I think we can go back to the training camp and look at the fact that every young/apparent bubble player had a bad camp - and somehow Mackey makes the team but Valimaki and Gilbert get put on waivers/sent down, and both of those players are significantly better than Mackey - and I’d argue Stone as well. Maybe it’s a problem with how Sutter/Treliving put together their training camp?
Flames screwed up with Valimaki and lost a recent(ish) 1st round pick for nothing, and kept a player who doesn’t appear to be an NHL’er.
Chalk this one up to a player and coach not getting along, and move on - but it still sucks.
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