“We have to be fair with Bolls. That trade” — the 2014 draft day deal that brought him to Calgary in exchange for a third-round draft pick — “probably surprised him and even shocked him a little bit. So it took him time. He’s a great team guy and everything but towards the end of (last) year we saw, I think, the real Brandon Bollig.

“He’s had a great summer. I’ve talked to him many times over the summer. So have Jacques (Cloutier) and Marty. He came to camp in great shape and he’s been a very positive story for us.’’

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