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Originally Posted by SoulOfTheFlame
Fair enough, but not every team was finding those players, and The Calgary Flames were. Colorado and Detroit are examples of teams who continue to make their late picks count for something. If the Flames had better Scouts, maybe they could too.
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I have to believe that the developmental system plays a part in colorado and detroit as well, (assuming you're talking about datsyuk, zetterberg, drury,, hejduk)
those systems were flush with strong leaders and strong teams and kids didn't need to be fast tracked through and have huge expectations put on them.
As important scouting is, I would have to say player development would have to play an equally important roll, an 18 year old kid still has a lot of development, physically and maturity wise to consider. If you do it wrong, you end up ruining careers, *cough* daigle *cough*
right now, flames are taking their time and developing servicable players, start there, and lte blooming stars like datsyuk will eventually come out of the woodwork.