09-10-2021, 02:39 PM
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#201
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Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by blankall
To be fair the Flames have been repeatedly pushed around and intimidated in the playoffs by bigger and more aggressive teams. Having Zadarov, Lucic, and now Gudbranson in the lineup puts an immediate stop to that.
With this acquisition, the Flames are still below average size at 18th in weight and 23rd in height:
https://www.eliteprospects.com/leagu...tats/2019-2020 |
Using the link you sent ...
I think you had it on 2019-20
Calgary is now 7th in height and 3rd in weight for 21-22
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09-10-2021, 02:43 PM
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#202
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Medicine Hat
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Originally Posted by neo45
If Stone has no problem dropping the mitts he sure has waited awhile to have his first career fight
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You're right, I could have sworn I've seen him get a fighting major before. Just checked hockey fights.com apparently he had a few in junior....crazy, I'll edit that.
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09-10-2021, 02:52 PM
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#204
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Airdrie, AB
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You've got 8 defenseman on NHL contracts and you go out and sign one of the absolute worst players in the league to a 2 million dollar deal...
Glad it's not my money.
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09-10-2021, 02:54 PM
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#205
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by The Cobra
If we were going to give $2M to a crappy dman, it should at least be a crappy offensive dman who can man the PP.
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Agreed. Especially when Stone was available at $750k for the same role.
$2M for a PP guy I could get on board with. $2M for Gudbranson is... somewhat more challenging to support 
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09-10-2021, 02:55 PM
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#206
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Canada 02
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I had Erik Gustafsson confused with Erik Gudbranson and was about to say that we just signed the two best UFA defensemen left on the market.
I wish lol.
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09-10-2021, 02:58 PM
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#207
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Bingo
Well I think Richardson and Stone have solid numbers from last year ... decent depth signings.
Haven't tried at all to defend the Gudbranson signing.
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Well I respect that. If you believe Richardson and Stone will be solid additions, they you should support the signings.
I'm in wait and see mode. I'm admittedly skeptical based on recent depth signings but if these guys help the team, then fantastic.
If they can't play (looking at you Richardson) then my take is that slot and $ should have gone to someone else.
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09-10-2021, 03:06 PM
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#208
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Flamesfan05
Off season is not over yet
We are still in contention for a big center  |
And now the difference of cap that needs to go out to facilitate that is pushing 9M. Makes everything just a little trickier.
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09-10-2021, 03:06 PM
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#209
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Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Well I respect that. If you believe Richardson and Stone will be solid additions, they you should support the signings.
I'm in wait and see mode. I'm admittedly skeptical based on recent depth signings but if these guys help the team, then fantastic.
If they can't play (looking at you Richardson) then my take is that slot and $ should have gone to someone else.
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But at AHL bury contracts they don't need to be.
You can just "Simon" them out and bring up a kid to take their place.
They don't need to be lights out to be good signings ... it's free depth. It's only owner money at the AHL level and no cap impact.
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09-10-2021, 03:09 PM
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#210
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Lifetime Suspension
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Stone>> Gudbrandson.
Getting Stone inked to be the regular #6 was the depth D move that needed to be made, not this.
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09-10-2021, 03:10 PM
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#211
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Franchise Player
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lol
It seems a large chunk of the board is on melt down now.
This is certainly not how I'd hoped they'd spend their remaining cap space.
Not the least bit surprised though.
I guess all we can do now is hope that Sutter can more out of this team than the sum of it's parts.
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09-10-2021, 03:10 PM
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#212
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by mile
I had Erik Gustafsson confused with Erik Gudbranson and was about to say that we just signed the two best UFA defensemen left on the market.
I wish lol.
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At least we haven’t signed Coburn.
…yet…
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09-10-2021, 03:18 PM
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#214
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In the Sin Bin
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Alberta
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can't remember who but I am almost positive someone joked about our primary offseason targets being Coleman and Gudbranson, and that person being laughed at at the time.
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09-10-2021, 03:19 PM
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#215
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
lol
It seems a large chunk of the board is on melt down now.
This is certainly not how I'd hoped they'd spend their remaining cap space.
Not the least bit surprised though.
I guess all we can do now is hope that Sutter can more out of this team than the sum of it's parts.
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I think this is the final clue that there is not a big change coming. There is no plan to use the cap space to improve the skill level of the roster.
If this was the first move of the offseason it would have been met with some raised eye brows but this being, what looks to be the final touches to the roster made by the org, it's a lot of pent up frustration coming out, at least for me.
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09-10-2021, 03:20 PM
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#216
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Franchise Player
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If there is a "big change" money is going out obviously
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09-10-2021, 03:22 PM
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#217
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Franchise Player
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Is EG the highest draft pick on the roster?
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09-10-2021, 03:24 PM
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#218
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Paradise
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Originally Posted by dino7c
Is EG the highest draft pick on the roster?
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Yes
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09-10-2021, 03:25 PM
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#219
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Franchise Player
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Erik says Sutter called him at the start of free agency. Really good friends with Markstrom and Tanev
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09-10-2021, 03:28 PM
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#220
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by bubbsy
I think this is the final clue that there is not a big change coming. There is no plan to use the cap space to improve the skill level of the roster.
If this was the first move of the offseason it would have been met with some raised eye brows but this being, what looks to be the final touches to the roster made by the org, it's a lot of pent up frustration coming out, at least for me.
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I guess. I thought there would have been a core player moved and I get the frustration.
But this is a 1 year 2-million dollar deal for a RH depth D man. Before signing Stone and Gubrandson our right side wad Tanev, Andersson, Welinksy. Now it's Tanev, Andersson, Gudbrandson, Stone with Welinksy adding depth in the AHL.
I can't say I am in love with the player or the off season. But if you can't make a core move then adding depth, size, and Sutter like players isn't a bad play. The reaction isn't inline with the signing Imo.
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