"Lose for Hughes" doesn't just mean being a seller. Finishing 31st would mean that Provorov and Ghost probably struggle the rest of the season, Patrick's big game on Monday was an aberration and he struggles, Hart either goes back to the Phantoms or hits a wall and struggles. If those players do well, there will be still be enough vets remaining (Giroux especially, but also Couturier and others) to not finish last in the NHL.
The Flyers are going to be a lottery team, and the lottery luck will be whatever it will be. But if the purpose is to get better as a team and have the outlook for next season and beyond be considerably brighter than it is for this season, it is short-sighted (IMO) to think that the implications of finishing last -- as pertains to the second-half performances of the aforementioned players, and perhaps also to someone like Konecny -- would be magically cured by an 18.5 percent of drafting first and taking Hughes.
A best-case scenario for the Flyers is that Provorov and Ghost get back on track, Hart continues to play well, Patrick surges in the second half, and the Flyers still fare decently in the lottery. Add that to collecting assets (which can then be packaged pre-draft for NHL-level help) and having a lot of cap space this summer, and that's a brighter outlook both for next year and beyond. At least that's how I see it. - bmeltzer
Thanks Bill!!
Never advocate for losing. It becomes a habit.
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Jan 16 @ 12:17 PM ET
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Breaking News: @CanadiensMTL acquire Dale Weise and Samuel Morin from the @NHLFlyers for Charles Hudon, Brendan Kelly and a 3rd round pick. - arichardson22
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Jan 16 @ 12:22 PM ET
From a nobody on Twitter.
Breaking News: @CanadiensMTL acquire Dale Weise and Samuel Morin from the @NHLFlyers for Charles Hudon, Brendan Kelly and a 3rd round pick. - arichardson22
Who the F is Brendan Kelly? Sounds like a reference to 90210 trolling