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Originally Posted by Caged Great
You do so with smart excellent drafting in all rounds. Which is what both Calgary and even more especially Winnipeg have done in recent years. The Jets have been perhaps the best drafting cup since relocating from Atlanta, and we are seeing it on the ice.
Most teams have a bad contract or two. Brouwer is the only one that hampers things significantly. Stajan will be gone after this season.
There is nothing that can be done about Brouwer other than play him until the end of next season and buy him out.
It is what it is.
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There's no proof that Calgary has drafted well since 2011 besides typically rose coloured fan projects of prospects.
2011 was an obvious homerun with Gaudreau alone but add in a couple more full time NHLers in Sven and Granlund and you are laughing.
2012 - Jankowski looks good but still just getting started. Kulak is a 6th d-man right now, which is fine. Gillies as a goalie you can wait on but he's not a can't miss guy, the rest are write-offs.
2013 - Monahan at 6th overall and then nothing despite 2 other first rounders
2014 - Bennett at 4th overall and then nothing.
2015 - At this point, you've got some prospects but not a blue chipper or anything. Hopefully you get some depth out of Andersson or Kylington on d and Mangiapane on forward but no sure things or anyone likely to move the needle.
2016/2017 - Besides Tkachuk - way too soon to judge.