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Originally Posted by ---Hatrick---
To conclude, the Flames are still no Detroit when it comes to developing bonafide everday NHL players, but to say they have nothing in the pipeline, as this Lambert suggests is completely laughable and shows how unlnowledgable he is of this team, or just how much of a troll he is
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OT rant, but when was the last time Detroit actually drafted and developed so well as to deserve this reputation? They pulled some good to great players out of Europe in the late 90s and early 2000s, and have been riding that hype train ever since. Recently the best players they've developed are 2nd line forwards good for 40-50 points, which every team in the league has done (even Edmonton).
The Flames by contrast have at least developed and graduated players like Brodie, Gaudreau, Ferland, and Giordano since then. With the exception of Ferland those are all *far* superior players to anyone the Wings have produced, and were drafted independently of the standings. I would even argue that the Flames' current crop of prospects outstrips what the Wings have in their system.