Yeah, this sounds like a Staffan Kronwall-type situation to me. I could be wrong, but it wouldn't surprise me if Wilson still counts against the Flames books.
It really sucks to lose Wilson. He was the offensive lifeblood of the Heat's defensive group. He got over his diving, whining, laying-on-the-ice tactics within a couple of weeks under Ward. I began to like him after that. Every time he came down to the to the top of the circles in offensive zone pressure situations, you knew a goal was coming. It was almost that predictable.
I wish him the best in the KHL, but man that really sucks for the Heat. All of those AHL d-men signings make sense now.
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