It’s never a bad thing to bring a home town boy back to Calgary; even better if he eventually can suit up as a Calgary Flames player.
There’s something to be said about playing for the team you grow up supporting, as opposed to being drafted to a team and having to form an emotional connection purely through being in their employ.
Shinkaruk grew up in Calgary and in fact many Calgary Flames fans were a bit peeved at him seemingly being snubbed as an option in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
To now acquire him in a deal that definitely seems to be titled in the favour of the Calgary Flames doesn’t right that pick necessarily.