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Originally Posted by Geeoff
Flames were a rebuilding team and traded a player in Granlund for a prospect in Shinkaruk. It's what rebuilding teams are expected to do.
At least we didn't spend a 1st round pick on Shinkaruk like the Canucks did.
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Trading a 22 year old for a 19 year old is not a rebuilding trade it is a hockey trade. Granlund was quite possibly a player that the Flames would have waived the next year so they moved him for Shinkaruk who was having a very nice season in the AHL at the time.
In the short time after the deal it looked like a win for the Flames as Shinkaruk looked reasonably decent in his small audition with the team. Last year however Granlund solidified himself as a NHL player and scored 19 goals. Shinkaruk took a step back. Granlund gets protected by Vancouver and Shinkaruk gets waived by the Flames.