I think he's a fantastic fit for this team. He's big enough and smart enough to break up the cycle and take the puck away down low; he and Nakladal have massively improved our ability to do that.
He's makes really good short passes in his own zone. So long as the Flames make the stretch pass the exception rather than the rule (as they do when they are playing poorly), he's much better for us that Russel.
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