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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
He has also only been there two years. Judging him purely on the standings is a little rough considering those results are based more on the team that he inherited.
I am no huge fan but that must be the hardest GM job in the NHL.
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I think that building a winner on a budget would be extremely difficult (i.e. hardest job in the NHL), but that doesn't really apply yet. They are in a total tear-down rebuild, so he hasn't really been constrained by budgets yet.
And again, I think rebuilds are easy: "look... we're younger and we drafted some promising kids."
Well yeah, but turning them into a competitive team is a different ballgame. See Edmonton, Buffalo, etc.
Even with Calgary, we're now seeing how difficult that next phase is. Drafting Tkachuks is easy (and is largely determinant on luck), but even once you get a Gaudreau and a Monahan and a Tkachuk - or a MCDavid - you still have to build a team around them. Much more difficult.