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Originally Posted by ricardodw
...The Jets farm team went to the AHL Finals.
Compare that to the most talented Flames AHL team in recent memory.... Granlund / Baertschi / Rienhart / Wootherspoon / Knight / Poirier / Breen / Street /Ortio who went down with barely a whimper in the first round.
It would kind of indicate that their young guys are closer to prime time than the Flames...
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All these sorts of things require a broader context. The Heat were beaten 3 games to 1 by the defending champions within arguably the best goalie in the League, and who then took this year's champions to seven games. Only two out of their five top scorers were over 25-years old, and their starting goaltender was only 23-years-old. The Heat were one of the youngest teams in the league this past season. Merely judging the playoff results of their AHL affiliates to suggest where an NHL team is developmentally is selective, and does not provide an accurate picture of the future without considering factors of age and competition.