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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Agreed and the fact the fanbase is screaming to see Philips and more importantly Pelletier who is of a similar pedigree being a 1st pick not yet playing. How many 2019 1st rounders have yet to play a game? Coronato has the option of 4 years at Harvard and signing with a team who will certainly put him in the NHL immediately (at least to start)
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A couple points.
Only one first rounder drafted after Pelletier is playing in the NHL. And he has 13 games (Nolan Foote). Another has a single game. And there's a bunch of other guys around him with cups of coffee but few in that area of the draft have established themselves as NHLers.
Second, the Flames have proven that they will graduate someone to the NHL, with little or no time in the AHL if they are ready.