There were many rumors circulating about a possible deal in the four days the Falcons had off from game action, but when it didn't happen on the first day, many believed they were just rumors.
They were just rumors until Saturday afternoon when GM Matt Young pulled off a huge deal with the Siberia IceCats.
Fort Erie sent Brent Burns to Siberia for Jared Spurgeon, Siberia's first-round pick in the 2018 CCHL draft and top prospect Philippe Myers.
"We thought we'd gauge interest in Brent as it just wasn't working out well with our group, and there were a lot of serious conversations, but in the end, Siberia stepped up to the plate to make the big splash," said Young.
Young continued "We're hoping Myers is a year or two away and he is a hulking defenceman that has a really nice offensive side to his game. We like him a lot. Jared will be a nice fit with our group. He can still score 40 points and is better defensively than Brent at this point for us; he really loves to block shots."
Spurgeon was in Fort Erie for the game-day skate and is expected to play the right side with new defensive partner Jaccob Slavin.
"It's good to be here. I think I may get more of an opportunity to show what I can do offensively here. I know that it will be nice to not have my nose hairs freeze every time I go outside. It should only happen once or twice here for the winter I'm told" espoused Spurgeon after the morning skate.
Spurgeon is expected to wear his normal number 46 tonight in his first game as Fort Erie plays host to the Wisborg Donuts.
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