yave1964 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Calgary dumped a former first round pick who has been a bust, Greg Nemisz on the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a decent tough guy Kevin Westgarth. Westgarth is not really much of a player but he is not afraid to duke it out, he is a big guy at 6;4 and around 230 pounds, he has been in 133 NHL games with only 3 goals but over 200 PIMs. He knows why he is on a roster and what is expected of him. Nemisz was chosen late in the first round with a pick the Flames had acquired from the Canadiens as payment for Alex Tanguay, Nemisz can only be described as a bust, the next two picks were Tyler Ennis and John Carlson with Slava Voynov just a couple of picks further down. In 15 NHL games he has 1 assist, this year with the Abbotsford Heat he has a measly 9 points in 32 games, and has been assigned to Charlotte. Westgarth is what he is, you know you got a bruiser who makes the skill level of John Scott look like Bobby Orr but at least he has an established NHL role. Nemisz is a big guy too but has not even translated into a good AHL player after a good career with the Windsor Spitfires. In all likelihood this is one of those trades that does nothing for either team, I suppose that Nemisz is young enough to maybe turn it around but the Canes history of underachieving prospects bodes badly for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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