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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
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.
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Agree with you that he really hasn't accomplished anything yet at all. But he is certainly going about reshaping his roster rather aggressively and different than some teams who just suck and draft high.
I guess those that like his moves are projecting anticipated future results which after two years on the job seems like about all you can do.