The Flames definitely win this trade for the now.
The Flames management probably watched Billins last night and knew they desperately needed to get a lot bigger on D. Smid definitely fits that. Not only is he big but he plays big. He does take a lot of dumb penalties at times.
I never had high hopes that Brossoit would be a good NHL goalie. Gillies and Ortio were ahead of him in the depth chart in any case. I think Roy was just throw in to even out the contracts. I wouldn't be surprised if the Flames didn't re-sign him next season.
Horak will probably be a future bottom 6 guy in the NHL, but doesn't have the offensive skills to be more than that.
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