Okay, since this question was asked properly in a poll, I have a hypothetical. If the Habs whimper out of the play-in and they get either the #1 or #9 draft pick, can we start to root for a playoff team after this year or does this forum have to endure a few more seasons of wishing for lottery picks?
I think it would depend on how the young players progress, if Suzuki and Kotkaniemi take the step and we have two legitimate top 6 Cs. Then at that point, we have to talk about improvement.
If we are still struggling to get the offensive production we need from the team and still sport a fractured defense core, I think at that point we need two more years of tanking because the 2022 draft is going to yield anyone in the top ten with a franchise player and if we can get one more..
Although if we have Lafreniere at the end of this, everything changes because we have a legit superstar.