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Yamer · 11-08-2013, 08:46 PM

Awesome trade.

Brossoit/Roy is a wash (although I think Brossoit has a bit more of an upside). Horak will never be more than a 3rd liner, and Calgary has a glutton of those. Smid can play top 4 minutes effectively and with some consistency, he's still only 27, and it's a positional need for the Flames (that they gain without giving up a roster player). $3.5 is about right for a guy of his caliber given the market, and it's for another 4 years.

It's amazing that the circus continues on in Edmonton. They get rid of a player that they need, in a position where they are lacking, for pretty much nothing of real substance.

11-08-2013, 08:46 PM	#391
Yamer Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Red Deer Exp:	Awesome trade. Brossoit/Roy is a wash (although I think Brossoit has a bit more of an upside). Horak will never be more than a 3rd liner, and Calgary has a glutton of those. Smid can play top 4 minutes effectively and with some consistency, he's still only 27, and it's a positional need for the Flames (that they gain without giving up a roster player). $3.5 is about right for a guy of his caliber given the market, and it's for another 4 years. It's amazing that the circus continues on in Edmonton. They get rid of a player that they need, in a position where they are lacking, for pretty much nothing of real substance. __________________ "It's a great day for hockey." -'Badger' Bob Johnson (1931-1991) "I see as much misery out of them moving to justify theirselves as them that set out to do harm." -Dr. Amos "Doc" Cochran