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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
The Carolina Hurricanes have made 33 draft picks in the past 3 years. Yes, 33. Averaging 11 per year. For comparison's sake, Falkovsky (2016, turns 25 this year) was the Flames' 33rd most recently drafted pick.
They were 3rd in the NHL by points percentage and goal differential.
They have only had one top 10 pick since 2015.
They have 30 million in cap space. They have only 2 players over 30.
Good asset and cap management can really get you far. Especially when combined with drafting and developing.
Even though they've made bad trades and let people walk for nothing, the sheer discipline of their asset management has turned them into a contender.
If you're not going to tank and rebuild, that's the next option. How many overpaid Colemans do they have? None.
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Carolina missed the playoffs for 9 years in a row and drafted top 7 in 5 of those years. You have taken a 3 year sample size to make a point which I do agree with that this team needs to avoid an overpay for a player like Coleman.
One of the biggest reasons Carolina is where they are is because they hit on later draft picks lead by Aho. They got lotto luck in 2018 as well which helps brighten their future but they need to pay Svechnikov and Hamilton which should eat up more than half of their available cap space but it does look like 3 years after trading 2 5th overalls they may only have a couple guys drafted in the 2nd as assets back