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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
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.
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I'll say right now, it hasn't turned around under treliving.
With hindsight it looks much worse, but the flames are without a second and third round selection in this years draft.
The blackhawks by comparison have not drafted less than 7 times in one draft in the last decade. The Flames have made less than 7 selections in a single draft in 2 of the last 3 drafts.