09-28-2015, 03:24 PM
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#161
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Calgary
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Good for Glencross. He is still a good player. Hopefully he can stick and have himself a good season.
My goodness, how many more former Flames will the Av's add?
Iginla
Tanguay
Glencross
Comeau
Stuart
That's almost a 1/4 of their roster.
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09-28-2015, 03:32 PM
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#162
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Vancouver
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Yeah,
Can't see how the Avs are helping themselves with those types of moves.
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09-28-2015, 03:37 PM
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#163
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Super-Rye
Good for Glencross. He is still a good player. Hopefully he can stick and have himself a good season.
My goodness, how many more former Flames will the Av's add?
Iginla
Tanguay
Glencross
Comeau
Stuart
That's almost a 1/4 of their roster.
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Well, they could add Sarich, trade for Phaneuf and Bouwmeester, attempt to lure Regehr out of retirement and I think Dustin Boyd and Nigel Dawes are currently enjoying decent KHL careers but I'm sure they could be had for the right price
McElhinney is doing a PTO with the Wild, I'm sure he's available.
Oh, and Jim Vandermeer would probably do anything to get out of being an Edmonton based radio host...
Who else?
I'm sure guys like Eriksson and Zyuzin can't have much on the go.
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09-28-2015, 03:39 PM
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#164
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Franchise Player
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Often when a player signs a new contract, comparable contracts around the league are used as an argument as to why the player deserves that much money. Unfortunately I think this will be a text book case of why a player SHOULD NOT take a home town discount and squeeze the team for every dollar they can.
I think we are all kind of surprised at how Glencross still isn't signed. But I'm willing to bet that this will have an effect on players who are looking to sign somewhere, and their agents will bring up Glencross as an example as to why you never take a home town discount.
As a fan I'm grateful to Glencross for his time with the team and for taking that discount. As a capitalist, it was a dumb move. Sure he had to sacrifice the NTC to stay in Alberta. But in the end, he got traded anyways. Back when he signed, the team wasn't anywhere near a contender (even though management like to think we were). He absolutely should have gotten full value for his services. Probably north of 3mil, but at the time even 4 was fair for him. Now he can't even make a team off a PTO.
Sucks for him. But he should have milked the team for all he could at the time. Most of us would have done the same. In the end, you have to look out for yourself.
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09-28-2015, 03:43 PM
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#165
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
McElhinney is doing a PTO with the Wild, I'm sure he's available.
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That's Irving. McElhinney is on a two year deal with the Blue Jackets.
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09-28-2015, 03:46 PM
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#166
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Super-Rye
Good for Glencross. He is still a good player. Hopefully he can stick and have himself a good season.
My goodness, how many more former Flames will the Av's add?
Iginla
Tanguay
Glencross
Comeau
Stuart
That's almost a 1/4 of their roster.
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Don't forget Berra. Not that there's a lot to forget, but still…
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09-28-2015, 03:47 PM
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#167
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Poe969
You mean the hometown discount with a full NTC? He wasn't good enough to get top dollar and an NTC, he really wanted that NTC so he was forced to leave money on the table...and it's not like he took half of what he should have got. He wasn't a 5-6 million dollar player playing for 2. It just shows that he thought he was worth more than he really was and that's how he's painted himself in the corner he's in now.
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^^^^ I think Poe969 summed it up eloquently in that he might have forgone a few bucks for a contract close to home with a NTC. Everyone constantly brings up this huge home town discount but it was value for both sides. Curtis Glencross has never been more than a 3-4 line player.
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09-28-2015, 03:47 PM
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#168
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Super-Rye
Good for Glencross. He is still a good player. Hopefully he can stick and have himself a good season.
My goodness, how many more former Flames will the Av's add?
Iginla
Tanguay
Glencross
Comeau
Stuart
That's almost a 1/4 of their roster.
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Obviously the Avs are trying to recreate the magic of the 2010-2013 Flames teams.
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09-28-2015, 03:51 PM
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#169
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Finger Cookin
That's Irving. McElhinney is on a two year deal with the Blue Jackets.
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Besides they have Berra already.
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09-28-2015, 03:54 PM
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#170
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Where's Derek Smith and Chris Butler?
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09-28-2015, 03:57 PM
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#171
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Franchise Player
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I hope they bring Kipper back too!
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09-28-2015, 04:02 PM
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#172
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Can they bring Sven in for a 5 game emergency call-up from Vancouver's farm club?
...or just grab him off waivers in a week.
Last edited by Azhouse; 09-28-2015 at 04:04 PM.
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09-28-2015, 04:04 PM
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#173
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I hear Olli Jokinen is looking for a job. Also, he could save them money on the national anthems, because his cat does singing.
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09-28-2015, 04:18 PM
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#174
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They need to make a trade for Cammalleri as well. Maybe give Rene Bourque a PTO. Then they're set.
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09-28-2015, 04:22 PM
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#175
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by saillias
They need to make a trade for Cammalleri as well. Maybe give Rene Bourque a PTO. Then they're set.
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Set for what?
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09-28-2015, 04:25 PM
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Set for what?
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Darryl Sutter's inevitable unveiling as Colorado's head coach and GM.
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09-28-2015, 04:38 PM
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#177
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: STH since 2002
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Good to see Glencross get another try out or did he land a 1 year deal with the Avs?
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09-28-2015, 04:57 PM
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#178
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thymebalm
Besides they have Berra already.
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Yeah, and that landed us Big Rig. Thanks Roy. 
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09-28-2015, 04:59 PM
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#179
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Franchise Player
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Glencross at a reasonable contract (1 year "Prove It" contract) is an awesome addition to the Avs.
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09-28-2015, 05:13 PM
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#180
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: stuck in BC watching the nucks
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Can someone confirm that it indeed was a contract with the Avs?
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