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Just curious, why would you think he's a bust? Flames just signed him and has never played a game in NA yet
He's never been very good, he was expected to go higher than he did, but there were real concerns with his game. He's big and can skate well but he has little in terms of hockey IQ, he hasn't really gotten points since his draft year, and he doesn't think fast enough. He's not great in terms of defensive positioning, also he tends to rush the puck down the ice even when he could make a pass. There was also some speculation that his hockey IQ was struggling to adjust to playing against pro levels.
In his draft year he got 28 points in 43 games in Liiga, but in the following years he got 0pts in 20 games, 10 points in 50 games, 13 points in 52 games, and 5 points in 46 games.
The Canucks were most likely not even going to sign him and just let him walk as a FA in June.