Offer Sheet Speculation

[$ven27]

Offer sheets aren't for rebuilding teams, I think Burke knows that quite well.

[Poe969]

Lol give up out first then finish 30th. Brilliant!

[cam_wmh]

Originally Posted by Vulcan

I think when you make an offer sheet with the lower numbers, the other team nearly always matches. The best way to make an offer is with big money where the other team is up against the league or internal cap, so they can't match. Since that involves first round picks and as you say in a situation to get high picks, we'd have to be crazy to do it.

Originally Posted by David Poile

Internal cap won't work

[cam_wmh]

Originally Posted by Buck Murdock

trade for Clarkson, keep Cammy, problem solved.

wut

[You Need a Thneed]

Giving up the first rounder, not going to happen.

There's no one there that's going to make enough of a difference that is lower than the threshold. So, no thanks.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Buck Murdock

trade for Clarkson, keep Cammy, problem solved.

/facepalm

[Eric Vail]

Originally Posted by MisterJoji

4 1st's for Subban?

And they would be Oilers firsts, which would be like trading Hall, Hopkins, Yakapov, and Reinhart for Subban.

I hope they do it!

[calgarywinning]

Offer sheets are for better scouts or organizations looking for something very specific they know will melt with the group they got on the go. Not for the Flames in this era. We aren't looking to give up for a key piece that will suddenly make us ok.

[Vulcan]

Originally Posted by cam_wmh

Originally Posted by David Poile
Internal cap won't work

I said it was the best way, I never guaranteed it would work. It did make Poile sweat a little though.

[zyzz]

No thanks on any offer sheet.

[Hugh Jahrmes]

Whenever someone mentions offer sheets I worry about Brodie.

[Vinny01]

I just don't see any way possible that Burke would risk giving up te McDavid pick for a guy that is 22-24. Offer sheets rarely work

[Roof-Daddy]

If some other team ended up drafting McDavid with a Flames draft pick because of an idiotic offer sheet, and McDavid indeed turned into a generational talent as expected, baaaaaaad things would happen. That's all I'm gonna say.........

[$ven27]

Unless we win the lottery I cant see us getting McDavid. Both the Oilers and the Sabres have the tanking ability down pat.

[wingmaker]

Picks in play are far too valuable for an offer sheet. Likely one of the reasons Feaster lost his job was the ROR offer sheet last year.

[Sylvanfan]

Anything that costs you more than a second round pick isn't a good idea for the Flames, and most teams are going to match the 2nd round pick compensation level unless it's a guy the other team knows is a 10-12 caliber forward or #6 or lower defenceman.

The Flames are suffering a bit for having so many years of not having enough picks in the first 3 rounds...they need to take a couple of years here and stock pile picks from those rounds. As much as everyone gets focused on first round picks, I think teams who give themselves 5-6 shots in those 2-3 rounds tend to be able to find 2 players who go on to be better than average roster players. Once you have some of those guys stock piled, than you can look at making the play to get a 25 year old player for a future pick.

[#-3]

I would rather see the Flames throw crazy money and short term at a guy like Vanek or Callahan. Either they will become a Veteran presence that is needed here, or they could be sold off for good useful assets towards the end of our rebuild.

Vanek has shown in the past he is willing to take the money, surely you could get him for 2 years at like 8.5M than sell him off at the 2016 trade deadline.

[Ring of Fire]

An article on Burke's stance on offer sheets:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...n-offer-sheets

[d_phaneuf]

he's not on the list but Reimer is the one guy I think could get an offer sheet this summer

1 year deal probably in 2nd round range, Toronto is up against the cap and they couldn't trade him for the entire length of it

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Hugh Jahrmes

Whenever someone mentions offer sheets I worry about Brodie.

Why? The Flames can easily match any offer he's given, and with the cap (and floor) going up, they probably won't mind slightly overpaying for him.