09-19-2025, 09:52 AM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Feb 2018
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I am so ****ing happy hockey is back. that is all.
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09-19-2025, 10:06 AM
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#22
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by Makarov
Isn't Gridin quite balanced offensively (shooting/playmaking)? I think Coronato is an underrated playmaker as well. He creates a lot of turnovers which creates passing opportunities.
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Yeah, Gridin has playmaking skills--from the prospect games, he holds onto the puck a lot and his creativity draws defenders towards him, opening up the ice for a pass--but he also put up 4.2 shots per game last year in the QMJHL. I'm not sure how to find the league leaders in CHL leagues, but the top shooter in the NHL put up 4 a game, so his stats show that he's probably a shoot first guy.
I agree on Coronato, but he's got one of the best shots I've seen and I'd like to see that prioritized.
This might be part of that, as Coronato is good at finding space and that may play really well with Gridin's creativity that seems to suck defenders in and open up the ice for him to pass.
Kadri seems like a bit of an odd fit between them other than he'll hold them accountable and certainly has the skills to play with them--and they don't really have a different option at centre.
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09-19-2025, 10:13 AM
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#23
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All I can get
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Originally Posted by Canada 02
maybe they get Cole Schwindt back, or Raphael Lavoie. Two guys Vegas picked off waivers.
Alex Steeves
Hendrix Lapierre
Nick Abruzzese
uninspiring list, but Poirier isn't worth much
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Waived and cleared players traded for other waived and cleared players makes sense from an asset management viewpoint. Then they can be brought up and sent down throughout the season by their new teams.
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09-19-2025, 11:31 AM
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#24
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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09-19-2025, 11:42 AM
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#25
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Flames fan in Seattle
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Pospisil at center eh
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09-19-2025, 12:08 PM
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#26
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by FBI
Pospisil at center eh
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I actually liked him at C to start last season between Huberdeau and Mantha. I thought he trailed off when they kept switching him between center and wing. I just hope he worked on his faceoffs. I expect a big year from him, and I think the bottom 6, and 4th line in particular are going to win the Flames a lot of games this year.
I'm more curious about the PK centers. Rooney was the 3rd forward in PK TOI/GP. Kirkland didn't play since November. Morton has 1 NHL game, and Frost wasn't used on the PK last year. Moreover PK faceoffs, and the lack of a RS C, were a huge problem because teams kept choosing Backlund's weakside for faceoffs.
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09-19-2025, 12:44 PM
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#27
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
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09-19-2025, 12:46 PM
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#28
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First Line Centre
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Pretty big deal for a 19 year old to be singled out when it comes to fitness testing. Gridin was kinda the "who?" after we had already drafted Parekth earlier in the 1st but he's a very good prospect.
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09-19-2025, 12:50 PM
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#29
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Franchise Player
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Miro has to know this could be his last chance.
Would be neat if he could come in and win back a spot.
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09-19-2025, 12:50 PM
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#30
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by BigThief
Pretty big deal for a 19 year old to be singled out when it comes to fitness testing. Gridin was kinda the "who?" after we had already drafted Parekth earlier in the 1st but he's a very good prospect.
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nvm
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09-19-2025, 12:53 PM
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#31
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
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09-19-2025, 12:57 PM
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#32
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by sureLoss
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Good to hear. I appreciate coaches that are not too rigid in their systems. Systems should be designed around the personnel on the team to some extent.
I also think the overtime needs to be adjusted in terms of the players they deploy. Zary and Coronato looked great in overtime in October/November last year but then saw very little overtime opportunities after that.
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09-19-2025, 01:07 PM
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#33
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by stemit14
Good to hear. I appreciate coaches that are not too rigid in their systems. Systems should be designed around the personnel on the team to some extent.
I also think the overtime needs to be adjusted in terms of the players they deploy. Zary and Coronato looked great in overtime in October/November last year but then saw very little overtime opportunities after that.
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Speed is the most important thing in those overtimes, excited to see a healthy Zary
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09-19-2025, 01:42 PM
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#34
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
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09-19-2025, 01:46 PM
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#35
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Last season: 10-14 overall in extra time... 5-12 in OT and 5-2 in Shootouts.
If they had gone 8-9 in OT, they would have easily made the playoffs and finished only 2 points behind the Oilers and 1 point higher than the Panthers.
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09-19-2025, 01:55 PM
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#36
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Badgers Nose
Is there a team out there with too many Centre prospects and not enough D prospects that we can trade with?
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Edmonton
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09-19-2025, 01:58 PM
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#37
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by sureLoss
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Lomberg rocks it at fitness?
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09-19-2025, 02:00 PM
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#38
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Miro has to know this could be his last chance.
Would be neat if he could come in and win back a spot.
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I could never figure Miromanov out. But also don’t think he has the toolbox to be an NHLer. But if he takes a step the Flames Dman bottleneck will become a full on logjam.
Makes the Andersson situation that much more unfortunate.
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09-19-2025, 02:01 PM
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#39
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Locke
Lomberg rocks it at fitness?
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-5% body fat
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09-19-2025, 02:03 PM
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#40
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Voted for Kodos
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Hurry up and be game day already!
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