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Originally Posted by ComixZone
This is some pretty far reaching speculation. Stone controls his own destiny - he doesn't have to sign with Vegas any more than he has to sign with us. Fact is, Stone has connections to Calgary already - so if he signs here, there's no grounds for penalization unless there are hard facts.
Flames won't be changing who they protect based on a UFA d-man.
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You have summed it up perfectly. We dont have to protect him since UFA. Vegas has a few days extra to sign him but he does not have to go there. If we does sign in Vegas we essentially give up a 3rd rounder in the expansion draft as that then becomes the Flames selection by Vegas.
With wife from Calgary, not likely.
Highly like we get a number 4 defenseman without using an expansion spot.
Now do they protect Ferland or go after that 1RW with the last forward spot remaining. I only see Monahan, Gaudreau, Frolik, Backlund, Bennett. I dont think they protect Brouwer. Do not see the cap space for this unless they move Wideman somehow?
Or do they go after that number 1 goalie since also have a goalie spot for a UFA goalie. Scott Darling-Chicago seems the best target especially at his cap hit. Also a UFA. Chicago wont sign him before expansion draft because cannot protect him since Crawford has NMC.