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Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under
When BT was hired the Flames had 35 wins, and the Carolina Hurricanes had 36 wins. Since then the Flames have drafted 43 players and Carolina has drafted 59 players, they are currently leading their division, are third overall in the NHL in P%, have a top 5 prospect pool and have about 20 million in cap space next year. They are set up for success for a long time. They are also there without a first overall pick, and have not been afraid to move on from top picks if they feel it makes their team better, Lindholm, Hanifin and Fleury have all been moved. I don't think I need to examine the Flames current situation relative to Carolina's.
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Carolina and Calgary are very different organizations. Different market, different ownership, different expectations I would bet. It's no surprise the Canes have had that amount of draft capital, they are a budget team who had an ownership change during the time frame you are looking at. They compile picks by trading players they don't want or can't afford to pay. If the Flames were in sell mode as often as the Canes have historically been, they would likely have a similar amount of draft picks, but, again, what's the mandate from ownership? Part of the reason behind the Lindholm Hanifin trade was Carolina didn't want to pay them what they were worth. As for the return for those two assets, the Canes may only have a second and a third to show for it by this offseason. So, let's wait and see there.
Also, you correctly point out that they haven't ascended to their spot with the benefit of a 1OA pick, but they did win the lottery and jump 10 spots to pick 2OA. The Flames haven't had that good fortune yet.
I'm not convinced the Canes model is all that relevant, or should be followed, when looking for franchises to compare.