A decent amount is probably contract year motivation, plus being traded for the first time probably lit a fire under his ass to produce as well. I do think a lot of people forget though, maybe since he's a homegrown tough guy, that Ferlands scoring pedigree is there. This guy isn't a bouma, he put up a ton of points in junior for the Wheat Kings. He was streaky but he's definitely not a scrub and I'm not surprised to see him put up points in Carolina.
Where the value comes in to the deal for the Flames though is that he is a UFA at the end of the year and will likely get a huge raise to play for a different team next year. Meanwhile we have a cost controlled Lindholm for multiple years who is just as productive. I bet Ferland and Fox never play a game for the canes after this season and that makes that trade a huge coup for Treliving and the Flames.
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