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Originally Posted by getbak
It's still early in the season, but I have a feeling the Flames are going to lose a forward.
Ferland and Shinkaruk are both off to solid starts this season, and only one of them can be protected (assuming they protect Gaudreau, Monahan, Backlund, Frolik, Bennett, and Brouwer as 6 of the 7 forwards). Shinkaruk would be an attractive pick-up for Vegas because he's still waiver exempt for another season.
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There's a chance he doesn't play significant time in the NHL this season. Would be difficult to justify claiming a non-NHL player for your team. That said, if we do lose him I'd be pissed but ok. Most teams are going to lose a player, and Shinkaruk isn't (yet) a keystone of our team. And it's basically just losing a Sven.