It's not an unreasonable question to ask. Should you waive a 23 year old who at one time was progressing nicely and then apparently was derailed by injuries. Was he worth keeping on the NHL roster another year to see if the injuries were behind him?
IMO the Flames wanted to keep him but are always so tight against the cap that his $1.55 million cap hit was the issue. Which maybe means it was a bad contract signing, he was only just signed to that deal a year before being waived.
I don't really see it as a big loss as I think we are looking at no more than a #6 dman on a decent team. He is on a team friendly deal next year though; something the Flames don't have enough of.
I still really question if he has the makeup to succeed when the games get intense. We won't find that out until he plays with a legitimate NHL team.
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