Along the way of most successful rebuilding efforts, or even just more traditional team-building efforts, however, successful teams tend to take a calculated risk or two on some high-pedigree players or high-potential skaters at a low ebb in their value.
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Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Some readers may be old enough to remember the 1976 Bicentennial, which occurred during one of the city’s lowest ebbs and lifted everyone’s spirits.
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