WingedWheel1987
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unless Kh changes his approach to team building its going to be over a decade at the MINIMUM
some might say thats crazy but its been 8 years since we last won(not saying thats long) but it has gone by pretty fast
unless we change things up a bit dont count on any success anytime soon
we need to rid ourselves of overpaid players vs what they bring, ericsson and howard
we need to invest properly during free agency, ie not richards, quinceys, whites, bertuzzis
we need to make an impactful trade or two
we need to shed prospects and players we dont consider part of our success plan for more picks to increase odds(look it up, the more picks a team has generally the better they become and not just lottery picks)
we need to be willing to trade UP in the draft
we need to be willing to hand responsibility over to younger players
I don't think one can accurately predict how long a rebuild is going to take if you expect it to take more than 3-4 years.
I personally think it will take at least five years, but you are right, it definitely could stretch out to ten years.
Ideally you see the Wings draft in the lottery for roughly three years and during those three years, they draft the right mix to create the new core. Followed by a couple years of barely missing the playoffs or barely making the playoffs, which would put the finishing touches on the rebuild.
Of course that's the ideal scenario.
It's also very possible that the Wings suck during a 3-5 year time span where the lottery is full of really good, but not franchise/generational talent and the Wings continue to go nowhere.