Rory Kerins and Mavrik Bourque are actually pretty comparable players.
Rory Kerins
23 years old, 5'10", 175 lbs
61 points in 63 AHL games
4 points in 5 NHL games
Mavrik Bourque
23 years old, 5'11", 171 lbs
77 points in 71 AHL games last season
25 points in 73 NHL games
Yet the Stars — who are a much deeper team — seem more willing to give Bourque a real shot than the Flames are with Kerins. Not sure why that is.
I don't really see the point in acquiring Bourque when the Flames already have Kerins.
However, Dallas's 1st is very enticing, because Gulutzan might run that team to the ground.
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