One has been a Calgary Flames prospect for five years.
The other has been in town for five days of camp.
They're two of the shiniest new objects in Calgary this fall, drawing plenty of scrutiny every time they hit the ice with the big club.
Both share the same goal of staying with the Flames for the Oct. 4 season opener.
However, as well as they acquit themselves throughout camp and the exhibition schedule, their immediate futures hold radically different possibilities.
While Mark Jankowski has a fighting chance to finally make the jump he's dreamed five years about, Juuso Valimaki's fate is essentially sealed.