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I don't understand the thinking that a rebuild is optional at all. It's happening, it's been happening for years. Only question is how bad we will be through it, or rather how bad we need to be. Will the rebuild be quicker if we are in the bottom 5 at least once or twice? Probably. But it's not like we can force our way out of the bottom 5 unless we find some very good players very soon. If none of our young players improve, what will this team be when Zetterberg is finally done? When Green leaves? When we trade Howard or lose him in expansion?I hope you guys are ready for the "We climbed our way out of last place, so we don't really need to rebuild" line. It's coming.
A bottom 5 team is what. Bottom 3 maybe. We're not going to be able to sign anyone in FA that drags this team into the playoffs. Trades are possible but again, if our young players suck how can we trade them for pieces that make us competitive?