Not a bad signing at all tbh. Linden Vey would've been a decent enough AHL vet scorer and serviceable NHL call-up by most measures. Unfortunately, the Canucks coaching staff could not help themselves, the Medicine Hat bond was just too strong - and Vey ended up in absurdly overplayed situations way over his head for the Canucks.
As long as Willie Desjardins' completely over-the-top affinity for this player has not rubbed off on Gulutzan, the Flames should be just fine with Vey. He's a
real good kid who works hard and has the vision and skillset to be a productive farmhand, who can play a few minutes in a short-term NHL call-up if absolutely necessary.
I'll break down in complete hysterics if it turns out that after all this time, it was actually Gulutzan who was the one with the absurd fascination with playing Linden Vey all the time, and he brings that tendency to the Flames.
