Smid will help the Flames be tougher to play against on the back end and he would be tops on the Flames in hits and blocked shots. His size will be very useful against teams like St. Louis, LA, San Jose, and Anaheim. Burke is really influencing this team. This is about getting bigger at the right price from a position of strength, much like the Colborne trade, a far cry from trades from weakness (ex. Regehr trade).
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