Yeah Flames first rounders - especially high picks - have all played pretty early (ignoring the Sutter years where maybe guys like Pelletier or Zary could have bene given an earlier look).
But Monahan, Tkachuk, even Valimaki (pre-Sutter) all got into games pretty quickly.
Generally the Flames issue has been playing young guys that could be bottom 6 forwards, or maybe add more skill, that weren't high draft picks above the guys that are veteran 4th liners.
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