With just one preseason game to go, the forward situation is starting to take shape - but there are still too many bodies.
With an overabundance of waiver-eligible forwards at Calgary Flames camp, something was going to have to give. Whether via trade or exposing their players to waivers, at least a few players would have to go: if not out of the organization entirely, then risking giving them away for free.
The Florida Panthers initially traded Drew Shore away because they feared he would not be able to make their NHL roster, but did not want to give him away for nothing.