case in point, they're 4 points out of the playoffs right now.
Carolina too tried to rebuild on the fly around Staal and Ward. The result was a below average to bad, but not horrendous team. The first 5 years saw them draft 7th, 12th, 8th (traded for J. Staal), 5th and 7th again. It wasn't until Francis came along that the organization changed course and started to focus on the future. Even that didn't materialize into top picks until a fluke lottery win landed the team Svechnikov, 9 years in. Unusually good drafting on Day 2 and the bounce are the only reasons why the team is still not mired in long-term mediocrity.