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Originally Posted by AzNightmare
Does a full rebuild really work though?
I don't have the statistics to look for how many teams went full rebuild, how many years before they became contenders, and how many actually succeeded all the way.
The bigger problem I see with the Canucks over the decade is either poor management moves or maybe some bad luck as well. A lot of good players we draft are inconsistent from year to year basis or doesn't really show explosive improvement over the course of their contracts. Then some just simply don't pan out at all. It's very hard to make a strong team when the drafts don't hit. Then many free agents turn out to be a bust or don't really matter. Miraculously many players that had decent prior seasons suddenly become a major bust as soon as they put on a Canuck uniform. Either has a series of injury issues or w/e reasons, they just can't perform anymore. Then of course the bad albatross contracts on players that aren't simply worth it.
I mean, the obvious key to a successful team is to have players that are uprising, playing well above their pay grade. And we just don't have a lot of that. Most players are playing about what they're worth, or severely worse. And to add all that, the chemistry has been shitty as of right now. But let's be honest, even the best realistic version of the current Canucks are still not contenders and fringe playoff team as of now.
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I really hate it when people say we need to rebuild or we should blow it up like its the guaranteed way for the team to become contenders. Whats a contender? A team that can realistically win the cup? Well that can be any team playing in the NHL no? Look at the Blues the year they won the cup, they were having a terrible season, basically last in the NHL so there chances of realistically winning the Cup was next to nothing, but they ended up winning it all.
Teams like the Avs and the Lightning took over a decade from there rebuilds to win there cups, and theres teams like the Sabres, Devils who arent even close yet. Oilers drafted first overall how many times? and they drafted the best player on the planet and yet no Cup.
You think guys like Pettersson and Hughes wanna stick around for a "rebuild" Bos already on record saying he doesnt want to do it. IMO you ice the best team possible, create a winning enviroment, draft well. Management has to stop making boneheaded moves like trading all our draft picks away or signing free agents to albatross type contracts and when playoffs comes around. Anything can happen, cause like its been said in previous Canuck Threads. The Stars have to align for a team to win the cup. 2018 Capitals and the 2019 Blues are living proof of that. Theres no guarantees that if you do everything "right" that you will win a cup, but if you do alot of things "wrong" like the Canucks have been doing for the past decade like others teams do aswell ur chances dwindle.