The main problem the Flames have is that most of the quality players we have in the system are either in Junior, college, or their first full year in the AHL. Most players need some time to adjust to the higher tempo game before jumping right in.
The only guy on the farm that should be ready is Reinhart. Most of the others would likely become NHL players during next season or after the deadline (Hanowski, Ferland, Knight, Sven and Granlund).
Usually teams that are entering a rebuild like we are have some guys that are working their way into the lineup already, but all of the players that we've taken in the past 3 seasons save Sven and Monahan have been more project types that take longer.
Next season is when I expect more youth to populate the team. Especially amongst the depth guys.
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