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A great nostalgic read:
http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2011/0...nd-tim-erixon/

Yesterday the Calgary Flames traded what was roundly considered their number one prospect for a handful of magic beans (Roman Horak and two second round picks). Many Calgary fans are now left wondering how an organization so lacking in high-end youngsters could so suddenly lose such a valuable commodity.

...playing for the New York Rangers is a dream come true for Erixon. “This is one of the greatest days of my life”, he says after signing with New York (assuming google translate isn’t lying to me). There is little doubt his fathers career and affinity for the city and Rangers organization were primary reasons for this.

...the optics for the reeling franchise and their fresh new general manager are incredibly poor: Erixon’s rejection seems to cement the Flames reputation league-wide as a team with rapidly diminishing options and a questionable future. The damage to Calgary’s organizational depth chart is significant, but the bigger issue may be the stigma this sort of very public and notable rebuff may inflict on the club going forward.