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Originally Posted by Beninho
And you know for a fact none of the Flames prospects could develop into a top line talent?
Development is not linear, someone like Battaglia who jumped from 65 pts to 90 could develop into a top end player. Coronato just scored 20 goals and very well is already a top 6 player and could become a top line player. Someone like Honzek who has had injuries could still develop into a top line player.
Roope Hintz was drafted 49th in 2015, in his draft +4 year he scored only 9 goals and had 22 pts in 58 games, under your criteria you would have not thought he was a top line talent but here he is now as a 1C on a contender.
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I wouldn't consider Hintz a star player. He is a really good player, but he is also allowed to succeed because they have surrounded him with a bunch more as well.
Having a deep prospect base is great, and we do but depth needs that star talent.
Right now we have 1. Could some of them surprise, they sure can but it's a longshot as well.
Dallas got lucky; they are not a model.