Frk It
Mo Seider Less Problems
- Jul 27, 2010
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I definitely agree that you will likely get a better player top 5 than at #20. I just don't think you should go out of your way to draft top 5 by purposely tanking.
If it happens naturally like this year, sure no problem. And once the Wings draft a non franchise saving talent with their top 5 pick this coming draft and become a playoff bubble team again, I'm ok with building from there and not tanking to again get back into the top 5 for multiple years in a row.
I don't believe completely gutting the team and tanking is the right way to build a team.
But we are bad.
What do you think realistically is the best this team could do this season at this point? Even getting the 8 seed is looking like a stretch and a half. And if we do oh boy it would be real fun playing the Penguins for 4 games.
So if you're sitting at the bottom of your conference; yeah why not sell some pieces and take the higher percentage stab in the draft? It seems like the logical move. I can provide you with some data that supports that there is a stark difference between drafting 4th and 8th-15th if you'd like.