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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
NY has 2 recent #1 & #2 overall picks, Adam Fox at 25 years old and Igor Shesterkin at 27 years old.
I would argue they actually did retool when they managed to draft that high in 2019 & 2020.
It is interesting to see different teams saying the same things, but they are obviously very different than Calgary when you look at it.
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Yep this guy gets it.
Cant really compare NYR and CGY in terms of "rebuild" or "re-tool" because the models are way too far apart.
NYR drafted Kakko #2 in 2019
NYR then drafted Lafreniere #1 in 2020 and had the 19th O/A pick the same year.
In both cases those picks have turned into depth guys bordering on duds, neither has had the impact you would expect from top 2 draft picks. Dont confuse that for pity, they made the wrong choices.
They also had a Norris caliber D man in Fox fall to them because of a stupid loophole and hit on a 4th round Goalie which was a good find. Last but not least they had their franchise C in fall in their laps because of a desperation trade from Ottawa.
However like Calgary they mortgaged their future to run with a core, made it to the 3rd round last year and then lost a series this year they had no business losing (it happens) and yea, now they're stuck with minimal picks and a bare prospect cupboard...
But having a #2 and then a #1 o/a pick in back to back years.... that's on them. When we get that, then we can start comparing apples to apples and that's not saying the Flames do anything correctly, its just the reality of the comparison in my mind.