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Originally Posted by New Era
I hate his overcooking of the prospects philosophy and the overall management of our player development. Under Treliving we have not seen a single player from our minor league system step in and become a full time player.
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That's because the prospects aren't good enough. Most NHL teams develop forwards in the AHL for 1-3 seasons, defencemen for 2-3, and goalies for 3-4. The Flames are not overcooking anybody. Poirier, Arnold, and Wotherspoon - players of the age when prospects typically make the jump to the NHL - simply weren't good enough. Granlund make the jump and then got traded. The other prospects aren't ready.
The Flames have had weak drafting and development for decades. It's too early to tell if they've turned it around under Treliving. He seems willing to give young players a chance to crack the NHL roster. They just haven't seized the opportunity because they're not good enough.