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Originally Posted by cannon7
Don't think we'll agree that Chabot "completely turned it around". He's improved for sure, but continues to struggle at times in the defensive zone. Aside from one being a projected first round pick and the other being a late round pick, the biggest difference here IMO is the caliber of the junior organizations involved. Chabot was pulled aside last summer by his coaches and was told he'd need to work on the gaping holes in his game if he wanted to have a real shot at the NHL. I'm not so sure Roy got the same kind of constructive criticism/guidance when he was 17. Feel badly for him in the sense that it was a long road for him to get drafted in the first place. first in his tribe to ever get drafted, growing up more than an hour's drive from the nearest rink, etc. wish him well.
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The bolded is a massive difference, however. Roy, or any 5th rounder would be a longshot at best, no matter what the circumstances.
I was hopeful for Roy as well, and wish him the best, but I don't agree that he was somehow left behind from a coaching standpoint. I am reasonably confident that he was told about his weaknesses and asked to improve. Sometimes it just doesn't work out.