Burke: Treliving is authorized to spend to cap

[sureLoss]

"The only reason we haven’t been a cap team so far is we haven’t seen the value. But the second we do, (general manager) Brad Treliving is authorized to go right to the cap."

Burke was asked if he was surprised the Flames have been so much better than their provincial rivals, the Edmonton Oilers.

"No," he said.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/b...-spend-to-cap/

[Igster]

lol...no.

[jg13]

God bless this man

[zukes]

I thought this was common knowledge. There is no need to right now, but as these players grow into their next contracts they'll need raises, there may be some trades with cap strapped teams, free agent signings.

I always figured the Flames will be a cap team again, but will try to go about it as smart as possible.

[Poe969]

surprised he kept it civil as I thought he would have jumped at the chance to throw an insult at the coil. I guess it's just another example of how the Flames are better.

I would love to see some additions to the Flames. I just don't see there being much value out there for us though.

[Locke]

Haha...'no.'

I think he took this job just to piss Kevin Lowe off. And I love it.

He and Kev have the same title and position for rival teams, one is a dumpster fire and one looks like they might make the playoffs.

I think thats another win for Burke.

He hates Kevin Lowe. He really just hates him.

[terminator]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but does Burke not have beef with Clowe?

[skudr248]

No! Hahahahah

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by terminator

Correct me if I'm wrong, but does Burke not have beef with Clowe?

Burke does not just have a beef, he has a whole fricking herd of cattle.

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by zukes

I thought this was common knowledge. There is no need to right now, but as these players grow into their next contracts they'll need raises, there may be some trades with cap strapped teams, free agent signings.

I always figured the Flames will be a cap team again, but will try to go about it as smart as possible.

Yup. Saving it for some of our RFAs in the next few years.

[Calgary4LIfe]

I think the Flames have always had a green light from ownership to be a 'cap team' even in the first year of the rebuild. Remember King and Feaster talking about this. Good to see that the owners are willing to spend, but also not pushing to spend either.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by terminator

Correct me if I'm wrong, but does Burke not have beef with Clowe?

I recall the rumours that Burke once rented a barn in upstate New York in order to have a fistfight with Kevin Lowe.

[dash_pinched]

MacT on Burkie:

He reminds me of the Wizard of Oz," said MacTavish. "You comb his hair, put a white shirt on, wheel him out in front of the camera and he'll say whatever you guys want.

Clearly it's a crusade of self-promotion on his part. But what goes around comes around in this league."

It certainly is coming around, eh MacT?

[jg13]

Originally Posted by dash_pinched

MacT on Burkie:

He reminds me of the Wizard of Oz," said MacTavish. "You comb his hair, put a white shirt on, wheel him out in front of the camera and he'll say whatever you guys want.

Clearly it's a crusade of self-promotion on his part. But what goes around comes around in this league."

It certainly is coming around, eh MacT?

can you please post the link to where you saw/read this?

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by dash_pinched

It certainly is coming around, eh MacT?

Don’t be silly. Visually, MacT is a much better GM than Burke ever was.

Because you know, it isn’t about the team you put on the ice. It’s about how neatly you tie your tie.

[dino7c]

they better be....some of the highest ticket prices in the league

2nd lowest payroll

and save me the supply and demand crap

[mikephoen]

At one of the season ticket events in the summer Burke/Treliving said they were authorized to "go the cap or beyond", which I think meant spend compliance buy out money if they could get a good asset for picking up another teams bad contract.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by dash_pinched

MacT on Burkie:

He reminds me of the Wizard of Oz," said MacTavish. "You comb his hair, put a white shirt on, wheel him out in front of the camera and he'll say whatever you guys want.

Clearly it's a crusade of self-promotion on his part. But what goes around comes around in this league."

It certainly is coming around, eh MacT?

Thats hilarious! It must be an old quote because MacT really shouldnt talk about how to behave in front of the media after that dumpster-fire of a press conference.

If hes going to criticize Burke's tie he should learn to put his glasses on properly, he must have fidgeted with his glasses a dozen times. I guess they just dont teach that kind of stuff at the University of Phoenix.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by dino7c

they better be....some of the highest ticket prices in the league

2nd lowest payroll

and save me the supply and demand crap

Clearly, Oilers tickets are a better value for the money, because they are spending to the cap to produce that godawful gong show of a team. Right?

(And no, nobody is going to spare you ‘the supply and demand crap’. We aren’t going to spare you the gravity crap, either, or the laws of thermodynamics crap. Things work the way they work. The universe is not obliged to take your opinion into account.)

[saillias]

Originally Posted by dino7c

they better be....some of the highest ticket prices in the league

2nd lowest payroll

and save me the supply and demand crap

Well considering the dome isn't actually selling out this year the supply & demand argument would work in your favor...