This feels like a good hockey trade all around. Any deal that has really blown up on us in the past always seems to have my initial reaction to being negative. Actually had the opposite feeling on this one. We did give up to get for sure but all around I like this for the Flames. Team clearly needed a shake up, they bring in some pieces that make sense to address some needs, and get younger in the process.
Amazing given how good Dougie’s numbers are just how indifferent I was to his departure hearing the news. Which is weird cause I do like his game. While I’ll admit I’d prefer it was Brodie, he wouldn’t get this deal done and Hanifin coming back just seems to make it even easier to swallow. Ferland is the part of the deal I like the least but I think that’s more to do with his likeable style and story than anything else.
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