How the Wings should navigate their rebuild

The duality of rebuilds: Since the 25 season playoff streak ended in 2016, it is fair to say that the Detroit Red Wings have been rebuilding. The Wings hired legend and 2014-15 General Manager of the year Steve Yzerman in 2019 and since then, this team has become a young exciting team that doesn’t look too far off the playoffs. With that being said, history has shown that being a young and exciting rebuilding team doesn’t equate always to success Take the Edmonton Oilers for example, despite the four first overall picks in six  years, all the team has to show for it is a measly playoff series win. Even now, the team is out of a playoff spot with two of the best players in the sport. Or take the Buffalo Sabers, a team that recently traded a player who had been mentioned with the likes of Connor McDavid prior to the 2015 draft. This isn’t just exclusive to hockey, take the Philadelphia 76ers, a team that has underachieved even though they actively stated that the organization was tanking. These are teams that