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Originally Posted by AustinL_NHL
On the other end, I would argue that's an unfair statement considering the Flames drafted and graduated more prospects from the 2015-17 drafts than any other team in the NHL.
Believe their picks in that timeframe also have the most combined NHL games total out of any team in the NHL.
Thats including the 2017 draft, which really only produced Valimaki and Ruzicka.
All that despite only making 19 picks in those 3 drafts.
I'd say that's a very good batting average.
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Are those prospects still with the Flames, or other teams?
If other teams, doesn’t that add to my point? To reiterate my point is not that the drafting is poor, the development seems borderline horrendous. Happy to be proven wrong though.
It’s been slightly interesting this off-season because this is the first I haven’t seen tryout contracts or plug contracts signed yet to squeak out rookies or young players. But the off-season isn’t over yet and I expect a ridiculous amount of competition that no young player will be able to overcome.