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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Yeah I get the criteria. It’s about players in the pipeline vs. players on the roster.
Same way you manage a business. You look at pipeline different than bookings.
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I don't agree here.
Just because a player graduates onto the big club, it doesn't change your projections of future talent in the system. When Zary started playing on the big club instead of the Wranglers, the Flames didn't scratch him off the prospect list. I would suspect that Bedard is still included on Chicago's prospect projection lists.
IMO, it makes much more sense to look at an age cutoff, when you are comparing teams (though neither is perfect, obviously). Again using Chicago as the example, comparing their prospects to other teams, and excluding Bedard, makes the comparison useless.
Regardless though, when you're making a list, you have to make some choices, and away you go. But that's why, when looking at these lists, it is important to be aware of the criteria used, and best to look at multiple lists that have differing criteria.