Currently the best & worst rebuilds ongoing

[rahad]

Surprised no one has mentioned the Rangers. I guess they are a bit of an anomaly as they sold off a bunch of their veteran core pieces and got a #1 and a #2 OA without truly bottoming out for multiple years

Yeah.... Rangers got 2 elites players for free. They also play in New York. Not hard to attract UFA.

One of the best rebuild is Winnipeg.

 

[Golden_Jet]

I'm old enough to remember when the leafs were good. That should clear up my age somewhat.

No, that’s not really helping ,
They’ve never won 3 rounds

 

[kp61c]

the sabres look like a team that is in need of rebuild. too bad they are in the middle of one already.

 

[HuGo Sham]

Should be able to get one this year. Some good centers in the top 7-8 picks.

Agreed, and even if habs move Dach permanently to the wing...Demidov, Hage + all the kids playing well in Laval and 7 top 50 picks next summer, habs will be fine imo

 

[Coach Reggie Dunlop]

As a Detroit fan I don’t wanna hear anyone who acquired a top 3 pick complaining about lottery luck. We never even got to pick higher than 4 and we iced statistically the worst team in the cap era.

 

[Raistlin]

As a Detroit fan I don’t wanna hear anyone who acquired a top 3 pick complaining about lottery luck. We never even got to pick higher than 4 and we iced statistically the worst team in the cap era.

Canucks were putrid and never picked above 5, and made playoffs after 8 year's absence if you discount the fluke run in COVID. thats not a solid excuse. Good management makes a world of difference.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Canucks were putrid and never picked above 5, and made playoffs after 8 year's absence if you discount the fluke run in COVID. thats not a solid excuse. Good management makes a world of difference.

Not to mention bled a shit ton of draft capital.

 

[Shark Finn]

Kings are headed directly for a cliff in a year or two

Completely botched their rebuild and created a black hole team with no future

I think you’ll see everyone Byfield’s age and older with new franchises by 2026-2027 when they start a real rebuild instead of an arrogant “we’re actually smarter than everyone” retool

How Blake is still employed is beyond me.

 

[TBF1972]

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serious question: when did the minnesota rebuild happen?

 

[TBF1972]

Yeah the only real way to really fully judge if a rebuild is successful is if a team comes out on the other end and are good. Now I do think the Devils are good and will continue to be good but even there they had a great 22-23 year and followed it up with a stinker so jury is still kind of out.

i agree that the devils rebuild was successful. how successful only the next few po will tell. if they end up like toronto losing year after year in the first round it will be just a very mild success.

 

[Team_Spirit]

serious question: when did the minnesota rebuild happen?

When Kaprizov joined then they buy out the vets and finally traded Fiala for Faber. So about 3 years 2020~2022

Wild buying out final four years of massive Parise, Suter contracts

Both signed identical 13-year, $98 million contracts in 2012.

www.nbcsports.com

 

[NoelVilla]

I really like what Washington have done. Should have stayed away from PLD but other than that they are younger and faster this year.
Buffalo have been a mess for a long time but have some very talented players now.
Detroit could turn into Buffalo of old if they are not careful what they do from here on forward.

 

[TBF1972]

When Kaprizov joined then they buy out the vets and finally traded Fiala for Faber. So about 3 years 2020~2022

Wild buying out final four years of massive Parise, Suter contracts

Both signed identical 13-year, $98 million contracts in 2012.

www.nbcsports.com

in my book this doesn't qualify as a rebuild. they kept most of their core intact. the buyouts just limited their ability to replace those players with anything else than cheap options. none the less it was very good work by the gm.