MacKenzie Weegar appears to take a bit of a parting shot at the Panthers
Last season, the Florida Panthers won the Presidents Trophy, awarded to the team who finishes the regular season with more points than any team in the league. However, one of the members of last year's Panthers team made a very bold claim about this year's Flames team. Ok, fine. Maybe he's a little biased, but freshly minted Flame MacKenzie Weegar stated on Wednesday that his new team is better, in his opinion, than his old team.
Weegar came over to Calgary, along with Jonathan Huberdeau, a conditional 1st round pick and a prospect in exchange for famed agitator and 2nd generation NHL star Matthew Tkachuk, who is now locked in for the next 8 years in Florida. Since the deal went down, Huberdeau has also inked an 8-year extension with the Flames and Weegar too is edging closer towards extending in Calgary. Here's what the underrated defender had to say about the new-look Flames.
I know he likely didn't mean it as a parting shot at his former team, but anytime a player compares a current situation to a former one, you can't help but thing that perhaps there are some unresolved issues and some hurt feelings there - especially when it's a trade and not a free agency split.
Weegar confirmed earlier this week that he and the Flames have been hard at work ironing out the details of a new contract. The 28-year-old blueliner all but stated that a deal will be done prior to the start of the season.
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