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Newton · 07-20-2022, 11:46 PM

So losing your best player for nothing and your heart and soul won't resign seems bad. It sucks.

but to my way of thinking the Flame's BEST season with this current group, the best possible performance was last year and they were a good team but lost to Edmonton and would have lost to the Avs. That was the ceiling for this group and I am a little ok with not watching it for 8 more years and getting smashed by Edmonton.

If they signed Johnny to the big contract - they still wouldn't have a 115 pt per season player. they would have more money spent on a now diminishing star. Still, a great player that is not easy to replace ... but also now instead of a bargain contract it's an overpayment. 14% of the cap used tied up for a decade and we would still likely never win.

Matthew Tkachuk - is a great player too. It sucks losing him. He is my favorite NHL player to watch - and his best seasons are in the future but his best dollars per performance days are behind him too if he is getting 10.5 million over 8 years. but we could still get something good in return for him.

Let's say he brings us:

1) A late first-round pick ... well ... that's usually a decent piece, doesn't replace a star.

2) I watch a lot of WHL, and I sure liked Jake Neighbours who is a St Louis prospect. Captain of the OilKings. I like Calgary taking WHL players over US college or Russia. I'm not Don Cherry I just think they more likely want to play here.

3) Jordan Kyrou I like.

But we also have the cash we didn't use on Matthew or Johnny. Cash is king in the NHL now.

No question stopping to grab great young players is a step back ...but I don't see any way we wouldn't be stepping back next year. At least now there is hope for the future. I think this summer probably saves us watching the Flames finish 6-9th and draft 19th overall and just get a little worse each year for 8 years.

07-20-2022, 11:46 PM	#1
Newton Farm Team Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Medicine Hat Exp:	Rebuild is better and will hurt less. So losing your best player for nothing and your heart and soul won't resign seems bad. It sucks. but to my way of thinking the Flame's BEST season with this current group, the best possible performance was last year and they were a good team but lost to Edmonton and would have lost to the Avs. That was the ceiling for this group and I am a little ok with not watching it for 8 more years and getting smashed by Edmonton. If they signed Johnny to the big contract - they still wouldn't have a 115 pt per season player. they would have more money spent on a now diminishing star. Still, a great player that is not easy to replace ... but also now instead of a bargain contract it's an overpayment. 14% of the cap used tied up for a decade and we would still likely never win. Matthew Tkachuk - is a great player too. It sucks losing him. He is my favorite NHL player to watch - and his best seasons are in the future but his best dollars per performance days are behind him too if he is getting 10.5 million over 8 years. but we could still get something good in return for him. Let's say he brings us: 1) A late first-round pick ... well ... that's usually a decent piece, doesn't replace a star. 2) I watch a lot of WHL, and I sure liked Jake Neighbours who is a St Louis prospect. Captain of the OilKings. I like Calgary taking WHL players over US college or Russia. I'm not Don Cherry I just think they more likely want to play here. 3) Jordan Kyrou I like. But we also have the cash we didn't use on Matthew or Johnny. Cash is king in the NHL now. No question stopping to grab great young players is a step back ...but I don't see any way we wouldn't be stepping back next year. At least now there is hope for the future. I think this summer probably saves us watching the Flames finish 6-9th and draft 19th overall and just get a little worse each year for 8 years.