What Was the Worst Signing Today?

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by maxpower29

its fun to see other teams fans talk like they have a clue about the leafs lol. Nevermind the fact they have built excellent depth in prospect over the last 4-5 years who are starting to be ready for NHL use. Marlies are always a competitive team, but ya lets ignore that

Uh oh. We have a Toronto Oilers fan here.

Who's going to plug the gaping holes in the lineup next year then?

[Oil Stain]

Originally Posted by GGG

Thats the same drivil that people have been posting in this thread about the signing. It completely ignores situations. It assumes every team should have just gone out and signed Brad Richards for 2 million dollars.

Calgary's asset is cap space. You can't save it. It doesn't role over, you use it or it disappears. So why do people hate calgary using its assets.

It completely ignores what makes a bad contract. A bad contract stops you from doing something else with your team. A bad contract has a high opportunity cost.

This contract has zero opportunity cost so at worst its a neutral deal. It has no future negative possibilities therefore it can't be the worst contract of the day. The GM himself admits that he overpayed to bring down the term. This was intentional use of our biggest asset cap space.

Other teams signed long term deals to win now sacrificing future cap space. If they win now then those contracts are successful. We did the oppisite sacrificed current cap space to win in the future.

The Flames could have used that cap space on a better player. Sure it might have "hurt" them in the standings this season, but on the other hand it may have given a player like Giordano more incentive to sign an extension when the time comes.

Now if the Flames want to improve next offseason they have to go out and acquire an extra good player or two that they didn't land this season. Inactivity builds up.

[maxpower29]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

Uh oh. We have a Toronto Oilers fan here.

Who's going to plug the gaping holes in the lineup next year then?

Same type of players who the flames will? Are you new to hockey? Rebuilding teams use their youth when they are developed enough to play in the NHL. But i will stop there, because you attempt at sarcasm obviously shows your either drunk or a huge flames homer, so i wont bother.
I actually came here to read and post because its a collection of a lot of smart posters. Dont look so stupid, you stick out

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by maxpower29

Same type of players who the flames will? Are you new to hockey? Rebuilding teams use their youth when they are developed enough to play in the NHL. But i will stop there, because you attempt at sarcasm obviously shows your either drunk or a huge flames homer, so i wont bother.
I actually came here to read and post because its a collection of a lot of smart posters. Dont look so stupid, you stick out

You come here, "Lol at fans of other teams" (as in the members of this board), call me "stupid" and I stick out?

[shniper]

Originally Posted by maxpower29

Same type of players who the flames will? Are you new to hockey? Rebuilding teams use their youth when they are developed enough to play in the NHL. But i will stop there, because you attempt at sarcasm obviously shows your either drunk or a huge flames homer, so i wont bother.
I actually came here to read and post because its a collection of a lot of smart posters. Dont look so stupid, you stick out

Weird, that there'd be Flames fans on a Flames forum. You're the only one I see sticking out in this thread...

[sun]

Engelland is probably the most overpaid of the day, but his is definitely not the worst contract.

[sun]

Originally Posted by maxpower29

Same type of players who the flames will? Are you new to hockey? Rebuilding teams use their youth when they are developed enough to play in the NHL. But i will stop there, because you attempt at sarcasm obviously shows your either drunk or a huge flames homer, so i wont bother.
I actually came here to read and post because its a collection of a lot of smart posters. Dont look so stupid, you stick out

Is English your first language?

[the2bears]

Originally Posted by sun

Is English your worst language?

Fixed.

[maxpower29]

Originally Posted by shniper

Weird, that there'd be Flames fans on a Flames forum. You're the only one I see sticking out in this thread...

Your an idiot then, its that simple

[maxpower29]

Originally Posted by sun

Is English your first language?

Im talking about hockey, but if you dont want to debate facts then yes I speak english. I am quite tired though, its 1130 here in NS. Anything else you would like to know? I can explain my life to you, and how I most likely have more money then you if you like? Anything else about my personal business you would like to know feel free to ask skip!

[ben voyonsdonc]

Originally Posted by maxpower29

Your an idiot then, its that simple

[maxpower29]

lol must be awesome to be a flames fan if when beaten with facts about hockey, you can just result into picking apart someones typing to make you feel better. Good job buddy you win!

[Goodlad]

I honestly expect at least 600 posts and 1300 thanks from maxpower29. Great addition to the board

[ben voyonsdonc]

Lifetime suspension. That was short but sweet.

[sun]

Originally Posted by maxpower29

Im talking about hockey, but if you dont want to debate facts then yes I speak english. I am quite tired though, its 1130 here in NS. Anything else you would like to know? I can explain my life to you, and how I most likely have more money then you if you like? Anything else about my personal business you would like to know feel free to ask skip!

Brother, you can't call people idiots while not understanding what apostrophes are and how they're used.

I would like to know more about your personal business, yes. How much money do you make and how tall are you? How many women have you slept with and how large is your penis? How much can you bench press? How long does it take you to run a mile? What kind of car(s) do you drive? Do you have a moustache? Who is skip? How many fights have you been in and did you win them all? How much did your TV cost?

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by maxpower29

Im talking about hockey, but if you dont want to debate facts then yes I speak english. I am quite tired though, its 1130 here in NS. Anything else you would like to know? I can explain my life to you, and how I most likely have more money then you if you like? Anything else about my personal business you would like to know feel free to ask skip!

Haha. I'm not baiting because he's gone, but "I most likely have more money than you" on an anonymous hockey board is awesome

[Wolfman]

Originally Posted by maxpower29

lol must be awesome to be a flames fan if when beaten with facts about hockey, you can just result into picking apart someones typing to make you feel better. Good job buddy you win!

That escalated quickly

[sun]

Can we unban him just for a minute, so he can answer my questions?

[Point Blank]

I second the unban, I'd like to help him clarify the difference between "your" and "you're".

[oldschoolcalgary]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

Flames can afford the worst contract, but it's still the worst contract

agreed.

its a poor contract in terms of the player brings to the ice vs how much compensation he is getting.

by some people's logic, we could have paid DE 5 million per year, and that would not be considered a "bad contract" because we have cap space?

Meanwhile, people talk about the Byron deal being shrewd because we saved some money in not giving him a qualifying offer? Why? If you are under the cap floor, then people could have paid Byron whatever was awarded in arbitration, rather than risking a valuable asset (other people's assessment), walk away for nothing?

If Edmonton made this signing, I am pretty sure folks here wouldn't be justifying it with the same vigor and passion