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Originally Posted by bubbsy
I'm sure i'll get slammed for this, but i must ask....
Any reason to question our AHL system, regarding the growth and development of the prospects going thru our AHL system?
Some may point to Jankowski as the counter argument, but i suppose his NCAA experience has played a large role in preparing him for pro hockey.
This is a few camps in a row where our AHL prospects just simply don't seem like they have progressed to a point where they can actually play in the NHL....
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Cant expect to pull off a miracle out of camp like the lightning and just ice an entire line from your AHL squad and think they'll all translate to the NHL game.
I think it should also be re-evaluated every time new management steps into the equation. When Treliving came to this team, Wotherspoon was thought of as that prospect that was knocking on the door. We currently have two prospects who Treliving drafted that have shown noticeable growth in Stockton and are arguably above Wotherspoon on the depth chart today.
The Shinkaruk trade I wouldn't necessarily chalk up as an AHL team's failure to develop as much as just a prospect with a lower ceiling. The Canucks of all teams gave up on him after all and we took him on as a project; without many returns so far.
As mentioned in a post above, many prospects simply don't pan out too. Watching this preseason has been a solid reminder of just how many guys are making a push for two, maybe three roster spots.
In recent memory our farm system has quite consistently been able to provide us with bottom 6 depth at the very least. Ferland, Bouma, Granlund, Jooris, Hamilton, Hathaway, and Byron all being examples. Honourable mention goes to Brodie on the blueline.