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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
I feel like Granlund gets shortchanged a little, as I think he is a decent NHL player and so I question the notion that is sometimes put forward that he wasn't good enough to play at forward for the Flames. Last year Brouwer, Lazar, Shore, Stajan, Jagr, Stewart, Hathaway, Glass all played a number of games for the Flames at forward. I think Granlund could have played ahead of those guys. Granted the Granlund trade was made in 2016, but a look at the forwards at that time isn't much better (Colborne, Stajan, Jones, Jooris, Bouma, Raymond, Bollig)
Personally I think the trade was more about the Flames seeing something in Shinkaruk that wasn't there. And being locked into some bad decisions and bad contracts with the existing forwards.
The Baertschi trade is different. He simply wasn't developing here and Flames were willing to get whatever they could.
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You'd be wrong.There was nothing indicating that he was good enough to be a regular NHLer. Besides 1 year in Vancouver, he hasent been much of anything but a replacement level player
Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/-
2013-14 Calgary Flames NHL 7 2 1 3 0
2014-15 Calgary Flames NHL 48 8 10 18 16
2014-15 Adirondack AHL 21 9 8 17
2015-16 Stockton Heat AHL 12 5 4 9 10
2015-16 Calgary Flames NHL 31 4 3 7 8
2015-16 Vancouver Canucks NHL 16 2 1 3
2016-17 Vancouver Canucks NHL 69 19 13 32
2017-18 Vancouver Canucks NHL 53 8 4 12
NHL Totals 224 43 32 75 52 3 0
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