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Originally Posted by indes
Juuso Valimaki for one. Split between the AHL/NHL then asked to go to Liiga then comes back gets some NHL time then the next year is back in the AHL.
Oliver Kylington bounces between the AHL/NHL for 2 years after putting up 8pts in 33 (+3) games with 12:30min/g icetime as a 21 years old.
Rory Kerins puts up 4 points in 5 NHL games after some good AHL years. Gets 2 games this year.
Connor Zary sees his icetime drop from 16:04/gm to 14:24/gm after a 0.5ppg season.
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Those are weak examples.
- Valimaki's career was de-railed by a serious knee injury that altered his mobility. He had ample opportunity to re-establish a career in Arizona, and after a single good season, is a fringe NHLer at best.
- Oliver Kylington was developed by the team into a good dman, though with some flaws. Lots of other factors on this one in terms of why he's now out of the NHL
- Rory Kerins may simply not play at the NHL required pace
- Connor Zary remains a WIP. To early to tell. Injuries a factor here as well.
None of these are compelling examples of the Flames screwing up development. I'm looking for other examples where a player has flourished once away from the Flames. I don't see those.