12-22-2014, 08:55 AM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by New Era
Look around the league at the top clubs and see how long each of their top youngsters spent in the AHL. When a kid is knocking on the door as hard as some of the Flames prospects are, room needs to be made for the betterment of the team.
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- Tyler Johnson played 4 years of junior, then played 137 games in the AHL.
- Ondrej Palat played 117 games in the AHL.
- Torey Krug played 3 years of university then a season in the AHL.
- Sami Vatanen played in Europe until he was 21, then played parts of two seasons in the AHL.
- Roman Josi spent 4 years bouncing between the Swiss elite league, the AHL, and the NHL.
- Brendan Smith played 3 years of college and then the better part of 3 seasons in the AHL.
- Gustav Nyquist played 3 years of college and then parts of 3 seasons in the AHL before sticking with the Wings.
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Originally Posted by fotze
If this day gets you riled up, you obviously aren't numb to the disappointment yet to be a real fan.
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