[Rumour] McKenzie: Gaudreau & Flames are closing gap, but it's still a considerable gap.

[stang]

Originally Posted by Toonage

Completely unrelated but I'll throw this here because why not. I notice as I read all these posts that so many of you get to change your handle multiple times but I've been stuck at Powerplay Quarterback or something like that for whats seems like 10 years. Whats a guy got to do? Is it money? Cause if thats the case, I'm your Powerplay Quarterback.

On topic: Today by 3:00, 7 yrs, $7.25m AAV

Only Mods can change it.

[IgiTang]

Originally Posted by Toonage

Completely unrelated but I'll throw this here because why not. I notice as I read all these posts that so many of you get to change your handle multiple times but I've been stuck at Powerplay Quarterback or something like that for whats seems like 10 years. Whats a guy got to do? Is it money? Cause if thats the case, I'm your Powerplay Quarterback.

On topic: Today by 3:00, 7 yrs, $7.25m AAV

You can just spam threads and create a bunch of polls and useless threads and get on many people's nerves and suddenly find yourself with tons of pull, support and appearently now the right to verify sources..?

It will get your cp "status" bumped up because you've contributed... I'm not sure exactly but it has worked for others.

[PugnaciousIntern]

Originally Posted by IgiTang

My source has confirmed that there is no flight scheduled with Johnny hockey's name on it today. Nor Craig Conroy.

If he does sign, doesn't look like he'll be seeing pre-season action.

Are you talking about westjet flights? You know they flew a private plane there

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Demaeon

Why aren't you guys incorporating inflation into these calculations?

Look at Mr.Forbes 500 over here.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by PugnaciousIntern

Are you talking about westjet flights? You know they flew a private plane there

Richard Hotchkiss runs a private charter jet company (and is a pilot himself). I know the Hotchkiss family is no longer involved but I imagine they have ties like that. Plus I think CNRL has its own planes, though I'm not sure if they're jets.

[IgiTang]

Originally Posted by PugnaciousIntern

Are you talking about westjet flights? You know they flew a private plane there

No Phalecia, I'm not talking about west jet..

[IgiTang]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Richard Hotchkiss runs a private charter jet company (and is a pilot himself). I know the Hotchkiss family is no longer involved but I imagine they have ties like that. Plus I think CNRL has its own planes, though I'm not sure if they're jets.

Richard has owned the company himself, I don't recall anytime where his family was involved in sunwest, but I could be wrong.

Sunwest maintains some of CNRL aircraft but further, the Flames charter smaller aircraft through Sunwest almost weekly.

[Vinny01]

Originally Posted by Frequitude

I think it'll be a 6 year deal.

Flames may not want 7 so they can avoid having him and Monahan expire together. And I can't see Johnny agreeing to 8 without a serious overpayment because it makes him a UFA at 31 which is a tougher spot for a big contract.

And 6 is great. It's a long freakin time and takes him through most of his prime. Sure it only buys 1 UFA year but the fact that it's 5 RFA years instead of the traditional 4 kinda skews that. As does the fact that he's already 23.

6 x $6.75M

Next to the obvious 5 year deal 6 is the absolute WORST result in this negotiation. Perhaps if the Flames window was clearly open it would be okay but the fact is it may take 2 seasons before this team is ready to really go on a run and Johnny has only 4 years left. It leaves the Flames with the option of trying to resign Johnny for $9-$10M at that point or trade him for the typical rental package at the deadline leaving only 5 years to try and win. If you are worried about expiring the same time as Monahan then sign him for 8 years.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by IgiTang

Richard has owned the company himself, I don't recall anytime where his family was involved in sunwest, but I could be wrong.

Sunwest maintains some of CNRL aircraft but further, the Flames charter smaller aircraft through Sunwest almost weekly.

I think you misunderstood - I know RH owns and runs Sunwest (and its predecessor Home Aviation). By family ties I mean the family didn't have any ownership stake in the Flames any more, but I was guessing they are "friends" in that they'd stand to get the charter business.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by IgiTang

No Phalecia, I'm not talking about west jet..

Haha, awesome.

[PugnaciousIntern]

I mentioned this a few weeks ago. Tracking his continental movement via flight list information is getting stupidly creepy

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by PugnaciousIntern

I mentioned this a few weeks ago. Tracking his continental movement via flight list information is getting stupidly creepy

I thought people were just joking around when they said they were checking.

[psyang]

Originally Posted by PugnaciousIntern

I mentioned this a few weeks ago. Tracking his continental movement via flight list information is getting stupidly creepy

You think that's creepy? You have no idea.

BTW, that mocha looks like it's getting cold, "world's greatest dad".

[GGG]

Originally Posted by Vinny01

Next to the obvious 5 year deal 6 is the absolute WORST result in this negotiation. Perhaps if the Flames window was clearly open it would be okay but the fact is it may take 2 seasons before this team is ready to really go on a run and Johnny has only 4 years left. It leaves the Flames with the option of trying to resign Johnny for $9-$10M at that point or trade him for the typical rental package at the deadline leaving only 5 years to try and win. If you are worried about expiring the same time as Monahan then sign him for 8 years.

A six year deal, if the cap hit isn't going to be 7+, is probably very attractive for Gaudreau as it puts him on the right side of 30 for his 6 yr 60 million deal.

So if the flames are looking in the 6.3-6.5 range 6 years is all they will get.

[Manhattanboy]

A few of the owners have interests in a private charter company.

[skudr248]

Originally Posted by PugnaciousIntern

I mentioned this a few weeks ago. Tracking his continental movement via flight list information is getting stupidly creepy

We should hire my ex girlfriend, she is a master detective guys, I'm sure she could find where he is, where he's going and what he is doing right at this very moment

[MacDaddy77]

Manhattanboy... if you live in Manhattan and haven't taken a sick day to sit out front of Lewis Gross's office we'll be disappointed.

[calgaryblood]

Originally Posted by ricardodw

It is not so important when Gaudreau signs, it is important that the Flames do not tie up so much cap space as to make them a noncompetitive team.

Lol I'm pretty sure we will be fine if we over pay by 500k.

Or are you still convinced the Flames weren't competitive all these years with Iginla because we paid him $7 million?

[IgiTang]

Originally Posted by PugnaciousIntern

I mentioned this a few weeks ago. Tracking his continental movement via flight list information is getting stupidly creepy

Creepy? Resourceful.

[Titan]

You want creepy?

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/560...!4d-73.9485822

Not the office I thought of for a BSD Sports Agent.