2023 unqualified RFAs. Flames made QO to all 3 of their RFAs

[Eb0la11]

Originally Posted by Royle9

Reminds me of Peter Mueller (head issues stopped his career)
Guy had all the tools, amazing hands and a great rookie season.
1 hit to the head and he was never the same.

Famously duelled Toews in the WJHC legendary shootout.

Peter Mueller was a favorite of mine too. Had a heck of a lot of tools.

[sureLoss]

Red Wings did not qualify Kostin.

[mrdonkey]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Red Wings did not qualify Kostin.

Ok, now there is definitely something suspicious going on here.

[PuckSlap]

Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan

Wouldn’t mind a crack at Fischer if the price was right.

Ya, fischer price is good.

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[RedHawk12]

Originally Posted by mrdonkey

Ok, now there is definitely something suspicious going on here.

Not suspicious, just a GM helping out his old GM/mentor.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Red Wings did not qualify Kostin.

The ####?

"Sure Ken, I'll take your garbage off your hands and give you nothing in return."

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Red Wings did not qualify Kostin.

Originally Posted by mrdonkey

Ok, now there is definitely something suspicious going on here.

Yeah, Yzerman clearly bailing out Holland. I would love to know if there was actually anything to the future considerations, like a pick or prospect to be named later.

[sureLoss]

Only thing I can think of re Kostin, is that they are close to a contract and just removing his ability to file for arbitration.

[ComixZone]

They’re probably just negotiating a deal outside of the QO limitations.

…or Kostin went from beautiful Edmonton to dumpsterville Detroit.

Which is more likely?

[This post is terrible]

Originally Posted by RedHawk12

Not suspicious, just a GM helping out his old GM/mentor.

But it’s not Yzerman’s money to spend. Why would the owner(s) be ok with that?

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by This post is terrible

But it’s not Yzerman’s money to spend. Why would the owner(s) be ok with that?

Katz probably wired them the money.

[agulati]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Red Wings did not qualify Kostin.

This is absolutely ####ed up. Hopefully NHL is looking into this.

[dino7c]

They could still sign him...lets wait and see

[GioforPM]

It doesn’t make sense. If Yzerman just wanted to do a favour on Yamamoto he takes him for the “future considerations” without Kostin, because Edmonton could just as easily have not qualified Kostin and gotten the same result.

They must have a deal in place, like Sureloss suggested. Otherwise Yzerman just cost his owner money for no return.

[Reggie Dunlop]

With the Flames qualifying Pettersen and Pospisil, could that just to retain their NA rights if they sign overseas?

[Sandman]

There’s a few eyebrow-raisers on that list. A few that interest me, other than Max Comtois:

-I’ve liked Nathan Bastian since junior, and I think Lindy Ruff did too. They exposed him in the expansion draft, but traded for him to come back. He’s 6’4”, skates well for a big guy, and is a physical grinder. He can kill penalties, and play all forward positions.

-Klim Kostin (if he’s truly available) was really a fan-favourite in Edmonton. He’s a mean, energetic, and physical bottom-6 player who has a touch of offence, with 21 points in 57 games, along with 5 points in 12 playoff games.

-Mike McLeod is a big C who can really skate and play a good defensive game. Not much offense, but he could show more with more minutes.

-I always looked at Christian Fischer and figured he had a lot more to show. He’s 6’2”, and plays a sound checking game, with pk abililty. 27 points this year- would do him wonders to have better linemates IMO.

-Not sure what happened to Denis Gurianov’s game, but I would give him a chance on a show-me contract. Same goes for Jesper Boqvist.

-Jonah Gadjovich was once a player, but he’s a bit of an enforcer at this point, and might be good to replace some of Lucic’s toughness.

[Rejean31]

If Kostin ends up back in Edmonton then the league needs to start asking questions.

[Lanny_McDonald]

This is obvious. Detroit is clearing space to sign Matthew Phillips to a $2-3M contract.

No, I think Yzerman did the nice thing of being the bad guy that elected to bounce Kostin instead of having Holland bounce a fan favorite. Nothing else to see here.

[tkflames]

Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald

This is obvious. Detroit is clearing space to sign Matthew Phillips to a $2-3M contract.

No, I think Yzerman did the nice thing of being the bad guy that elected to bounce Kostin instead of having Holland bounce a fan favorite. Nothing else to see here.

And his owner had to pay $1M for the luxury? Doesn't make sense...

[topfiverecords]

Both Holland and Yzerman just got a trunk full of Rubles delivered.