The meme that the Flames have so many more "prospects" playing in the NHL does not stand up to the facts.
The Flames are smack in the middle of the average age of the top 20 players at 15 th spot 28.1 years old.
The oldest roster in the NHL is LA @ 30.7 and the youngest team is Colorado at 27.1
The average age of the 620 NHL players is 28.4
This site has Valimaki in the top 20 Flames and have his age correct at 21.3
www.rosterresource.com/nhl-roster-breakdowns/