Maybe the media hates that Calgary passed on Shinkaruk because it would've been a story they could've milked from now until he retired. Hometown kid gets picked the year the Flames lose Iginla and attempts to lead them to the promised land. (Completely ignoring the fact the Flames selected Monahan ahead of him.)
We would've seen "
Home-grown talent Hunter Shinkaruk" in the headlines for the next 15 years.
