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Originally Posted by Mister Yamoto
What are they doing in Stockton? In the last three years the Flames AHL affiliates have graduated three players to the NHL. Ferland, Jooris and Ortio. They haven't graduated a Dman since Brodie. That was six years ago.
The Flames drafting over the years hasn't been great but I think the real failure has been the development. These players seem great when they are drafted and usually have a standout draft +1 in junior. Then when they get to Stockton/Adirondack/Abbotsford they hit a wall.
What's the point of having good prospect depth if you can't do anything with it?
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I think having good prospect depth is less important than having a small number of high end prospects who have a chance of becoming front line players.
To that end - the Flames most important young players by-passed the farm completely, as is becoming increasingly the norm.