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Originally Posted by strombad
Brodie, Bouma, Blair Jones has been good during his stint, Monahan has been great, Colborne has been steadily improving, Berra has been given plenty of leash.
You're cherry picking to make a point. Baertschi has struggled and Backlund hasn't been able to put up much offence. Development isn't just about how your two mid-range 1st rounders do, it's about everyone. Nor is this "leash" idea even remotely applicable. You can just give them infinite room to make mistakes without threat of repercussion. That's a way to ruin a prospect.
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i sort of agree with the ashax in that monahan, colborne's success has a lot to do with their development prior to joining the organization, though you're correct that some credit could be layed on the flames coaching staff for providing the opportunity. Berra almost seems like the long leash is exactly how he shouldn't have been handled, as his play, his cheating just seems to be getting worse and worse. Ramo should have started 2 or 3 games ago, if not more.
it's great to see the flames develop some 4th liners in jones and bouma, but the success of this organization is going to be based on how well the organic high skill picks like baertchi's/backlunds are able to grow and develop while with the flames.
I'm not crapping on the current administration's development, i realize it's a new system top to bottom (for the most part) and it takes time, but i think it is imperative they get baertchi/backlund's path figured out asap and put them in a position where they are growing game in and game out.