Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

Go Back   Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community > Main Forums > Fire on Ice: The Calgary Flames Forum
Register Forum Rules FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Closed Thread
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 10-07-2020, 01:23 PM   #1661
Locke
Franchise Player
 
Locke's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Boreal View Post
Staples is really scraping the bottom of the barrel. Quoting fans on Twitter along with his usual reporting on reporters.

https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/h...raft-day-moves
I dont really know what to say about this.

Green and AA seemed like moves designed to push them over the top because they thought they were contenders? Who didnt even make the playoffs? I thought those were throw-aways regardless.

We're not talking about superstars here, we're talking about dime-a-dozen guys and its not like the Oilers can do anything with Draft Picks that are lower than #1. Even then...

The Chiasson signing isnt...well its not terrible. Its not brilliant but he is a serviceable player who is slightly overpaid.

The Kassian signing?? This is why you're not supposed to offer contracts when you're clearly drunk. That contract is straight-up insane.
__________________
The Beatings Shall Continue Until Morale Improves!

This Post Has Been Distilled for the Eradication of Seemingly Incurable Sadness.

The World Ends when you're dead. Until then, you've got more punishment in store. - Flames Fans

If you thought this season would have a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention.
Locke is online now  
Old 10-07-2020, 01:26 PM   #1662
Vinny01
Franchise Player
 
Vinny01's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: CGY
Exp:
Default

Ken Holland has been all kinda of awful for the Oilers so far.

Has traded 2 2nds, 3rd, 5th
Athanasiou 9 games, green even less. Neal+750k cap space

Kassian 4 years $3.2M per

No cap space, no picks, worse assets.
Vinny01 is offline  
The Following 13 Users Say Thank You to Vinny01 For This Useful Post:
Old 10-07-2020, 01:53 PM   #1663
dirk diggler
First Line Centre
 
dirk diggler's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Exp:
Default

Holland much like Sather when he went to the Rangers is living off some good work many years ago, he has been awful with the red wings for a long time. no surprise he isn't the answer.
dirk diggler is offline  
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to dirk diggler For This Useful Post:
Old 10-07-2020, 01:55 PM   #1664
bigrangy
Franchise Player
 
bigrangy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2016
Exp:
Default

Well I wanted to like Savoie

Can’t do it now
__________________
Oliver Kylington is the greatest and best player in the world
bigrangy is online now  
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to bigrangy For This Useful Post:
Old 10-07-2020, 03:03 PM   #1665
Fuzz
Franchise Player
 
Fuzz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
Exp:
Default

So with Jesse's signing...

PROJECTED CAP SPACE : $8,766,182
ROSTER SIZE: 15/23

and they need a goalie. That should be interesting.

https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/oilers
Fuzz is online now  
Old 10-07-2020, 03:04 PM   #1666
Icon
Franchise Player
 
Icon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Calgary
Exp:
Default

Anything on how the Oilers fans feel about the draft?

I'd go look but it makes me ill to go there.
Icon is offline  
Old 10-07-2020, 03:42 PM   #1667
Leeman4Gilmour
First Line Centre
 
Leeman4Gilmour's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Normally, my desk
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz View Post
So with Jesse's signing...

PROJECTED CAP SPACE : $8,766,182
ROSTER SIZE: 15/23

and they need a goalie. That should be interesting.

https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/oilers
I was bugging some Oiler fans about their cap situation prior to the Pujxxxx signing and I swear, at that time, the projected cap space was that $8,766,182 number. I wonder if capfriendly still needs to subtract the 1, 175, 000 from the 8,766,182......
Leeman4Gilmour is offline  
Old 10-07-2020, 03:57 PM   #1668
Robbob
Franchise Player
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Exp:
Default

It doesn't look like the cap overage from last year in that 8.7M, So the number is probably closer to 8M. They still need to sign Bear and a goalie. That doesn't do a whole lot to improve a non playoff team.
Robbob is offline  
Old 10-07-2020, 04:20 PM   #1669
Jiri Hrdina
Franchise Player
 
Jiri Hrdina's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Boreal View Post
Staples is really scraping the bottom of the barrel. Quoting fans on Twitter along with his usual reporting on reporters.

https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/h...raft-day-moves
Actually his takes at the bottom are among the most balanced and reasonable I've heard from him
Jiri Hrdina is offline  
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Jiri Hrdina For This Useful Post:
Old 10-07-2020, 04:33 PM   #1670
FireGilbert
Franchise Player
 
FireGilbert's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Brisbane
Exp:
Default

What were the Oilers thinking drafting from the NCAA? Definitely a flight risk.

They should only draft WHLers from the Oil Kings and the Raiders because at least those prospects have started to build up an immunity to the water.
__________________
The masses of humanity have always had to surf.
FireGilbert is offline  
Old 10-07-2020, 04:35 PM   #1671
FlamesAddiction
Franchise Player
 
FlamesAddiction's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Icon View Post
Anything on how the Oilers fans feel about the draft?

I'd go look but it makes me ill to go there.
I am so curious to see what they think of Holloway's reaction.

Seriously, one of these days, a player is going to pull a Lindros on the Oilers. I am so surprised that it hasn't happened yet.
__________________
"A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can."
FlamesAddiction is online now  
Old 10-07-2020, 05:44 PM   #1672
Boreal
First Line Centre
 
Boreal's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by FireGilbert View Post
What were the Oilers thinking drafting from the NCAA? Definitely a flight risk.

They should only draft WHLers from the Oil Kings and the Raiders because at least those prospects have started to build up an immunity to the water.
The Raiders are no fan of the Oilers after the extortion they used to force them to trade Draisatl to Kelowna in 2015 or they would not return him to the WHL.

If was Mactavish that did that, but anyone with a brain knows he was a tentacle of the problem. Not the root.
Boreal is offline  
Old 10-07-2020, 08:47 PM   #1673
Chonger
Lifetime Suspension
 
Join Date: Nov 2014
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction View Post
I am so curious to see what they think of Holloway's reaction.



Seriously, one of these days, a player is going to pull a Lindros on the Oilers. I am so surprised that it hasn't happened yet.
Apparently it was a tape delay. They say the family does get excited when they get the news but i havent seen any video of it. Just see his dad mouthing something and his mom consoles him by holding his hand.

Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk
Chonger is offline  
Old 10-07-2020, 09:00 PM   #1674
MrMike
Franchise Player
 
MrMike's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Van Island
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeman4Gilmour View Post
I was bugging some Oiler fans about their cap situation prior to the Pujxxxx signing and I swear, at that time, the projected cap space was that $8,766,182 number. I wonder if capfriendly still needs to subtract the 1, 175, 000 from the 8,766,182......
And they're supposed to be in on Markstrom how exactly????
MrMike is offline  
Old 10-07-2020, 09:55 PM   #1675
powderjunkie
Franchise Player
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Exp:
Default

It's now showing 16/23 and $7,591,182. But I think it's including the 3 forwards classed as 'COVID loan' in salary, but not roster count...so assuming 1M or less for the final forward spots as current, they have that 7.5 to do Bear, 1 more D (Bouchard?) and a goalie for a 22 man roster.

Which is doable, but they certainly aren't improving. What a hilariously terrible roster to be pretty tight to the cap.
powderjunkie is offline  
Old 10-07-2020, 09:56 PM   #1676
FlamesAddiction
Franchise Player
 
FlamesAddiction's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Chonger View Post
Apparently it was a tape delay. They say the family does get excited when they get the news but i havent seen any video of it. Just see his dad mouthing something and his mom consoles him by holding his hand.

Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk
Funny how they were the only ones on tape delay.
__________________
"A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can."
FlamesAddiction is online now  
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to FlamesAddiction For This Useful Post:
Old 10-07-2020, 10:08 PM   #1677
You Need a Thneed
Voted for Kodos
 
You Need a Thneed's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by powderjunkie View Post
It's now showing 16/23 and $7,591,182. But I think it's including the 3 forwards classed as 'COVID loan' in salary, but not roster count...so assuming 1M or less for the final forward spots as current, they have that 7.5 to do Bear, 1 more D (Bouchard?) and a goalie for a 22 man roster.

Which is doable, but they certainly aren't improving. What a hilariously terrible roster to be pretty tight to the cap.
A starting goalie at that, not just a backup, unless you think Koskinen is a legitimate starter.

And that still leaves them LESS deep than last season.
__________________
My LinkedIn Profile.
You Need a Thneed is offline  
Old 10-07-2020, 10:16 PM   #1678
MrMike
Franchise Player
 
MrMike's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Van Island
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed View Post
A starting goalie at that, not just a backup, unless you think Koskinen is a legitimate starter.

And that still leaves them LESS deep than last season.
For 4.5 million a season he damn well should be.
MrMike is offline  
Old 10-08-2020, 07:46 AM   #1679
dirk diggler
First Line Centre
 
dirk diggler's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Exp:
Default

i cant recall, have they parted ways with Mike Smith?
dirk diggler is offline  
Old 10-08-2020, 07:49 AM   #1680
btimbit
Franchise Player
 
btimbit's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by dirk diggler View Post
i cant recall, have they parted ways with Mike Smith?
Yup, unsigned UFA
btimbit is offline  
The Following User Says Thank You to btimbit For This Useful Post:
Closed Thread


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 02:42 PM.

Calgary Flames
2024-25




Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright Calgarypuck 2021 | See Our Privacy Policy