Not commenting on the trade proposal specifically.
I’m not really sure what value Farabee has around the league. Philly was trying to dump him for a while after they decided he was surplus. But no one would take on the project because of the contract.
It took packaging him with Frost to move him.
He hasn’t done anything to help his case since the trade. He has a great work ethic and seems to be a good character but you don’t pay high energy checkers $5M/year.
I don’t think there is a market for him right now, so you would be paying a team to take him on.
Where he might fit in Calgary is on Backlund’s wing if Coleman is moved. Like Coleman, he might grow into his contract there. First by being a master checker and later by finding his offence.
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