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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
^^^ Most of those names on that list won't get into an NHL game without a ticket? Jesus, how many small to tiny players can one organization have? The Flames have an immediate need to get bigger, not smaller, and the majority of the players on this list are small to tiny. I see Zary, Ruzicka, Pelletier, Mackey, and Kuznetzov as actual prospects with a legitimate chance. Heineman, Poirier, Kinnvall, and Wolf are in the next tier, and then the rest are long shots. So we our depth is two at center, one at left wing, zero at right wing, four on defense, and one in goal. That's why we are one of the lowest ranked groups in the NHL. We need more depth and potential at all positions.
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How many prospects do you think usually graduate to prominent roles on other teams? I don't understand what you are comparing them to. Since 2017-18 they have added Mangiapane, Andersson, Valimaki and Dube. That is a top 6 W, top 9 W, and top 4 D plus another D who has been decimated by injuries. I genuinely do not understand what people think happens with other NHL teams. Over the same period the Leafs have added Sandin, Holl, Dermott, and Mikhayev. 3 4-6 D men and a top 9 F.
Most prospects in every organization do not make it and if they do they don't make to prominent roles. Top 6 and top 4 players have lengthy careers. The fact that the Flames have 2 first rounder forward prospects, a mid rounder who will likely make the team, a free agent D who will make it next season, and a very good goalie prospect may not be a perfect position, but the histrionics are too much.