[Rumour] Flames in on Patrick Kane?

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

if markstrom finds his mojo then I would be in for Kane . need the contender level goaltending to make a run , as we witnessed last spring . otherwise it doesn't matter what you do up front

[Flames_Gimp]

Originally Posted by Reaper

I honestly can't see Patrick Kane being more than a rental if acquired by the Flames with salary retained.

Yup, and there's pretty much no chance tre gets him unless he already knows he will sign, and we wouldn't be able to without dumping salary

[Geeoff]

Kinda like a premium Johnny that is a playoff performer.

[CaptainYooh]

Treliving and Davidson meeting for dinner to discuss the matter:

[Buff]

Originally Posted by saillias

No it's not a rumor. It was an idea floated by Craig Button, someone not an insider, in a purely looking at rosters on paper and generating discussion way.

That 20 second hit on TSN was enough to generate 2 articles and several segments of radio on fan 960, so I guess Craig did Flames based media a favor, but it's not a rumor because Craig made it up.

Frank Seravalli was confused when the fan 960 asked him about it. His response was basically I don't know what you guys are talking about, this isn't a thing, Kane does not want to be traded yet, and if he did, Calgary is not even a team expected to be high on his list of destinations. sorry!

So it is a rumor!

A rumor is story or news based on something that can't be verified as truth.

[VilleN]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

if markstrom finds his mojo then I would be in for Kane . need the contender level goaltending to make a run , as we witnessed last spring . otherwise it doesn't matter what you do up front

Luckily our back-up looks like a contender level goaltender... I do think Markstrom settles in and returns to form though.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by Buff

So it is a rumor!

A rumor is story or news based on something that can't be verified as truth.

No, it isn't a rumour.

Rumour: ‘I hear that X is happening.’

Not rumour: ‘I think X would be a good idea.’

Button thinks Kane would be a fit for the Flames. That doesn't mean he, or anyone, thinks they are actually trying to acquire him. Seravalli says nobody is actually talking about that, and it's his business to know about such things.

[The Cobra]

[QUOTE=VilleN;8469563]Luckily our back-up looks like a contender level goaltender...
There is nothing in Vladar's play which substantiates this.

Not saying he can't be, but he's never carried any kind of load which suggests he can carry a team into contender status.

[Stuntman Mike]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

No, it isn't a rumour.

Rumour: ‘I hear that X is happening.’

Not rumour: ‘I think X would be a good idea.’

Button thinks Kane would be a fit for the Flames. That doesn't mean he, or anyone, thinks they are actually trying to acquire him. Seravalli says nobody is actually talking about that, and it's his business to know about such things.

I can't wait to read the article from some second rate "reporter" who is "hearing Kane rumors".... and this thread is the source

[MegaErtz]

The guy beat up a cab driver over twenty cents. Hard pass.

[Heavy Jack]

Still think Kane on this roster pushes the team over the top

Huberdeau - Lindholm - Kane
Mangiapane - Kadri - Toffoli
Coleman - Backlund - Dube
Lucic - Rooney - Ritchie/Lewis

Hanifin - Andersson
Weegar - Tanev
Zadorov - Stone
Mackey

Markstrom
Vladar

… please hockey gods, make this happen.

[Bingo Jr.]

Originally Posted by Heavy Jack

Still think Kane on this roster pushes the team over the top

Huberdeau - Lindholm - Kane
Mangiapane - Kadri - Toffoli
Coleman - Backlund - Dube
Lucic - Rooney - Ritchie/Lewis

Hanifin - Andersson
Weegar - Tanev
Zadorov - Stone
Mackey

Markstrom
Vladar

… please hockey gods, make this happen.

Who beats this lineup in 4 out of 7? Even if Kane is just here on a rental, how can you not pull the trigger if he's okay with coming to Calgary.

[Heavy Jack]

Originally Posted by Bingo Jr.

Who beats this lineup in 4 out of 7? Even if Kane is just here on a rental, how can you not pull the trigger if he's okay with coming to Calgary.

My line of thinking as well; landing Kane and having the lineup come together for a crack at the cup would be a dream come true. That lineup has all the ingredients needed to win it all and even though nothing can be guaranteed this would be a lineup that would be enviable heading into the playoffs.

[JohnnyB]

Originally Posted by MegaErtz

The guy beat up a cab driver over twenty cents. Hard pass.

That's my gut reaction too. I love the way he plays the game and he's the kind of talent and clutch player that could be huge in the playoffs, but I don't like what I've heard about him as a person based off of stories like that.

Maybe he has come a long way in personal development since those days, but if not I wouldn't want to cheer for him.

[MrMike]

Could you imagine a line of Hubey - Kadri - Kane? It would just be a clinic on passing.

[heep223]

For anyone saying ‘he wouldn’t sign here’. We don’t want to sign him. This would be a pure rental as a last piece for a team making a cup run. I could see him waiving to come take one last crack at another cup before retirement for sure. Chicago’s a sinking ship and he’s not part of their future anyways.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by JohnnyB

That's my gut reaction too. I love the way he plays the game and he's the kind of talent and clutch player that could be huge in the playoffs, but I don't like what I've heard about him as a person based off of stories like that.

Maybe he has come a long way in personal development since those days, but if not I wouldn't want to cheer for him.

I was extremely critical of him when he was younger - he very much came across as a total d-bag.

But he does seem to have grown up since. Not sure I'm ready to call him a model citizen or anything, but he has at least cleaned up his act somewhat.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by heep223

For anyone saying ‘he wouldn’t sign here’. We don’t want to sign him. This would be a pure rental as a last piece for a team making a cup run. I could see him waiving to come take one last crack at another cup before retirement for sure. Chicago’s a sinking ship and he’s not part of their future anyways.

Even if he isn't retiring (I doubt he is), I would suspect that he would be open to being a rental for a contender. He is going to be a UFA in the summer regardless, so might as well spend the spring with a legitimate shot at the cup (wherever he thinks that might be)

[Roof-Daddy]

New York Rangers

[cam_wmh]

I imagine there’ll be a half dozen suitors. At well over a ppg of recent, he’d arguably be the best playoff rental available at the TDL, of the cap era.

Our main competition of recent years, have all been weakened.
Oilers, Avalanche, Lightning, Panthers..

It’s super early to evaluate the landscape but if you asked me today, I’d offer a decent package for Kane.

Really, we just have to allow the next 50 games to unfold.