Tanev - Anderson
Hanifin - Zadarov
Kylington - Valamaki
Markstrom
Vladar
I think we would all like it for Monahan to be the main piece but not sure that’s reality. Also don’t think get out of it without including Dube or Valimaki. Regardless of that though that looks like a good lineup. Would be nice to have an offensive dman though, that screams as the gap.
I think we would all like it for Monahan to be the main piece but not sure that’s reality. Also don’t think get out of it without including Dube or Valimaki. Regardless of that though that looks like a good lineup. Would be nice to have an offensive dman though, that screams as the gap.
Still have a lot of smurfs in the forward ranks as well
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The NHLPA is already involved. They agree to the list of medical experts and surgeons that the players get to pick from. They agreed that if a player is to go outside that list that it would then have to be agreed upon by the team who owns the rights to that player.
I would like to point out that the Sabres doctor is not some GP with no idea what he's talking about. This is an expert in his field of spinal surgery.
Dr. Andrew Cappuccino received his undergraduate education in biomedical and material science engineering at Johns Hopkins University, and medical schooling at the University of Buffalo, Dr. Cappuccino completed a residency in Orthopedic Surgery. He became Board Certified in Orthopedics, and then returned to Johns Hopkins to complete specialty training in spine surgery. Dr. Cappuccino is one of the first surgeons in the country to be certified by the American Board of Spine Surgery, and is a inaugural member of this board.
Dr. Cappuccino has also served on the medical staff of the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres for more than 25 years, and in this capacity has returned professional athletes with spine injuries, back to the field. As the attending surgeon who operated on paralyzed Buffalo Bill Kevin Everett and who then coordinated his care, he was nationally recognized for Mr. Everett’s recovery.
Dr. Cappuccino has been a principle investigator on international teams of doctors who have developed artificial disc replacements for the neck and back.
Dr. Cappuccino has performed more disc replacements than any other surgeon in the USA. He is internationally in demand to teach spine surgery techniques and, through his research, is dedicated to improving spinal surgery outcomes and technologies.
For those who don't know the Kevin Everett story, here it is.
The hit that left him as a quadriplegic:
The road to recovery.
This guy made it possible for Everett to walk again. This guy knows what's he's talking about. He's the guy the surgeons go to when they need surgery.
This guy is so good they named a cup of coffee after him!
In all seriousness, Dr. Cappuccino's credentials are at the top of his field. He's examined Eichel many times and has worked with him to come up with a plan to address his injury. I know he's not doing the podcast circuit, but I would put my trust in this guy.
I’m thinking Eichel and his agent would know more about neck injuries. By a long shot.
Who cares, this is today's hockey, not the dead puck era where size trumped skill.
Size still definitely helps come playoffs. Flames have been dominated by big teams in recent memory and I for one would like them to add some size along with skill.
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Tell McDavid to go get the puck in the corner. Tell Pat Kane to go get the puck in the corner. Shall I go on? The post you responded to still had plenty of guys that go into the corners, having a whole team of them is how you become a bottom 5 team in today's NHL. You need small skill players too.
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Surely tomorrow is the day. Johnny and Jack likely riding together on the road right now, waiting for the fully vaccinated Americans to be allowed in Canada at 12:01.
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Still have a lot of smurfs in the forward ranks as well
I definitely wouldn't call it a soft lineup. Eichel, Tkachuk, and Coleman are all quite difficult to play against physically. Mangiapane is smaller but very v tenacious. With the additions of size to the d-core I would not be worries about that team getting pushed around.
God damn, give me a reason to be hopeful about this team again.
Stop spinning your tires, Flames. These half measure signings won't cut it.
Well, we should be allowed to go to see them play live next season so we can drink $8 glasses of hope as we watch mediocrity skate on the ice in front of us…… so we have that going for us.
Well, we should be allowed to go to see them play live next season so we can drink $8 glasses of hope as we watch mediocrity skate on the ice in front of us…… so we have that going for us.
Ah yeah, fantastic.
Our group of four (myself, a leafs fan and two casual fans) would go into games just hoping that they don't embarrass themselves. That was a 'win' for us given our track record at games. Last season we attended we would often just tune the game out by the five minute mark in favor of some off topic conversations because the effort was that putrid.
No team needs an injection or an elite level 1C more than this one right here. If they can't see that, and the need to pony up and get it done, then we're truly lost.
