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Originally Posted by Bankai
After reading this thread, it's so refreshing to see how much talent the flames have developed as an organization. Backlund, Bouma, Brodie. Such an amazing era that the flames are entering into.
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I don't know if you forgot to use green text or not? Don't know how old you are, or how long you have been a fan. Backlund was a first round pick, fans should expect him to be in the league. He is a good third line center on a good team. That's not being a bust, but its not completely living up to potential either. YET!
Bouma is a grinder, that blocks shots. Love the guy but its the only way he stays in the league.
Brodie was a fourth round pick that has developed more than anyone could of hoped for. We got lucky here. Yes I do think we developed him well.
Yet the next ten pages of my post is the prospects we drafted that we failed to develop!
How about just a list of names, others can chime into. Chucko, Ryder, Baldwin, Negrin, Pelech, Nemisz, that's just off the top of my head at the moment. There are many many many others I have thankfully forgotten and I would appreciate it if fans don't remind me of them.
Our drafting and development of players has been horrible in the past. Last ten years have been a wasteland. Why are we rebuilding? Cause we have not been able to draft well and develop players.