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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I am a little more forgiving to the Oilers. Personally, I think both prospects are underrated a little. I still think Horak has NHL upside, and Brossoit's trajectory is in the right direction right now.
I think we have the edge value-wise just like most of the people here, but not by the massive landslide that others do and this trade should be revisited in the future by Oiler fans.
I do think this was good asset management though, no matter how it players out in the future. We have depth at the goaltending position, and as others have mentioned, Horak was pushed down the depth chart. We filled a big need by trading assets that really do not impact us. A 27 year old former 1st round pick that is an established NHLer, for prospects drafted in mid to late rounds in beautiful asset management.
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I also like it from a Horak and Brossoit standpoint - especially Brossoit. I think there were starting to be too much competition for Horak to really break into the NHL (and likely going to be harder with the Flames just starting their rebuild), and for Brossoit you have Gillies that will probably jump him and Ortio who the Flames seemed higher on anyways. That is less time for him being a starter on an AHL team for his development by the looks of it (though things change, and it would be in Brossoit's hands anyways to make sure he pushes himself ahead of the other goalie prospects).