This years starting lineup

[LIP MAN]

Originally Posted by Savvy27

Evander

Could happen. He's got family in town.

Source: Worked at my office.

[Gaskal]

Hudler - Backlund - Vrbata
Gaudreau - Monahan - Colborne
Glencross- Stajan - Byron
Galiardi - Bouma- McGrattan
Wolf, BVB


Gio - Brodie
Russell - Greene
Smid - Wideman
Wotherspoon

Ramo
Gustavsson

[Arsonist22]

Glencross- Stajan- Hudler
Colborne- Monahan- Ryan Callahan
Gaudreau- Backlund- Poirer
Dustin Penner- Bouma- McGrattan

Brodie- Giordano
Wideman- Russell
Smid- D.Engelland

Ramo
McDonald

Press box- Jones, Galiardi, Wotherspoon

[ComixZone]

To WPG: Hudler, Wideman (50% cap retained), 34th overall in '14, 2nd in '15
To CGY: Kane, rights to Burmistrov

To CAR: Shane O'Brien (50% cap retained),
To CGY: Cam Ward, 37th overall in '14

Alex Burmistrov: 1 year, 2M
Joe Colborne: 3 years, 6.6M
Lance Bouma: 3 years, 3.9M
Paul Byron: 2 years, 2M
Chris Butler: 2 years, 6M
Chris Breen: 2 years, 1.2M

UFA:
Kevin Hayes 2 years, 1.8M
David Wolf: 2 years, 2.9M

FORWARDS
Evander Kane ($5.250m) / Sean Monahan ($0.925m) / Joe Colborne ($2.200m)
Curtis Glencross ($2.550m) / Matt Stajan ($3.125m) / David Jones ($4.000m)
Lance Bouma ($1.300m) / Mikael Backlund ($1.500m) / David Wolf ($1.450m)
Paul Byron ($0.975m) / Alexander Burmistrov ($2.000m) / Max Reinhart ($0.618m)
Brian McGrattan ($0.750m)

DEFENSEMEN
Mark Giordano ($4.020m) / T.J. Brodie ($2.125m)
Chris Butler ($3.000m) / Kris Russell ($2.600m)
Ladislav Smid ($3.500m) / Tyler Wotherspoon ($0.925m)
Christopher Breen ($0.600m) /

GOALTENDERS
Karri Ramo ($2.750m)
Cam Ward ($6.300m)

RETAINED SALARIES (5.10% of upper limit)
Dennis Wideman ($2.625m—50.00%)
Shane O'Brien ($1.000m—50.00%)

Draftee Draisaitl is given another year in Jr.

AHL Team:
FORWARDS
Sven Baertschi / Corban Knight / Emile Poirier
Johnny Gaudreau / Bill Arnold / Kevin Hayes
Morgan Klimchuk / Markus Granlund / Kenneth Agostino
Bryce Van Brabant / Josh Jooris / Ben Hanowski
Michael Ferland / Turner Elson /

DEFENSEMEN
Patrick Sieloff / Chad Billins
Ryan Culkin / Keegan Kanzig
Brett Kulak / Mark Cundari


GOALTENDERS
Joni Ortio
Olivier Roy

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by ComixZone

To WPG: Hudler, Wideman (50% cap retained), 34th overall in '14, 2nd in '15
To CGY: Kane, rights to Burmistrov

To CAR: Shane O'Brien (50% cap retained),
To CGY: Cam Ward, 37th overall in '14

Alex Burmistrov: 1 year, 2M
Joe Colborne: 3 years, 6.6M
Lance Bouma: 3 years, 3.9M
Paul Byron: 2 years, 2M
Chris Butler: 2 years, 6M
Chris Breen: 2 years, 1.2M

UFA:
Kevin Hayes 2 years, 1.8M
David Wolf: 2 years, 2.9M

FORWARDS
Evander Kane ($5.250m) / Sean Monahan ($0.925m) / Joe Colborne ($2.200m)
Curtis Glencross ($2.550m) / Matt Stajan ($3.125m) / David Jones ($4.000m)
Lance Bouma ($1.300m) / Mikael Backlund ($1.500m) / David Wolf ($1.450m)
Paul Byron ($0.975m) / Alexander Burmistrov ($2.000m) / Max Reinhart ($0.618m)
Brian McGrattan ($0.750m)

DEFENSEMEN
Mark Giordano ($4.020m) / T.J. Brodie ($2.125m)
Chris Butler ($3.000m) / Kris Russell ($2.600m)
Ladislav Smid ($3.500m) / Tyler Wotherspoon ($0.925m)
Christopher Breen ($0.600m) /

GOALTENDERS
Karri Ramo ($2.750m)
Cam Ward ($6.300m)

RETAINED SALARIES (5.10% of upper limit)
Dennis Wideman ($2.625m—50.00%)
Shane O'Brien ($1.000m—50.00%)

Draftee Draisaitl is given another year in Jr.

AHL Team:
FORWARDS
Sven Baertschi / Corban Knight / Emile Poirier
Johnny Gaudreau / Bill Arnold / Kevin Hayes
Morgan Klimchuk / Markus Granlund / Kenneth Agostino
Bryce Van Brabant / Josh Jooris / Ben Hanowski
Michael Ferland / Turner Elson /

DEFENSEMEN
Patrick Sieloff / Chad Billins
Ryan Culkin / Keegan Kanzig
Brett Kulak / Mark Cundari


GOALTENDERS
Joni Ortio
Olivier Roy

I may be way off here, but guys like Wideman and Hudler can be found in UFA market. I don't think they're worth what your asking for here. And I'm sure they'll want a first rounder

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by ComixZone

To WPG: Hudler, Wideman (50% cap retained), 34th overall in '14, 2nd in '15
To CGY: Kane, rights to Burmistrov

To CAR: Shane O'Brien (50% cap retained),
To CGY: Cam Ward, 37th overall in '14

The Calgary Flames will be participating in the actual NHL this season, not EA sports NHL '14.

[stemit14]

While I would love for the flames to get evander Kane... There's no way the flames could get him without putting baertschi as the beginning piece of the discussion.... And I really don't want to give up baertschi.

[Tyler]

Originally Posted by stemit14

While I would love for the flames to get evander Kane... There's no way the flames could get him without putting baertschi as the beginning piece of the discussion.... And I really don't want to give up baertschi.

You wouldn't give up Baertschi for Kane? You nuts dude??

Baertschi might not even make our team next year and Kane is a big 30 goal scorer

[Rick M.]

Originally Posted by Tyler

You wouldn't give up Baertschi for Kane? You nuts dude??

Baertschi might not even make our team next year and Kane is a big 30 goal scorer

He scored 30 goals ONCE.

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/p....php?pid=98634

[ComixZone]

Originally Posted by Rick M.

He scored 30 goals ONCE.

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/p....php?pid=98634

He's 22.

[DOOM]

Kane isn't going to be traded for Hudler/Wideman/2nd round picks, imo.

If he gets moved it will be for a similar aged/similar potential forward, imo.

[stemit14]

Originally Posted by Tyler

You wouldn't give up Baertschi for Kane? You nuts dude??



Baertschi might not even make our team next year and Kane is a big 30 goal scorer

I am saying that. Kane is a great talent and I think he's the exact kind of player that Burke is looking for but his attitude problems and off-ice distractions are not something Burke likes to tolerate. He has said in the past that character is an an important attribute in the players he wants on this team. Baertschi is known for his work ethic, tenacity, and his strong character on and off the ice.

I know lots of people seem to think baertschi is expendable because the flames have gaudreau... But don't forget, smaller super-skilled guys like him and Patrick Kane tend to get injured on a more regular basis. It would be nice to have both baertschi and gaudreau going forward.

I would like to have evander Kane for sure even with his apparent character flaws... But I would only want Burke to do a phaneuf-style trade to do it... Not prospects or high picks. I doubt this could happen so I would rather sit that trade out.

[Henry Fool]

A lot of people leaving Granlund out. I think after another great off season he won't get outplayed at the camp and preseason.

He missed a lot of the good vibrations because of his injury but that'll only make him hungrier.

[moon]

Originally Posted by Henry Fool

A lot of people leaving Granlund out. I think after another great off season he won't get outplayed at the camp and preseason.

He missed a lot of the good vibrations because of his injury but that'll only make him hungrier.

I don't see him playing in a bottom 6 role and he gets beat out by guys like Gaudreau and Hudler in the role of small, offensive focused wingers for me.

Can't see him making it as a center ahead of Stajan, Monahan and Backlund and again don't see much use for him as the 4th line guy.

[Henry Fool]

Originally Posted by moon

I don't see him playing in a bottom 6 role and he gets beat out by guys like Gaudreau and Hudler in the role of small, offensive focused wingers for me.

Can't see him making it as a center ahead of Stajan, Monahan and Backlund and again don't see much use for him as the 4th line guy.

I get that logic but my view is that Granlund will be too good to send down. I expect a big camp from him. Despite the hype, I don't really know where Gaudreau is with regard to immediate NHL career. He certainly doesn't have a spot secured. I guess I'm betting that Markus outplays Johnny next fall.

Looking further, as far as small skilled forwards are concerned, I think some might be traded away given how Burke feels about the team composition.

[SeanCharles]

Glencross-Backlund-Hudler
Baertschi-Monahan-Colborne
Reinhart-Granlund-Poirier
Bouma-Stajan-McGrattan

Brodie-Gio
Russell-Wideman
Smid-Wotherspoon

Ramo

[Cleveland Steam Whistle]

Kane upside > Sven upside

Of course it could work out that Sven turns out better than Kane, but right now, Kane is the far superior prospect and the much safer bet to work out long term. Not to mention the far superior player in the present.

[icecube]

This team will make a big trade or two at the draft. Burke will get an impact player coming back that we won't see coming. Hopefully a top four defenseman.

It's impossible to predict what the roster wil look like in the fall.

[SeanCharles]

I hope we get another RH dman.

[djsFlames]

Yep. I see Burke offloading one of the smaller wingers perhaps in a package deal for a big forward or top 4 D. He's said again and again we're going to need to get bigger, and he's clearly not going to keep all of Byron, Gaudreau, Hudler, Sven, Cammy (if re-signs) moving ahead.

I predict at least one big unexpected move on his part to try and make us bigger, and help the rebuild cut a corner.