Of course not - just as you couldn't comprise a team built from the base of the 2012-2013 team, draft picks and available free agents since then.
We're not in a good place - so I get where your coming from. I just like our chances better than you do with Eichel, O'Reilly, hopefully Kane and our pipeline to have a chance at contending as a percentage vs what we had and building with that.
I don't think we're further along now but I'd put a higher percentage of being able to go further than building from that team.
It's hypothetical for sure and the tank to date has not been worth it from a results perspective (obviously). If we're strictly talking contending and not better/playoff hockey to watch - then I'm still choosing the tank.