[Rumour] UPD German winger Lean Bergmann signs with Sharks

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by AC

https://twitter.com/user/status/962517007802527744

Ahh, the ol' strip and score..

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

Ahh, the ol' strip and score..

“Little-Move-Little-Shot” might be my new favourite call.

[jlh2640]

I love that we are searching everywhere but I do not expect many of these players to make the Flames much better, maybe the HEAT

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Update: Signed by the Sharks.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1133486332049858561

[TheIronMaiden]

#### this loser.

[Johnny Makarov]

Tom Bergmann

[Reggie Dunlop]

Das ist sehr schade.

[Ashes]

[greyshep]

We didnt want a Leanne on our team anyways, thats a girls name.

[Flames1217]

Don't worry guys we will sign Dominic Zwerger and everything will balance out.

Only want the best of the best.

[getbak]

If anyone else was confused by the reports that he was still required to go through the Draft, here's why he wasn't (from the CBA):

8.4 Eligibility for Claim.

(a) All Players age 18 or older are eligible for claim in the Entry Draft, except:

...

• (iv) a Player age 21 or older who: (A) has not been selected in a previous Entry Draft and (B) played hockey for at least one season in North America when he was age 18, 19, or 20 and shall be eligible to enter the League as an Unrestricted Free Agent pursuant to Article 10.1(d);

1. His birthday is October 4, 1998 which means he wasn't eligible for the Draft until 2017 because of the September 15 cutoff. However, September 15 is only the cutoff when the player is 18 or 19. After that, the player's age is determined by his age as on December 31 in the calendar year of the Draft (Article 8.10 of the CBA). That means he is considered to be 21 years-old for this year's Draft.
   
   
2. He played 3 seasons in the USHL from 2015-16 through 2017-18, which satisfies condition "B" of the UFA eligibility clause.

If he had not played in the USHL after he turned 18, he would have been required to go through the Draft.

[activeStick]

Haha. Two players now rumoured to potentially be looking at the Flames that ended up somewhere else. Reactions are predictable.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by activeStick

Haha. Two players now rumoured to potentially be looking at the Flames that ended up somewhere else. Reactions are predictable.

winning a chase is more fun than losing a chase even if what you're chasing is mediocre.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by activeStick

Haha. Two players now rumoured to potentially be looking at the Flames that ended up somewhere else. Reactions are predictable.

Meh.

Flames did manage to sign a pair of Russians.

The more darts you throw....

[browna]

Looking forward to the irony of Lean being out of shape once he discovers the Bay Area's In and Out burger.

[keenan87]

Can we please change the title so I don't think we are the frontrunners for Sidney Crosby everytime I download the webpage?

[iamca]

Please change the title and delete Calgary frontrunners...kind of a downer since he signed with San Jose

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[Locke]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Meh.

Flames did manage to sign a pair of Russians.

The more darts you throw....

Now they have to put on their suits, grab a shovel and get to the Saddledome...