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Originally Posted by toquester
They gave him a seven game tryout and his stats were underwhelming while there, and the Flames promptly traded away the top scorer from Abbotsford to obtain his rights. What did he show that was not on the stats sheets?
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It would be a mistake to believe their opinion on MacMillan was based solely on his time playing for Abbotsford. They would have scouted him heavily in his draft year and probably somewhat since then as well. For all we know he might have been a kid they liked as a 2nd/3rd rounder in Backlund's year. I'm not writing off his time in Abbotsford as not factoring in to the decision, obviously it did but it need not be the main or only reason why they signed him. Presumably Playfair and Duane Sutter liked the kid's attitude and what he showed in practice as well.
That was Logan's rookie year in pro hockey and it was marred by an off ice incident that made the Ducks want to cut ties. Presumably the Flames see some longterm potential.