Nobody here knows the detailed workings of any team's philosophy around prospect development, so I personally don't buy into the notion when fans say that 'x team is bad at development, but y team is good'.
There's a lot of luck that goes into whether or not a prospect has success and it doesn't come down to only the drafting team's development program.
A common thing you'll hear about the Oilers is that they are poor at development because they rush their picks into the NHL immediately after being drafted. While I love hating the Oilers as much as the next guy, sometimes, prospects simply don't work out or reach their potential. Sam Bennett is an example of someone who saw zero time in the AHL and despite the staff believing he didn't need time there, it might seem like he did. Gaudreau, Monahan and Tkachuk are all examples however, of prospects that didn't need any time in the AHL and all did very well in their first NHL season.
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