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Originally Posted by dying4acup
1. We all know most of what happened at the draft. There was a trade in place. It didn't happen. Is it possible that ownership didn't sign off on the Bishop contract extension? I could see it. Context: remember that this would have been the richest contract in franchise history, and there was potential that this contract would have been surpassed twice in the months to follow by Gaudreau and Monahan. Might it have been smartly cautious by King and/or ownership to put the brakes on for a second?
2. No where (except in this thread) have I seen any speculation that the Flames were interested in bringing Bishop in at the deadline. At the time (roughly) the Flames and Elliot were playing their best hockey of the season. The Flames had just acquired Stone, and didn't really have Capspace for Bishop. Furthermore, Yzerman as much as said that the Kings offer was the only one made. The Kings were the only team to call for Bishop. Yzerman could have been lying, but the Kings got him for pennies on the dollar, so if the Flames wanted him, I have no doubt they had the assets to acquire him.
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1) the Giordano contract was bigger than the one Bishop was set to sign. Obviously they do that deal the Gaudreau deal and the Monahan deal last summer the 3 contracts have an estimated value of a $120M over 6-7 years which is a huge commitment. Remember last summer Bishop was second in Vezina votes and coming off his second straight deep playoff run where he was a game away from going to the finals back to back. He was by far the best available goalie in a trade and came with elite pedigree unlike today where he is coming off a down year.
2) it was discussed on the FAN today and Flamesnation has an article that discusses the 3 times the Flames failed to acquire Bishop