10-03-2015, 03:48 PM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
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Flames begin contract negotiations with Russell
http://www.calgarysun.com/2015/10/03...n-kris-russell
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Having broken the NHL record for blocked shots last year, Kris Russell was asked what such an award would look like if it existed.
“Maybe a new set of shin pads,” smiled the Calgary Flames humble rearguard who impeded the progress of 283 vulcanized bullets over 79 games.
Oh, he’ll get much more than that for his efforts.
The question is how to reward someone with that distinction?
How do you compensate someone who essentially sacrificed his body more than any other NHLer while adding 34 points, finishing plus-18 and being universally loved and respected as a dressing-room leader?
How do you determine the worth of a player who was a central figure in filling the void left when captain Mark Giordano went down last year and may very well have been the Flames best player in the first round of the playoffs?
Well, that’s exactly what Flames GM Brad Treliving and Russell’s agent, Al Roy, started trying to figure out earlier this week when the Sun has learned they sat down to start discussing a contract extension for the 28-year-old.
“I had very preliminary talks with Brad and obviously they’re big fans of Kris and it’s home for him so he’d like to stay,” said Roy following his visit to Calgary.
“Are we going to get something done? We are hopiing. We are just beginning talks.”ing. We are just beginning talks.”
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10-03-2015, 03:50 PM
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Nice. Russell is a big part of this team and the leadership group. Guy is a warrior. Hopefully for a nice price.
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10-03-2015, 03:52 PM
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good. Hopefully Treliving can find a way to keep both Russell and Hudler around, they are incredibly important players on that team.
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10-03-2015, 03:52 PM
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Gotta be honest, I don't like that we're hearing about this before we're hearing about talks with Hudler.
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10-03-2015, 03:53 PM
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This is one guy that I really hope the Flames sign to 3 or 4 year extension. The quality of his character cannot be overstated!
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10-03-2015, 03:53 PM
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Location: Calgary
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"we've started contract talks"
Translation: He probably wants fair market value so we sell him for two 1sts and an A Prospect at the deadline.
But seriously, I see Russell as Priority D.
A) Gaudreau & Monahan
C) Hudler
D) Russell
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Last edited by GranteedEV; 10-03-2015 at 03:59 PM.
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10-03-2015, 03:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Translation:
He wanted fair market value so we sold him for two 1sts and an A Prospect at the deadline.
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Based on?
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10-03-2015, 03:59 PM
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Giordano - Brodie
Russell - Hamilton
I'd take that top 4 for the next 3-6 years.
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10-03-2015, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Based on?
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I read that as implied green text.
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10-03-2015, 04:07 PM
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Man its so hard to get a handle on what Russell is worth based on what he does. 34 pts is a really nice total for a dman and when you add in the physical sacrifice he makes game in and game out and his now obvious leadership abilities, he can probably ask for a pretty tidy sum of money. I just don't know how much that translates to in real cash. 4M per year for 5 years? More? Less?
Tough one.
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10-03-2015, 04:08 PM
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Can the Flames give Russell fair market value without moving Wideman? That'd be a hell of a lot of cash tied up in the back end.
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10-03-2015, 04:15 PM
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Great news, love his style of play and what he brings to the Flames.
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10-03-2015, 04:18 PM
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I don't see how we can give Russell much of a raise from his $2.6M. The other thing is we have young defencemen knocking on the door, so he can be replaced.
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10-03-2015, 04:19 PM
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Russell is a great age. Already developed, but under 30. I hope we retain him.
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10-03-2015, 04:22 PM
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With Dougie Hamilton's shot secured, it makes more sense to trade Widedog at some point and extend Russell - and you still have spots opening up for the younger guys.
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10-03-2015, 04:23 PM
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Looking at the contracts players like Sekera and Petry (as comparables) got kind of scares me for what Russell might get. And Russell is IMO better then either.
Just have to have faith in Treliving that he can work some of that wizard magic again. Russell wants to play here and he's truly earned himself a nice raise so I don't have a problem giving him a fat contract.
Giordano - Brodie
Russell - Hamilton
That's a pretty solid top 4.
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10-03-2015, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Vulcan
I don't see how we can give Russell much of a raise from his $2.6M. The other thing is we have young defencemen knocking on the door, so he can be replaced.
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His shot blocking abilities make him a valuable asset to this team. Players like this are not easy to replace.
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10-03-2015, 04:35 PM
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Anything north of 3.5 + medium term (3-4 years) is too much, especially with who the Flames have coming through the system.
It'll all come down to the $. If it makes sense (ie: slight hometown discount) then why not. Just don't want him on a Brodie contract. He's not that good.
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10-03-2015, 04:40 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dion
His shot blocking abilities make him a valuable asset to this team. Players like this are not easy to replace.
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Than comes the question of why he needs to block so many shots?
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10-03-2015, 04:43 PM
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I'm really hoping Russell will be willing to sign a reasonable deal to stay close to home and because he sees where this team is going.
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