08-30-2016, 05:21 PM
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#81
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Sec206
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Theo Fleury accepted a PTO from the Flames in 2009. He had 4 points in in 4 preseason games and was released. Should we all get upset about that too?
Let Higgins have his PTO, he's looking to show one of 30 teams that he's still got it.
Get pissed when he has an actual contract. Until that happens...... Argue about Johnny or something 
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08-30-2016, 05:31 PM
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#82
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
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Meh,more camp fodder
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08-30-2016, 05:53 PM
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#83
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I believe in the Pony Power
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Originally Posted by theslymonkey
Theo Fleury accepted a PTO from the Flames in 2009. He had 4 points in in 4 preseason games and was released. Should we all get upset about that too?
Let Higgins have his PTO, he's looking to show one of 30 teams that he's still got it.
Get pissed when he has an actual contract. Until that happens...... Argue about Johnny or something |
Ah yes including Theo's "historic" shootout goal
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08-30-2016, 05:59 PM
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#84
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Franchise Player
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Nice. Can't really complain. Good luck to Higgins
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08-30-2016, 06:21 PM
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#85
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by AC
Nolan and Amonte were both awesome though.
Especially Nolan.
Higgins fits in with Kotalik and Ian White.
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Amonte was one of the worst to don the Flaming C. Useless, over the hill loser he was.
Nolan was great.
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08-30-2016, 06:24 PM
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#86
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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News Update
Wes Gilbertson @WesGilbertson
Just chatted with #Flames GM Brad Treliving. He pointed out that Chris Higgins, who is coming to camp on PTO, can play both wings.
Wes Gilbertson @WesGilbertson
Chris Higgins had multiple offers for PTO. Says #Flames were interested all summer, wants to be close to daughter, who will stay in Van.
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08-30-2016, 06:26 PM
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#87
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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Originally Posted by Da_Chief
Amonte was one of the worst to don the Flaming C. Useless, over the hill loser he was.
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But man could he hit that post.
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08-30-2016, 06:57 PM
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#88
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Franchise Player
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Nothing quickly identifies which fans clearly have no clue like a thread announcing a PTO signing.
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08-30-2016, 07:15 PM
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#89
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: STH since 2002
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Higgins waste of time. Plenty of Stockton Players
are worth a better look than this scrub.
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08-30-2016, 07:18 PM
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#90
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Not sure
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stay Golden
Higgins waste of time. Plenty of Stockton Players
are worth a better look than this scrub.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
Nothing quickly identifies which fans clearly have no clue like a thread announcing a PTO signing.
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Awesome timing.
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08-30-2016, 07:35 PM
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#91
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Flames fan in Seattle
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Quote:
Originally Posted by theslymonkey
Theo Fleury accepted a PTO from the Flames in 2009. He had 4 points in in 4 preseason games and was released. Should we all get upset about that too?
Let Higgins have his PTO, he's looking to show one of 30 teams that he's still got it.
Get pissed when he has an actual contract. Until that happens...... Argue about Johnny or something |
Actually yes I was pretty pissed at that.. Our team was crap and we had a bunch of crap players, he played great in the preseason and deserved a shot.
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08-30-2016, 07:53 PM
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#92
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EVERLAST
This is not cool. Bring back Steve Begin, David Wolf, I'd be slightly more interested.....
No , no I wouldn't.
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David Wolf though...hmmm....
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Originally Posted by Toonage
But man could he hit that post.
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I hear hes lighting it up playing post/post/crossbar in beer league.
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08-30-2016, 08:13 PM
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#93
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Da_Chief
Amonte was one of the worst to don the Flaming C. Useless, over the hill loser he was.
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Remember when Amonte was exposed for a moment during a Flames TV locker room cam?
You'd lose a step or two skating around with that monster dong too.
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08-30-2016, 08:15 PM
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#94
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Vancouver
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The why has been well established and make sense....but I still feel this is warranted.
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08-30-2016, 08:24 PM
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#95
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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http://www.calgarysun.com/2016/08/30...ssional-tryout
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The veteran forward had other tryout offers to mull over this summer, but there was continued contact from Calgary, and it was a priority for Higgins to be relatively close to his 16-month-old daughter, who will stay in Vancouver.
Higgins also has a history with Glen Gulutzan, an assistant with the Canucks for the past three winters and now the new skipper at the Saddledome.
“If you ask anybody, I’ve always said that I loved Calgary and I had a great time playing there,” Higgins said. “Besides last year, that was probably the most difficult year that I’d had in my career. I just wanted something new and fresh, and I went down to Florida ... But my thoughts on the city and the organization were all positive.”
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“Chris had a tough year in Vancouver. But prior to that, he was a good player, he was a productive player,” said Flames GM Brad Treliving. “There’s some versatility in his game, in terms of being able to play either wing. He’s a very good penalty-killer. And he’s an experienced guy. I know we get to the 30 age-mark and everybody starts to quiver a bit, but there’s still some hockey left in him. He’s going to come in and compete for a spot, and it’s always good to have competition in camp.
“You look at the year prior to last, he was an important player in Vancouver,” Treliving added. “I think when you really analyze last year, he suffered an injury early in the pre-season and never got his footing. There are some indicators — you look at his career shooting percentage, where it’s been (9.7%) as opposed to last year (5.9%). Obviously, there was a drop-off.
“Now, can he get back to the form he was at a year or two ago? If he can, then good for him and potentially good for us. So we’ll see.”
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08-30-2016, 10:30 PM
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#96
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: 202-19 (4) 222-19(3)
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It's actually a pretty easy PTO for the Flames coaches to evaluate.
He stopped being a pretty decent player due to injuries. He clearly lost a step last year.
If he is 100% healthy he can certainly still play a role in this league.
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08-30-2016, 10:36 PM
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#97
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sureLoss
“You look at the year prior to last, he was an important player in Vancouver,” Treliving added. “I think when you really analyze last year, he suffered an injury early in the pre-season and never got his footing. There are some indicators — you look at his career shooting percentage, where it’s been (9.7%) as opposed to last year (5.9%). Obviously, there was a drop-off.
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I like that this is an avenue of analysis that the Flames are aware of. I wonder when they began thinking like this?
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08-31-2016, 06:53 AM
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#98
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Montreal
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bigrangy
I like that this is an avenue of analysis that the Flames are aware of. I wonder when they began thinking like this?
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Advanced stats like this are for nerds that don't watch games.
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08-31-2016, 06:59 AM
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#99
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by bigrangy
I like that this is an avenue of analysis that the Flames are aware of. I wonder when they began thinking like this?
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Shooting percentages? They've been openly tracked for a long time now. Hardly anything new or advanced about it.
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08-31-2016, 07:06 AM
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#100
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Scoring Winger
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Higgins can be a good place holder on the fourth line instead of plugging that spot with a young prospect who has more upside than a fourth line player (ie: Poirier, Jankowski, Mangiapane, etc.). We have a plethora of young talent that could play on the 4th line, but realistically they'd all be better served playing top 6 minutes in Stockton instead of 10 minutes a night on the 4th line. That's why I'm ok with this
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