[News] Flames only qualify 4 players. 9 go to UFA on July 1st (incl Jooris, Colborne, Ortio)

[btimbit]

K, I'll be the first to say I was wrong about Colborne

[Nammer403]

Oh wow

[GranteedEV]

Listening to Treliving - We are going to continue to negotiate with Colborne/Jooris/Ortio points to arb rights

[bubbsy]

i guess a QO guarantees a higher salary. flames probably want to sign these guys at a better deal than the qualifying offer. makes sense.

[Fire of the Phoenix]

Not surprised about Colborne. His arbitration potential + the acquisition of Chaisson sealed his fate. Likely had no trade value because if the Flames are uneasy about the potential of a $3.9m award for Colborne, so is the rest of the league.

[Erick Estrada]

Wow! Guess the trade market on Colborne was cool seeing they are willing to risk losing him. Not overly surprised about the rest.

[dammage79]

Only Jooris, Colborne and Ortio to be negotiated out of the rest.

[getbak]

According to Treliving on The Fan: Still pursuing contracts with Colborne, Jooris, and Ortio but didn't want to risk arbitration.

Sounds like the rest will be cut loose.

[Coach]

Wow. Cleaning house. Colborne asking for too much, or is there some CBA reason not to qualify him?

I thought Arnold would be given another go. Just his third pro season, no?

Ortio, I would have liked to see him get another shot with a full season of back up duty and no three-headed monster BS. Thought he was excellent in the latter half.

[Roof-Daddy]

So six guys are done then.

Arnold
Shore
Agostino
Elson
Poulin
Van Brabant

Unless they sign any of them to AHL deals.

[KelVarnsen]

No! Not Colbourne!

[bubbsy]

what would colborne or ortio's qualifying offer been??

[Reggie Dunlop]

Taking the farm system in a different direction? That's a lot of vets.

[AC]

Treliving confirms not qualifying Colborne is to avoid arbitration.

[Bunk]

Originally Posted by KelVarnsen

No! Not Colbourne!

But, Colborne still in play.

[JJ1532]

Not surprised they didn't qualify all the farm guys. None of them project that highly in terms of ceiling, not going to lose out by letting them go.

[Wood]

I think Colborne is going to re-sign before free agency still

I'm surprised with Ortio and Arnold not being qualified but this doesn't mean they won't be back. I expect Arnold, Agostino and Elson to be on the Heat again next year on AHL deals

[sureLoss]

Treliving says he had a good conversation with Joe.

[GranteedEV]

Mangiapane/Jankowski/Pribyl will replace the AHLers not qualified

[StrykerSteve]

I like it. This is how you reduce salaries. Get rid of the dead weight and guys who may cost more than you are comfortable with.