[News] Kevin Hayes signs with the Rangers

[Fire of the Phoenix]

Originally Posted by The Fonz

For those who are more familiar with Hayes, where would you have him on our prospect depth chart? Above Knight, but below Reinhart?

Going by the public poll, I'd put him at #8 behind Wotherspoon

[neo45]

Originally Posted by The Fonz

For those who are more familiar with Hayes, where would you have him on our prospect depth chart? Above Knight, but below Reinhart?

Like #10 or honourable mention. Below guys like Granlund and Reinhart who have impressed at the pro level

[Fire of the Phoenix]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

I am kind of surprised that the Flames aren't a finalist.

Yeah me too. Colorado and Nashville seem so random

[Mike Teavee]

Originally Posted by old-fart

The stats would appear to say otherwise. Never a point per game, never double digits in goals before spending some quality time with Johnny Hockey. Then he shoots up significantly in all categories. I also watched BC games, including the frozen four. Hayes was largely invisible unless being fed by JH. He was also a complete non-factor at the WC (did he even play for the US?).

He still may prove to be a useful NHL player, and I hope he signs here so we get a "free" asset, but he looks much farther away from regular NHL duty to me than a number of our other prospects.

He didn't play with Gaudreau the entire year and prior to playing with Gaudreau his stats were already high. I really question how closely you were watching the BC games last yea rif you think he was "largely invisible" without Gaudreau. He put up 19 points in 14 games before Gaudreau and him were linemates.

[Parallex]

Originally Posted by old-fart

The stats would appear to say otherwise. Never a point per game, never double digits in goals before spending some quality time with Johnny Hockey.

He was above a PPG this past year before the GAH line was assembled and he was practically at a PPG last year before injury cut it short.

[tempz]

Originally Posted by old-fart

The stats would appear to say otherwise. Never a point per game, never double digits in goals before spending some quality time with Johnny Hockey.

To add to what people have already provided in reply to this particular post, here are his stats before and after joining Johnny Hockey's line:

Before: 14 GP, 8G, 13A, 21 Points - 1.50 points per game
After: 26 GP, 19G, 25A, 44 Points - 1.69 points per game

There are other factors involved with players having breakout years, not just who they are playing with.

[sureLoss]

Well Eklund says the Flames are a finalist with the Predators and Bruins...

so there is hope!

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by Fire of the Phoenix

Yeah me too. Colorado and Nashville seem so random

Eklund has the Flames, Bruins and Predators as finalists for what its worth.

[FlamesAddiction]

Eklund loves trolling flames fans.

[Five-hole]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

All he's saying is that 5 of the teams in the mix for Hayes are talking to him today. He's already met with other teams, and these are the five he's meeting today.

I'm not saying anything about whether or not the Flames are still in it. I'm just saying that sometimes people read what they want to read, instead of what's actually written.

If his tweet represents the truth, this is not a possible interpretation. "The 5 teams" does not mean "5 of the teams".

[Parallex]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Then why have a draft at all?

... because the purpose of the draft isn't to engender loyalty. The draft doesn't benefit players, it harms them. Why should some old man saying your name into a microphone 4 years ago impose some kind of moral obligation on someone today?

Hayes getting drafted gave the Hawks 4 years of exclusive contact with Hayes, that they couldn't get it done even with that massive advantage is a failing of the Hawks not Hayes.

[ClubFlames]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Well Eklund says the Flames are a finalist with the Predators and Bruins...

so there is hope!

..for the other 27 teams!

[Rick M.]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Well Eklund says the Flames are a finalist with the Predators and Bruins...

so there is hope!

Eklund has never been wrong regarding any rumour!

I just wish Hayes would sign so we can get back to obsessing about Sven. Oh, wait...we're already doing that.

[Poe969]

Dustin Boyd is sitting somewhere just waiting for the dominos to fall and him to be the best guy remaining.

[StrykerSteve]

Marcin Hartman ‏@marcinhartman 3m Bruins, Flames i Predators - to podobno skrocona lista klubow, w ktorych widzi sie UFA Kevin Hayes.

I'm gonna assume this means that Calgary is one of the 3 finalists.

[jg13]

Originally Posted by StrykerSteve

Marcin Hartman ‏@marcinhartman 3m Bruins, Flames i Predators - to podobno skrocona lista klubow, w ktorych widzi sie UFA Kevin Hayes.

I'm gonna assume this means that Calgary is one of the 3 finalists.

The guy has basically no followers and is repeating an Eklund rumor

[DriveByPunch]

Originally Posted by StrykerSteve

Marcin Hartman ‏@marcinhartman 3m Bruins, Flames i Predators - to podobno skrocona lista klubow, w ktorych widzi sie UFA Kevin Hayes.

I'm gonna assume this means that Calgary is one of the 3 finalists.

A quick google translation:

This apparently shortened list of clubs, in whom he sees August UFA Kevin Hayes.

[BigFlameDog]

Originally Posted by ClubFlames

..for the other 27 teams!

Quoted wrong post.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by The Fonz

For those who are more familiar with Hayes, where would you have him on our prospect depth chart? Above Knight, but below Reinhart?

Right beside Arnold as a coin toss for #13. Knight was #14 and he is also a very good comparable for Hayes.

Pick your order for those 3, IMO

[BigFlameDog]

Originally Posted by Rick M.

Eklund has never been wrong regarding any rumour!

I just wish Hayes would sign so we can get back to obsessing about Sven. Oh, wait...we're already doing that.

sureLoss was dripping the sarcasm on there.....not sure if you picked that up.