BinCookin
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I've been putting a post together that looks at teams rebuilds. I was trying to decide if TB ever really planned to play poorly in 2008/2009 and as far as I can tell they never really planned a rebuild, they just played poorly. Anyway here is my little blurb. Feedback or detail changes would be great.
Tampa Bay won the Stanly Cup in 2004, during a period of time they were competitive from 2003-2007. Tampa Bay began to struggle by missing 5 out of 6 playoffs from 2008-2013. In 2008 Lecavalier, Richards and M. St. Louis played well, but they got no support at all from other players, they played horribly and at that trade deadline Prospal and Richards were traded out of town for picks and prospects. It is hard to call this an organizational "rebuild", as these trades were meant to alter chemistry to improve the team. No mention of an organizational direction was mentioned. TB has made the playoffs 2014-Present and has been very competitive during this time.
Draft History
2002: No first pick
2003: No first pick
2004: Rogers(#30)
2005: Mihalik(#30)
2006: Helenius(#15)
2007: Killorn(#77)
2008: Stamkos(#1)
2009: Hedman(#2)
2010: Connolly(#6); Gudas(#66)
2011: Namestnikov(#27); Kucherov(#58); Nesterov(#148); Palat(#208)
2012: Koekkoek(#10); Vasilevsky(#19); Paquette(#101)
2013: Drouin(#3)
2014: DeAngelo(#19)
2015: No first pick
2016: Howden(#27)
Rebuild Type:Time
Asset Accumulation During Poor Performance: 6 Years (2008-2013)
Since TB started seriously competing in 2014, the total rebuild time is about 6 years. Part of the reason TB struggled in the first place was horrid drafting from 2002-2006. This rebuild seems shorter than normal due to 2 Star talents (Stamkos/Hedman) drafted early in the process. Solid later round Drafting in 2010-2012 also provided another star Kucherov, as well as many support players.
Tampa Bay won the Stanly Cup in 2004, during a period of time they were competitive from 2003-2007. Tampa Bay began to struggle by missing 5 out of 6 playoffs from 2008-2013. In 2008 Lecavalier, Richards and M. St. Louis played well, but they got no support at all from other players, they played horribly and at that trade deadline Prospal and Richards were traded out of town for picks and prospects. It is hard to call this an organizational "rebuild", as these trades were meant to alter chemistry to improve the team. No mention of an organizational direction was mentioned. TB has made the playoffs 2014-Present and has been very competitive during this time.
Draft History
2002: No first pick
2003: No first pick
2004: Rogers(#30)
2005: Mihalik(#30)
2006: Helenius(#15)
2007: Killorn(#77)
2008: Stamkos(#1)
2009: Hedman(#2)
2010: Connolly(#6); Gudas(#66)
2011: Namestnikov(#27); Kucherov(#58); Nesterov(#148); Palat(#208)
2012: Koekkoek(#10); Vasilevsky(#19); Paquette(#101)
2013: Drouin(#3)
2014: DeAngelo(#19)
2015: No first pick
2016: Howden(#27)
Rebuild Type:Time
Asset Accumulation During Poor Performance: 6 Years (2008-2013)
Since TB started seriously competing in 2014, the total rebuild time is about 6 years. Part of the reason TB struggled in the first place was horrid drafting from 2002-2006. This rebuild seems shorter than normal due to 2 Star talents (Stamkos/Hedman) drafted early in the process. Solid later round Drafting in 2010-2012 also provided another star Kucherov, as well as many support players.