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Originally Posted by dissentowner
I strongly disagree. I think Huska has had some very strong teams and he has taken them absolutely no where in the AHL. Also, with the exception of Hathaway all those players named were on NHL trajectory before Huska. Why doesn't the article mention how former 1st rnd picks Poirier, Klimchuk, and Shinkaruk have all stalled or busted under his watch. Maybe he is a better coach then I see but saying there is a lot to like about Huska's AHL tenure is blatantly false.
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lol you keep saying this but it doesn't matter how many dozens of times you say it, it still isn't true.
The Flames do not build "strong" AHL rosters. They have mostly prospects doing the heavy lifting, and not even blue chip or high end prospects at that, especially on forward.
They never bring in ringers (AHL vets that are high scoring), they just bring in AHL depth players that play depth roles and don't score a whole lot.
Look at the teams that win down there. Last year the Griffins won and 3 of their top 5 scorers were 27 or older. The Crunch lost to them in the Finals and their top 4 scorers were 26, 29, 24 and 30. The Heat leading scorers were 21, 20, 25, and 20. It's like that every year. Flames brass chooses to give the scoring roles to young prospects, not AHL ringers. That makes them a weaker team for that league, not a "strong" one.
Huska does just fine for what he's given to work with.