Tuesday saw the Calgary Flames assign goaltender Mason McDonald and forward Hunter Smith to Stockton of the American Hockey League as part of a sizeable first round of training camp cuts. Both Smith and McDonald are 2014 second round picks, with the former entering the final year of his entry level deal, and it’s not a stretch to think they could be nearing the end of the line in the organization.
So what does the future hold for this pair, knowing how things have progressed around them in recent years?
Looking back
Calgary owned a pair of picks entering the 2014 NHL Draft: their own 34th overall selection, and the 54th overall pick acquired from Colorado in a deal that sent Reto Berra the other way (yes, that deal somehow happened).