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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
Great deal for the Flames. What Smid brings is exactly what the Flames have been lacking on the backend this season. I'd like it more at $2.5M, but a big gaping, huge, cavernous black hole has been filled.
I am higher on Horak than most too.
Smid is only 27 and is probably just entering his prime as a defenceman. One of the few guys that when I watched the Oilers I thought was a legitimate piece of the puzzle for them.
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This is exactly bang on. Flames need these type of D and they got one by not giving up any of the top prospects. in 3 years the Flames are either a better team or they move Smid for future help. Its a no brainer. Plus moving Horak frees up for more time for other players in the AHL. Players who the organization probably feel are higher on the depth chart now.