I'm sure it's just a matter of signing off on the paper work. Probably not much haggling going on and I doubt it's some skating goals the Flames have set for the summer.
As for his development next year that was mentioned above.. yeah getting lots of ice time is good but the major thing he has to work on is skating. It'll be fine if he gets 3rd line minutes and a limited role on the special teams next season. Smith and Klimchuk won't be go to players next year and that's okay.
The Flames promoted Dominic Pittis from from the Skills and Development coach to AHL assistant coach in Stockton. One of Pittis' main objectives in that role was skating development. Dominic used to go down to the AHL about once a month last season so you know he'll be really pushing the skating development full time on our farm team this season. Day-to-Day skating practise and development will be just as important as playing next season for Hunter Smith.
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