It is good to see a trade where the flames abused a team needing cap space. Reading through this thread at some initial reactions of people hating this trade is hilarious but I understand as fans overrate prospects. The flames used 2 4th round picks to get Colborne and Knight who have clearly passed Horak on the depth chart. Brossoit was a good goalie on a great WHL team that May or may not pan out but the Flames are much more keen on Gillies and Ortio at this stage.
Many Flames fans on this forum said we needed a big shutdown type D and we got one for spare parts. Smid might not be the best but at $3.5M and 27 years old he is a very nice fit who has not peaked as a player yet. I love this trade!
I can't wait for the inevitable comments about the difference in culture between the 2 teams once Smid is settled in Calgary
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