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Originally Posted by Dorkmaster
Oh look its this garbage again. All youth and no vets makes you the Oilers. You need a balance of both as well as a balance between winning and development.
Plus what evidence do you have that Ward doesn't teach development? There's plenty of little articles that mention how well the Flames AHL coaches are doing in that regard.
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Results kind of speak for themselves. Brodie is the only prospect that has graduated and stuck and half of his development was under Playfair. No other prospect has really shown much from an offensive standpoint when they get to Abbotsford and now the team isn't even winning.
Yes the drafting hasn't been great but what evidence is there that the development in Abbotsford has been effective?
Sven looks like he's even lost some of the flair he had from last year. Irving was once highly touted. Nemiscz was on track but now is a longshot. Reinhart was supposedly doing well but then got benched. Horak started strong, now can't score. Howse and Ferland were hopefuls but both were exiled. Byron put up points for the Sabres AHL team and now is primarily a checker.
Which prospect has really improved in Abbotsford? Is all the improvement in the prospects focused on learning how to cook and iron their shirts?