I like him more than Smith tbh, why people suggesting trading Bennett for him just makes me SMH.
Decent bottom 6 pickup for next to nothing.
I like the day. Never been a fan of rentals at the deadline. “Hockey deals” are fine. Still think we should have traded Mike Stone for a similar value winger.
That is not a move a team in playoff contention makes. I get you don't like Stone, but you don't move a proven player to make room for a 21 year old rookie with 2 career games at the deadline when you are in a playoff race.I like the day. Never been a fan of rentals at the deadline. “Hockey deals” are fine. Still think we should have traded Mike Stone for a similar value winger.
That is not a move a team in playoff contention makes. I get you don't like Stone, but you don't move a proven player to make room for a 21 year old rookie with 2 career games at the deadline when you are in a playoff race.
Actually, Troy Brouwer already plays for the Flames.
Having slept on this. I like this deal even more.
That's tremendous value for a young player who has shown at minimum he can be a 4th line defensive stalwart on your team, PK1. Shore's also been a career +50% FO man, so that's a good little bonus too.
I'd really love to see Calgary convert that 4th line into a shutdown energy line.
I know next to nothing about Shore, but reading a bunch about him last night, I'm very excited. He sounds like an ideal 4th line center and could be our Backlund lite, great possesion numbers (good for our system) and sounds like a quality pker. Very pumped since doing a little research.