[Trade] Flames aquire Knight from FLA (Report: to sign 2 year deal)

[Alberta_Beef]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern

Wasn't Bouma playing center as well before his injury?

No, pretty sure he was on the wing.

[JurassicTunga12]

Awesome!!

Hope he actually likes Calgary now, hey? lol

[Yamer]

Originally Posted by Wolven

It is an overpayment compared to getting him for free on August 15th.

Which wasn't going to happen.

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Flames are at 50 contracts I believe until July 5th.

This is why players like Nemisz and Irving need to be cut loose and not qualified/offered contracts. We have more dead weight than any team in the league.

[Huntingwhale]

Feels good to have a savior on board

[FlameZilla]

Hallelujah!

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by dash_pinched

Step-by-step the Flames start their re-build with a new kid on the block.

/I'm sorry.

Mods. Full ban please.....

[Alberta_Beef]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

This is why players like Nemisz and Irving need to be cut loose and not qualified/offered contracts. We have more dead weight than any team in the league.

Good god, stop talking you are making my head hurt.

Their contracts end July 5th, you can't just "cut them loose."

On July 5th there are 22 contracts expiring and postentially 2 more retiring (I think Sarich & Kiprusoff could both retire). 9 players become UFAs with the only possible returning player being McGrattan IMO and then 13 RFAs. Even if every RFA is qualified (which they won't), they will have alot of free spaces for contracts.

[FlameZilla]

Originally Posted by Galakanokis

Happy with the signing but I wonder what it means for Bouma, Reinhart, Horak, Jones. I honestly hope Bouma is our 4th line centre to start the season and I have high hopes for Reinhart as well. Horak to the wing?

Sounds to me like Knight, Bouma and Reinhart will be battling for the bottom six centre spots.

Horak works best on the wing. He and Knight have the potential to form the basis for a young, quick shutdown line.

Reinhart, Bouma, Knight, Jones & possibly Nemisz will be fighting for bottom 6 roles. Good to have competition!

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef

Good god, stop talking you are making my head hurt.

Their contracts end July 5th, you can't just "cut them loose."

On July 5th there are 22 contracts expiring and postentially 2 more retiring (I think Sarich & Kiprusoff could both retire). 9 players become UFAs with the only possible returning player being McGrattan IMO and then 13 RFAs. Even if every RFA is qualified (which they won't), they will have alot of free spaces for contracts.

Feaster has already said he'll qualify Nemisz. He shouldn't.

[dammage79]

A face off winning right handed center! It is a good day.

[kyuss275]

Don't get to say this a lot...... Good work Feaster!!!

4th is not to high for a guy that might be able to play this year.

[FlameZilla]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

If the Flames don't trade up in the draft, and take Monahan, they have some decent young center depth moving forward.

Backlund
Jankowski
Monahan
Knight
Reinhart
Bouma

No guarantees there but a good mix of size, skill, and defensive awareness.

I have a terrible feeling that Feaster may be shopping Backlund. I hope he doesn't trade him, but I feel that any significant trade to acquire solid young talent is going to involve Backs...

[_Q_]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

Feaster has already said he'll qualify Nemisz. He shouldn't.

Also remember, Nemisz has been converted to RW which we're really thin on prospect wise.

I don't mind keeping him around in hopes he can develop into a 4th/3rd liner.

[Igottago]

Originally Posted by Galakanokis

Happy with the signing but I wonder what it means for Bouma, Reinhart, Horak, Jones. I honestly hope Bouma is our 4th line centre to start the season and I have high hopes for Reinhart as well. Horak to the wing?

Sounds to me like Knight, Bouma and Reinhart will be battling for the bottom six centre spots.

I don't hope for any of them, I want to see the best players in the lineup. At the end of the day the better players will earn their spots. If Knight comes in and plays better than Reinhart then that's too bad for Reinhart, but the Flames got better. Too much depth is never a bad thing.

Good move to add to the prospect base.

[djsFlames]

Tanguay - Stajan - Cammalleri
Baertschi - Backlund - Hudler
Stempniak - Knight - Horak
Jackman - Bouma - Mcgrattan

Is what we're currently looking at. Definitely need to offload 1-2 more aging vets. Making room for Reinhart will be tough.. Even more so if we draft a centerman at #6 that they feel can slot in next season as well.

[sureLoss]

Torie Peterson ‏@ToriePeterson 9m More NCAA randomness: UND went 33-4-6 when Knight scored a goal, he is UND's 1st player w/ 3 straight 40-point seasons since Oshie & Duncan.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by Wolven

Couture cannot sign an extension to his contract until he starts the final year of his current contract. That is why he has to wait until July.

Knight has no such constraints as far as I know. His college year is all wrapped up and he should be able to sign at any moment.

Fair enough. I thought there was a signing window for Knight, but perhaps I was wrong. sureloss points us in the right direction......the Flames are at 50 contracts until July 5th.

[kyuss275]

Once the flames get the kid signed, i hope he goes and burns that green canucks t-shirt he was wearing in the interview posted last night.

[keenan87]

Originally Posted by kyuss275

Once the flames get the kid signed, i hope he goes and burns that green canucks t-shirt he was wearing in the interview posted last night.

HF forums have this tweet where some guy was saying how the Canucks are easiest team to hate in the league.

Knight responded by saying "No, two words. Calgary Flames"