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Originally Posted by transplant99
Its weird how its the Flames fault because they dont give chances to guys like Philips.
Yet, that very same draft they picked a guy like Dube who isnt exactly a huge dude, but funnily enough showed well in training camps and also has progressed each season.
The previous season and again in the 6th round just like Philips, took an undersized Mangiapane who also came to camps and actually earned some attention and eventually a spot....and all that without the team "leaving spots open for young guys"....onstead, he made them make room for him with stellar defensive play and eventually some offense as well.
So is it just some weird personal vendetta by the whole organization against the guy or just maybe his game simply wasnt good enough when given the chance to show it?
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Dube was a second round pick and further ahead in his development. He was also the last forward prospect to jump up full time and did so in 2018/19. That team was full of depth guys the Flames had drafted, Hathaway, Jankowski, Bennett, Valimaki, Monahan, Tkachuk, Gaudreau, Andersson, Mangiapane, Dube, etc... Were all recent draft picks at that point.
After that season, the Flames started giving their prospects more development time... Then no NHL time at all. Maybe they were worried they'd screwed up Bennett and Jankowski by not giving them enough time in the AHL? But they obviously went way to far the other way.