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Originally Posted by StrykerSteve
I'd rather ice a team of primarily rookies and lose, than lose with a 1st line of Cammy - Stajan - Stempniak.
Either way, this team is brutal. It'll just be more fun to watch the kids play, IMO.
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I don't really care about winning or losing. My expectation is that the Flames will be a basement team next year.
I am concerned about having a good mentor system within the Flames. Piling on a team full of rookies will only increase the chance of each rookie busting. The coaches can only give each rookie so much attention. If we have 3 rookies, there is more mentorship available for each young player. If we have 9 rookies on the team then the available resources to help each player develop is cut to 1/3.
This might not be an issue, perhaps the Flames are ready for this transition, but I would much rather have a system in place for grooming each of these young guys into successful NHLers instead of just opening the flood gates to get them all onto the big team and then just see who survives.