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Originally Posted by JohnnyTitan
Obviously we're all super-pumped for these kids. There appears to be just so much more talent at this camp than just a couple years ago.
Do we flat out expect Stockton to go on a tear in 2015 / 2016? Heck, in theory Granlund, Ferland and Poirier could all be sent to the farm to join Arnold, Gillis, Smith, Klimchuk and a lethal back-end.
I know they got hit hard with injuries last year and were also pretty young and I don't want to hi-jack this thread -> but shouldn't Stockton be a top-tier AHL team this year?
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Not necessarily. Remember Vancouver's farm team pretty much owned Adirondack this past season. Take a look at each team's rosters, and you start seeing why. Grenier and Shinkaruk were the top legitimate prospects (3rd and 6th on the team respectively), and loads of AHL vets carrying them. Adirondack was a much younger team, with legitimate prospects pushing that team.
Utica Comets:
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/l...070412015.html
Adirondack Flames:
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/l...073032015.html
Tell me which prospect pool you would rather have. Doesn't always mean it they will be the better AHL squad. Will be interesting to see how Stockton does, however.