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Originally Posted by Bingo
OK so you must have a list of players that were held back too long and have since moved on and had useful NHL careers elsewhere, right?
Without a list I think maybe they just haven't had the quality to promote.
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Well if that’s the case it still ties into how they prioritize picking up rehab projects for picks. Pitlick, Lazar, Jarnkrok and so on. You make your farm worse when you trade picks for second rate players or marginal 13th forward types. And other explanation for farm quality isn’t good either if they just haven’t developed well from within. I agree with Trent that long term contenders develop from within and I don’t think the Flames have done well enough here.