[dammage79]

I've seen some complaints about the Farabee/Frost trade recently because of their lack of points conversion during this last stretch.

Complaining about them not putting up points on a team bereft of any scoring in general is a bit silly.

I'll say this about Frost, even if he came in and the only thing he ever did was raise the teams overall faceoff win percentage, the trade is a win. If that was all he did.

But what I am seeing is a consistent effort night in and night out from Frost where he's skating the puck into the zone better than almost any other player on the roster, creating more scoring chances than the team average on a nightly basis and being an overall really good #2 center. Literally the only thing holding his flames early tenure up is just simply converting his scoring chances into goals and assists. I see Frost being a very impactful player for Calgary for a long time. His chiefest complaint when he came from Philly was he was soft and disappeared for long stretches, I can honestly say I've seen none of that since his arrival.

IMO it's only a matter of time and some roster improvements until Frost puts in closer to 50-60 points a season. It's all there.

As for Farabee, I see a guy thawing from the frozen tundra that was where torts had him in the doghouse. I'm pretty happy waiting until the end of next season to cast judgement on that player. He's shown flashes of what makes him good, but the confidence is Shakey at best right now.

Long and short, those two acquisitions were free upgrades on what the Flames sent the other way. And is a long term play. The instant benefits aren't there except for Frosts Faceoff upgrade and his zone entries which have been immediate and effective.

Patience. This trade wasn't for this season. It's for the next 5 years.