[Rumour] Free agent courting period news and rumors

[Vinny01]

Originally Posted by Heavy Jack

What team could use a Dman still??

I’m holding out hope for a hometown discount Ferland and 1 year deal for Justin Williams.

Brodie for picks
Frolik for picks
Buyout or Demote Stone

Ferland 4 x 3.5
Williams 1 x 2 + 2 in bonuses


Gaudreau - Monahan - Ferland
Tkachuk - Lindholm - Williams
Bennett - Backlund - Neal
Mangiapane - Dube - Ryan

Giordano - Andersson
Hanifin - Hamonic
Valimaki - Yelesin
Kylington

Rittich
Talbot

I can see the Habs shifting focus to Brodie once the Canes officially match the Aho offer sheet. They might even take Frolik in the deal as well?

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by keenan87

The identified need is for the Flames to be tougher to play against. I know that Frolik said the Flames need to get bigger and meaner. IIRC similar comments came from the Flames management.

Losing Hathaway does not help either.

Yes, we have identified the gap in the Flames lineup.

You claimed that the team brought this up to Treliving and he has ignored them... I’m calling BS on that statement.

But yeah, we need to be harder to play against.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by keenan87

In that case, I am disappointed that the team and players identified a need to be fixed and the GM did absolutely nothing to fix it.

This whole "growing internally" BS does not mean anything. I would bet anything that guys like Gaudreau, Monahan, Backlund, Jankowski are not going to come back next season all of a sudden being tough to play against. They needed to bring in players who give a #### and have another gear..even Frolik recognized that.

I don't think it is an unreasonable expectation at all. It was a five-game series in which the Flames looked surprised by how things went, and by the outcome. It seems like a decent gamble to me that the second best team in the NHL last year should be counted upon to be in contention for the Division, and to take another step and find another level in the playoffs the next time around. Sometimes it takes players a while to figure it out.

[tkflames]

Originally Posted by keenan87

I would rater have Dzingel but I can live with Ferland (as long as he isnt injured).

I would switch Neal and Mangiapane.. also not sure why you have Dube playing center as a rookie instead of Ryan who did very well last season in that role.

Dzingle was a healthy scratch in the playoffs because he wouldn't go to the difficult areas.

I get everyone's need to add a shiny new toy when everyone else got a shiny new toy....but staying pat is better than a dumb contract today. The 2nd best team in the league with room to grow from internal improvement does not need to add for the point of adding. We have our picks as currency and we have next offseasons. A bit of patience for the right deals will go a long way for keeping this window wide open.

[keenan87]

Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers

Yes, we have identified the gap in the Flames lineup.

You claimed that the team brought this up to Treliving and he has ignored them... I’m calling BS on that statement.

But yeah, we need to be harder to play against.

I never claimed that all. I was referring to management as "team"... so basically saying that everyone (management and players) recognize the Flames need to be tougher to play against. I could have been clearer.

[keenan87]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

I don't think it is an unreasonable expectation at all. It was a five-game series in which the Flames looked surprised by how things went, and by the outcome. It seems like a decent gamble to me that the second best team in the NHL last year should be counted upon to be in contention for the Division, and to take another step and find another level in the playoffs the next time around. Sometimes it takes players a while to figure it out.

Yeah, you might be right but our players aren't necessarily built that way. To me, tougher to play against means being able to hit the opposing team and changing the momentum of the game. I just dont think the current team has that element and they need a few more players who can play physical and score. The current team can definitely learn from this past season but I don't think Gaudreau is hitting anyone anytime soon.

[keenan87]

Originally Posted by tkflames

Dzingle was a healthy scratch in the playoffs because he wouldn't go to the difficult areas.

I get everyone's need to add a shiny new toy when everyone else got a shiny new toy....but staying pat is better than a dumb contract today. The 2nd best team in the league with room to grow from internal improvement does not need to add for the point of adding. We have our picks as currency and we have next offseasons. A bit of patience for the right deals will go a long way for keeping this window wide open.

Sure, but arent the Flames strapped for cap next off-season too with RFA contracts for Andersson, Kylington, and Valimaki.

[Vinny01]

Valimaki has 2 years before RFA

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by keenan87

Sure, but arent the Flames strapped for cap next off-season too with RFA contracts for Andersson, Kylington, and Valimaki.

Andersson, Kylington and Jankowski will need new deals, also have Brodie, Hamonic, Stone, Frolik, Czarnik, Quine, and Talbot that will need to be re-signed/replaced. So not quite the crunch we have this year but not exactly swimming for space either, unless they do still move Frolik and Brodie this summer. Ideally next year Andersson, Valimaki and Kylington are all ready for bigger roles and they just re-sign Hamonic and leave the D alone other than signing a #7

[Brick]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

I don't think it is an unreasonable expectation at all. It was a five-game series in which the Flames looked surprised by how things went, and by the outcome. It seems like a decent gamble to me that the second best team in the NHL last year should be counted upon to be in contention for the Division, and to take another step and find another level in the playoffs the next time around. Sometimes it takes players a while to figure it out.

Or they overachieved in the regular season with a flawed roster that was exposed in the playoffs.

[CaptainYooh]

Question to sureLoss:
Do you know why players' no-trade lists aren't made public? What's the harm in having them known to general public? Is there a specific provision in CBA that specifically protects this privacy?

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Brick

Or they overachieved in the regular season with a flawed roster that was exposed in the playoffs.

You talking about the Lightning?

[keenan87]

Some potential names for a Brodie trade:
Tyler Toffoli
Chris Kreider
Rickard Rakell
Alex Wennberg
Jonathan Drouin/Gallagher
William Nylander
Chris Conner

[tkflames]

Originally Posted by keenan87

Sure, but arent the Flames strapped for cap next off-season too with RFA contracts for Andersson, Kylington, and Valimaki.

All the more reason not to lock into a Dzingle for the next 3-5 years...

[Heavy Jack]

So with the knowledge Brodie can be in on a swap for someone of Kadri’s caliber what other teams can use a Brodie and what player could be targeted in return?

Brodie + for Gallagher?
Brodie + for Ehlers?
Brodie for Stastny?
Brodie + for Brayden Schenn?

Who are you guys thinking?

[Brick]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

You talking about the Lightning?

And the Flames.

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by CaptainYooh

Question to sureLoss:
Do you know why players' no-trade lists aren't made public? What's the harm in having them known to general public? Is there a specific provision in CBA that specifically protects this privacy?

nothing in the CBA I am aware of.

But most likely it is to protect the player's privacy and not having to be pestered by questions by fans and media of why a certain team is or isn't on a list.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Brick

And the Flames.

Being in the same company as the Lightning is something I will take happily.

[keenan87]

Originally Posted by tkflames

All the more reason not to lock into a Dzingle for the next 3-5 years...

Sure, I can agree to that. Then, at what point should the Flames blow it up if this core continues to struggle and there is no cap space to improve? Another first round exit? 3 more first round exits?

[CaptainYooh]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

nothing in the CBA I am aware of.

But most likely it is to protect the player's privacy and not having to be pestered by questions by fans and media of why a certain team is or isn't on a list.

That's what I thought as well. But then it makes little sense. Seems like all of the TV commentators, all hockey bloggers and all other "in the know" guys on Twitter know (or pretend to know) those lists for every player. So, either players' agents and some people in teams' front offices leak that information to media on purpose or it's not much of a guarded secret... Strange.