that's never been the issue...
(any strategy may not be a good strategy if in hindsight it doesn't work)
one strong voice here has continually hammered their belief (as if it were fact) that teams DON'T use getting the #1 pick as a franchise building strategy. Pegula has basically confirmed, that that is in fact part of their strategy.
Listening to the PC as we speak, haven't gotten to that part yet but no reason to believe otherwise.
The problem with the #1 pick strategy is it puts an emphasis on the least controllable aspect of the rebuild: the lottery. The most controllable aspect, IMO, is what you do with the young assets in your organization. Followed by who you draft and then where you draft.
I think agree with me on this fact: the young players on this team are paramount. If getting the top choice in the lottery means risking busting them out, I'm not for it, personally. If developing means the 6th pick instead of 1 or 2, I'm fine with that. Racing to the bottom isn't a strategy, IMO, it's part of one. I disagree with the implication that is is one.
And I'll let josh make his own arguments. I'm uninterested in what your opinion of him is.