2014 Free Agent Frenzy Thread: FA News, FA Rumors and FA Speculation

[bubbsy]

let's get back to the free agency talk, more interesting than finding reasons to attack management for relatively meaningless issues...

[terminator]

Who do the flames left to give a QO to?

[Aarongavey]

http://tvasports.ca/hockey/lnh/les-c...ginla-29062014

Canucks are pursuing Iginla apparently

http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/529762

Also going after Ryan Miller

That would be fantastic if the Canucks grabbed those two on multi year deals and kept striving for the dream with the Sedin twins for the next 3 or 4 years.

[bubbsy]

i don't want to have to stop cheering for iginla, so no way would it be fantastic if he ever donned the canucks jersey.

[SuperMatt18]

Our RFAs were:

Galiardi
Byron
Colborne
Bouma
Billings
Hanowski
Ortio
Roy
Cundari
Martin
Eddy

[Drury18]

Originally Posted by terminator

Who do the flames left to give a QO to?

My choices bolded below:

Galiardi
Byron
Colborne
Bouma
Billings (Just to retain his rights even though he signed in the KHL. If he Gio's on us, we still have the rights)
Hanowski
Ortio
Roy
Cundari
Martin
Eddy

[IgiTang]

Originally Posted by bubbsy

i don't want to have to stop cheering for iginla, so no way would it be fantastic if he ever donned the canucks jersey.

I would have to officially ask for a name change on CP out of complete disgust.

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by bubbsy

i don't want to have to stop cheering for iginla, so no way would it be fantastic if he ever donned the canucks jersey.

I'll be thrilled when this board stops cheering for Iginla like he was still a Flame.

But not this way. Never this way

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Is this supposed to be irony?

No, a simple observation. But if you need more colour:

The example you gave is not the same thing as what you were lamenting about.

[Wolfman]

Galiardi
Byron
Colborne
Bouma
Billings
Hanowski
Ortio
Roy
Cundari
Martin
Eddy

[Miniac]

Originally Posted by Aarongavey

http://tvasports.ca/hockey/lnh/les-c...ginla-29062014

Canucks are pursuing Iginla apparently

http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/529762

Also going after Ryan Miller

That would be fantastic if the Canucks grabbed those two on multi year deals and kept striving for the dream with the Sedin twins for the next 3 or 4 years.

Fantastic really?

[AC]

Originally Posted by Aarongavey

http://tvasports.ca/hockey/lnh/les-c...ginla-29062014

Canucks are pursuing Iginla apparently

Good for them. Iginla wants a shot at the cup with his last few seasons, he's not going to go to that garbage fire.

[dammage79]

The Reaction here will be mezmerizing if Iginla signed in Van or Edm.

[Enoch Root]

Would very much like to see the Canucks sign Miller (but not Iginla - that would be ugly)

[Wolfman]

Calgary Flames ‏@NHLFlames 1m
The #Flames have tendered qualifying offers to 6 RFAs: Chad Billins, Lance Bouma, Joe Colborne, Mark Cundari, Ben Hanowski & Joni Ortio.

[bubbsy]

Chad Billins, Lance Bouma, Joe Colborne, Mark Cundari, Ben Hanowski, and Joni Ortio have all received qualifying offers.
Restricted free agents Paul Byron, TJ Galiardi, David Eddy, James Martin, and Olivier Roy did not receive qualifying offers.

http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724590

[dammage79]

Biggest non-tendered RFA's:
Galiardi and Byron.

Good luck to both. Both will find good new homes.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

No, a simple observation. But if you need more colour:

The example you gave is not the same thing as what you were lamenting about.

What exactly was I lamenting about?

I didn't even mention management in my initial post. I just said that I don't think leaking information about what almost happened paints a positive picture. I didn't imply it was Treliving doing it, but then someone asked the question if Treliving was saying these things to reporters, so I did my best to answer his question. You are implying that I said something that I didn't say.

If the difference is people make fun of the Oilers because their management volunteers the information and it isn't just leaks to the media, then fine. I disagree but you're entitled to your opinion. I think it looks bad either way.

[bubbsy]

so is the regehr trade officially the worst trade the flames have made since the 03 lockout?

[ForeverFlameFan]

Byron didn't receive a QO? That makes me disappointed.