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Originally Posted by bubbsy
not every trade is for a blockbuster/1st line player in order to be deemed a success.
Flames got a defenceman who's willing to battle, a guy who's ranked #9 in the entire league for blocked shots, and is definitely a mainstay anywhere in the #4-6 spot in the dcorpse. They traded him for a horak/broissot.... as an oiler fan, how many trades can oiler fans live through that only provide potential hope 3 years down the road??
in the end, the flames got the better NHL'er today, and we can debate this point 3 years down the road, but i am confident it will be a close call even then.
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I think it was a good trade. I liked it when it was made, and I like it now. Smid fills a real need on this team. But it's okay for someone to point out his limitations in a substantive and reasonable manner, isn't it? Or can we only do that with Butler?