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Originally Posted by burnitdown
I disagree with those saying Hickey was worthless to us because we think he's going UFA next summer. While Treliving likely has this indication from Hickey's camp, he might still change his mind. Or who knows, maybe we're a high seed heading into the playoffs with some key injuries on D...that could be enticing for him to sign and jump right into the NHL playoffs on a solid team. Including Hickey hurts our prospect pool as it officially closes the door on his time in Calgary. Too bad as he seemed to at least have potential to crack the starting lineup in the next 2 years.
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Calgary is not an appealing spot for a prospect that won't be making an immediate jump. Ferland is all we have to show for our willingness to open up spots to AHL guys, which I am positive Hickey was told he would be. We haven't shown a guy like Hickey that he won't be buried in the minors like Kulak, Wotherspoon, Jankowski, Klimchuk, Poirier, Shinkaruk have been, and he hasn't shown he is a different tier of prospect from those guys the way Gaudreau or Tkachuk did.