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ricardodw · 03-25-2015, 10:46 AM

It is interesting that panic UFA signings fail so miserably.

Raymond was signed because Cammalleri turned down the Flames last offer and the Flames had no confidence in Gaudreau playing at the NHL level. IN retrospect signing Setogouchi was done for the same reason and was a much better long term move.

The other Panic signing was Feaster signing Babchuck because he traded away Regehr , Pardy walking as a UFA. The Flames had no confidence in Brodie stepping up and putting Babchuck into healthy scratch status.

03-25-2015, 10:46 AM	#408
ricardodw Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Exp:	It is interesting that panic UFA signings fail so miserably. Raymond was signed because Cammalleri turned down the Flames last offer and the Flames had no confidence in Gaudreau playing at the NHL level. IN retrospect signing Setogouchi was done for the same reason and was a much better long term move. The other Panic signing was Feaster signing Babchuck because he traded away Regehr , Pardy walking as a UFA. The Flames had no confidence in Brodie stepping up and putting Babchuck into healthy scratch status. Last edited by ricardodw; 03-25-2015 at 10:53 AM.