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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Gaudreau
Monahan
Ferland (resulted in Lindholm)
Tkachuk
Bennett
Jankowski
Mangiapane
Dube
Hathaway
Valimaki
Andersson
Kylington
Kulak
Rittich
have all graduated from the prospect pool in the last 6 years (and I have probably forgotten some)
That's 3 forward lines, 2 pairs of D, and a goalie. In 6 years.
The fact that the prospect pool is now substantially depleted is not a surprise, and nor should it be considered a red flag or black mark on the organization. There are few teams that can present a similar list, with respect to both quality and quantity, across the league.
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2 players per years is essentially average roster turnover.
Why don't you give us some league comparables?
I'll start with the 4 conference finals qualifiers from last year, going back 6 years.
St. Louis:
Carrier
Fabbri
Barbashev
Dunn
Thompson (resulted in O'Reilly)
Thomas
Parayko
Blais
Schmaltz
Lindbohm
Carolina:
Svechnikov
Hanifin
Aho
Fleury
Foegele
Wallmark
Lindholm
Pesce
(Di Giuseppe)
McGinn
Slavin
Washington:
Vrana
Burakovsky
Bowey
Sanford
Forsberg
Wilson
Stephenson
Djoos
Carrick
Bruins:
McAvoy
DeBrusk
Carlo
Pastrnak
Donato
Heinen
Bjork
Subban
Grzelcyk
Benning
Forsbacka-Karlsson
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What you're describing from the flames is standard roster turnover for the rest of the league, it just looks unique in Calgary because the Flames have been doing things wrong for 25 years.
With just 2 of their last 15 picks being in the top 2 rounds, and 8 of the players on your list picked in those rounds, do you think the Flames will continue to graduate players at a comparable rate to the rest of the league, or is that starting to look like a problem?