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Originally Posted by cannon7
Regarding those suggesting that being patient with prospect development will hurt the chances of the Flames attracting future prospects...that's just plain nonsense. Any player or agent with a brain in his head knows all too well what happens when a player gets rushed to the NHL before they're ready. One of two things: 1) They crash and burn, or 2) They have 1-2successful seasons then regress because their game never developed beyond a single dimension. You need only look at our very own Devin Setoguchi to see a prime example of this...the guy had loads of talent but was rushed to the NHL and now is trying to piece together a crumbling career because he wasn't given time as a prospect to develop a well-rounded game. Imagine if Setoguchi had developed a top-notch defensive game and a never-say-die work ethic? Had the goals dried up (as they did), his size and speed would have still been very useful at the NHL level. Instead, he's now trying to recapture lightning in a bottle (another 30 goal season) when he SHOULD be learning how to backcheck and kill penalties. Setoguchi is just one of countless example of this...
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Agreed. It never hurt 80's Flames. Those teams were a b***h to get on.