01-02-2014, 03:59 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Section 120
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Claim him and trade Stajan. There's no reason to re-sign Stajan for the rebuild. Monahan and Backlund can play the #1/2 C next season with Colborne and Zenon as the #3/4. Knight can fill in if need be.
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01-02-2014, 04:22 PM
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#42
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Scoring Winger
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Z's cousin is a local doctor (with whom I'd buddies). Met/chatted with Z very breifly a few years ago. He is a great guy; one of the few who can do boisterous in a non-obnoxious and funny manner. I would guess that he's be a great guy to have in the locker room.
I don't see the downside to claiming him. Win a draw in any zone and dart back to the bench. If the Z experiment fails, well... we get a shot at Ekblad or Nylander.
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01-02-2014, 04:37 PM
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#43
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
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Claim him. Trade Stajan.
His contracts up at the end of the year anyway right? Even if it doesn't work out, what's there to lose?
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01-02-2014, 04:40 PM
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#44
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Nachodamus.
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So we all know that Feaster said "No post apex players", but will Burke subscribe to that particular newsletter? Cause if not I can totally see him taking a run at Konopka.
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01-02-2014, 04:40 PM
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#45
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by dammage79
Meh, maybe two years ago this would have been a good thing. Not this year though.
The face off aspect is a valid argument to put in a claim. But at a broken down 33 years old? Probably not.
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Good locker room guys are extremely valuable in the early stages of a rebuild, it sets the tone for the future of the franchise.
Not saying Zenon is going to save the franchise, but if you can get a couple guys like him as a locker room presence around a bunch of young guys, you do it.
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01-02-2014, 05:08 PM
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#46
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by btimbit
Claim him. Trade Stajan.
His contracts up at the end of the year anyway right? Even if it doesn't work out, what's there to lose?
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Can Kerr say Konopka?
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01-02-2014, 05:10 PM
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#47
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
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Originally Posted by Igster
Can Kerr say Konopka?
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Haha
"And the faceoff is won by... cornucopia"
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01-03-2014, 01:49 AM
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#48
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
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Asked Pat Steinberg, he's come to the same conclusion as CP I guess
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Brandon
@Fan960Steinberg Do you think the Flames make a claim for Zenon Konopka?
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Pat Steinberg @Fan960Steinberg 25m
I wouldn't be totally surprised, I'll say that much. #Flames
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01-03-2014, 01:55 AM
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#49
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Calgary
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I don't really see much of a downside. He would be invaluable in assisting in teaching guys like Colborne Monahan Backlund and Bouma how to win faceoffs. He provides some toughness and is well liked. He is not a problem beyond this season as he's UFA so if he doesn't fit or isn't necessary you can easily move on.
If it means we can move an extra forward out that we might not have otherwise, that would be good as well.
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01-03-2014, 02:02 AM
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#50
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Lifetime Suspension
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Unless Burke wants the inside track on signing him he should clear.
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01-03-2014, 07:34 AM
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#51
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Franchise Player
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As soon as the Flames traded Prust away for the 2nd time, I was always hoping they would get Konopka somehow. Tough as nails, and has definite good qualities, especially his face-off abilities.
I think he is a very slow skater though, and not sure he fits in with the Flames' system at all. Westgarth is very, very slow as it is, and adding Konopka to that line will make it the slowest 4th line in the league. Find myself on the fence now. Not a big secret McGrattan isn't so skilled, but at least he can skate fairly well for a guy that size. Scary to think of McGrattan as the best skater on a line. Intrigued at getting a good face-off presence to help with the youth, some toughness and a good locker room guy.
Yep, on the fence.
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01-03-2014, 08:49 AM
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#52
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Flames fan in Seattle
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First I agreed with you guys that if we traded stajan, then claiming him could work.
But then I thought i would be happy if we claimed ANYONE and then traded Stajan to make it work.
Conclusion: trade stajan
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01-03-2014, 09:18 AM
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#53
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Franchise Player
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When do waiver claims get announced?
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01-03-2014, 09:21 AM
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#54
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: North America
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Noon Eastern standard time so in about 40 min...
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01-03-2014, 09:24 AM
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#55
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Edmonton,AB
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I would take him just to have a definitive 4th line centre we have to many 2 3 guys who cant properly fill that role on our roster claim him and trade stajan
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01-03-2014, 09:56 AM
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#56
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Franchise Player
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Bruiser line!
McGrats - Konopka - Westgarth
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01-03-2014, 10:02 AM
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#57
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Michael Russo @Russostrib
Zenon Konopka has been claimed off waivers by the #sabres, I hear #mnwild
Sabres had first priority
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01-03-2014, 10:04 AM
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#58
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Austria, NOT Australia
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nvm ... why do I even try to compete with sureLoss?!
might mean that Ott is on his way out
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01-03-2014, 10:05 AM
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#59
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by devo22
nvm ... why do I even try to compete with sureLoss?!
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Man vs Machine.
Machine wins.
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01-03-2014, 10:15 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: I'm right behind you
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Quote:
Originally Posted by devo22
nvm ... why do I even try to compete with sureLoss?!
might mean that Ott is on his way out
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Really? They made him Captain...
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