Get on the Columbus Tank
Tanking for Connor McDavid (scroll down for the latest) is something no team will ever admit it is doing, and in all honesty, none of them are actively, intentionally doing it. Anyone will tell you what a destructive force losing like that can be to your organization, to your locker-room culture and to your fanbase.
Besides, in the case of the Sabres and Hurricanes, drafting McDavid won't be an instant fix.
But in the case of the Columbus Blue Jackets, it makes all the sense in the world.
For your consideration, the 1996-97 San Antonio Spurs of the NBA. From 1989 to 1995, the Spurs averaged 52 wins a season and were a perennial playoff team. But during the '96-97 season, the Spurs lost David Robinson and Sean Elliott to season-ending injuries, as Robinson played only six games and Elliott 39.
The Spurs finished with the third-worst record that season. They won the draft lottery, selected Tim Duncan first overall and have won five championships over the past 17 seasons.
Sound familiar?
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