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Originally Posted by New Era
Every fanbase is guilty of this. Look at how many of the fans treat Sven on this site. The guy is a stud, even though he's looking like a dud at the AHL level. For as much crap that we give the Oilers and their fans, we aren't that much different and aren't that far behind them.
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Agreed. Flames fans are just as bad as the Oilers, Canucks or any fanbase when it comes to overrating their prospects. In what world is Mark Cundari a solid prospect except Calgary where we have been starved for any prospects to break through? The Blues didn't even blink an eye tossing him in the Bouwmeester trade. Although things have improved dramatically since the Sutter regime I still think the Flames overall prospect base is very mediocre. Not a single blue chip prospect outside of maybe Monahan. Gaudreau is very intriguing but he's going to have to prove he can overcome his small stature and have his skills translate to the NHL. Baertschi looks to have a lot of mental hurdles to overcome and he's also going to have to address his lack of optimal size. After that I see nothing that looks to be close to a sure thing NHL player which is why it's important that this team gets at the very minimum a top 3 pick this year and maybe the first overall pick next season which is the real jackpot.