[Nehkara]

- Busy day.
- Didn't cast a wide net.
- Done our work, limited number of players that fit.
- Michael Frolik was the guy for us.
- Got him, so that's good!
- Looks at all sorts of options for goaltending.
- Very stable in goal.
- Adding Grant gives depth.
- Wanted to give Max Reinhart an opportunity.

- Micheal was main target because of the fit. Looking organizationally to strengthen RW position. Frolik shoots left but RW is his natural position.
- Frolik is a line fixer. Coaches use him to fix lines.
- Plays with tremendous intelligence. Able to play with top players or in a checking role. Plays in the guts of the game. Plays in the areas and does the heavy lifting to help you win games.

- Frolik can play anywhere in top 9.
- Treliving watched almost every shift Frolik played this year.
- Frolik cleans up messes.
- Not expecting him to score 30, but can be an important player.

- Still trying to "get your hands around" the whole courting thing with free agency.
- Want to find out what's important to the player.
- Met with Frolik in Florida.
- Talked with him about how he fits and what role they see him fulfilling.
- All about education - teaching the player what they want him to do.
- Don't want the player to be surprised by how he's used.
- Frolik talked with Bob Hartley at length.

- Very popular player, lots of teams in on him.
- Flames were prepared to walk away. Got it done for something they could handle.

- Interesting goalie market.
- Lots of talks with Karri and his agent.
- Stayed in regular communication.
- Both agreed it would be good to get into the courting period and see what's out there.
- Karri had multiple opportunities including multi-year contracts.
- Karri is comfortable here and Flames are comfortable with him.
- 1 year deal gives a lot of flexibility.

- Long time until training camp.
- Goaltending is an area that is very critical.
- Can try to fix your team in a ton of areas but won't win with average goaltending.
- Will go to October and see what happens.

- Brad much more comfortable now.
- Need three guys. Needed 3 last year.
- Got three good ones right now.
- All goalies now in the last year of their contract.

- Max has been a good soldier. Max saw some people come up and play... eager for an opportunity if there was one elsewhere.
- Flames qualified him to keep his rights.
- Looked for opportunities in other organizations.
- Bennett and Ferland made it difficult for Reinhart.
- Max eager for fresh start with Nashville.
- Some conditions must be met in order for Flames to get the 4th round pick.
- Got asset and freed up contract.

- Hunter Smith turning pro.
- Austin Carroll notable.
- Turner Elson came out of nowhere and impressed
- Markus Granlund impressed

- Derek Grant targeted by Flames scouts. Flames like his game.
- Big body, can do lots of things. Can play all forward positions.
- Doesn't run people over but leans on people and can shield the puck well.
- Need to find NHL players elsewhere.

- Can never have too many good players.
- Lots of depth.
- Get better by amassing depth.
- Saw it last year. We got a bunch of injuries a couple weeks into the season. Opened up tons of opportunity.
- Competition is what we're going to do here. Create competition internally.
- Lots of depth opens up other opportunities.

- Adding Frolik might displace other things but we like adding good players.
- Always feel good when your team is getting better.
- Lots of work to do but going well.
- Taking steps in the right direction.

- Some contracts that need to be done.
- In August Brad *might* take a vacation.

- West is getting better.
- Edmonton is better.

- Don't see a lot of really big deals.
- Kessel was a big deal.

- Anaheim, Colorado, LA getting better.

Done.