[News Roundup] 2024 Training camp day 14

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by FlamesAreOne

I don't get the Rooney love with this staff.

The Flames are dying for some depth at Centre.

[cracher]

Pelts played center for Moncton, did he not? This kid is rock solid defensively, would be surprised if he couldn't do Rooney's role.

[SuperMatt18]

I could see them keeping Honzek/Klapka part of an opening night roster and not signing Barrie yet.

Then send down Honzek/Klapka later, sign Barrie, and you don't need to waive Pelletier

[Bingo]

I'm fine with waving Rooney to avoid losing Pelletier, center depth be damned.

But I do see the two Rooneys in Calgary. The guy that thought he was in the defensive zone in a regular season game and went into the break out instead of going to the net for a scoring chance - was cut soon after by Sutter.

And the guy that blocks shots and works his tail off.

[Harry Lime]

So is the pospisil experiment at center going to stick? I thought that he was destined for wing and zary for center, but it looks the opposite.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Harry Lime

So is the pospisil experiment at center going to stick? I thought that he was destined for wing and zary for center, but it looks the opposite.

Conroy has said a couple times he doesn't see Zary as a center.

[Matty81]

It would be idiotic to waive Pelletier to protect a couple older AHL/journeymen level players like Hanley and Rooney and I don't think they will do it. There is so little youth on the roster already and waiving a recent 1st rounder coming off a bad injury season based on a recent small sample size would be very short sighted.

[Groot]

If they waive Pelletier to keep Rooney as a useless 4th line C I will be upset. Pelletier deserves a bit more runway in the NHL to see what's there. If he's not working out, then you can waive him and the chance of another team taking him is even lower.

There is no reason that someone like Pospisil can't center the 4th line, and see what him and Zary have at C. Pospisil would also fit in like a glove with Lomberg and Klapka, that line would be fierce and both could help reign in Pospisil's intensity sometimes.

If Honzek looks good now imagine how good he'll look after even a couple weeks in the AHL. If Pelletier falters, Coronato and Honzek fight for the 1st call-up and Pelletier is waived then.

Keep Rooney around as a 13th player to fill-in for day-to-day injuries if you must, but ideally waive him and take a chance with Nick Abruzzese on the waiver wire.

Sharangovich - Kadri - Kuzmenko
Huberdeau - Zary - Mantha
Pelletier - Backlund - Coleman
Lomberg - Pospisil - Klapka
Rooney (Abruzzese)

Defense looks good, as do goalies. Please don't screw up the forwards.

[Hot_Flatus]

Originally Posted by agulati

I won’t be surprised if the flames look at the waiver wire to pick up a depth center as well.

Why? Schwindt or Morton are probably better than anything that would hit the waiver wire.

[Paulie Walnuts]

I wouldn't worry about the lineup too much. It's going to be fluid all year and things will change. Guys will get traded, injuries happen, poor performance.

It's a perfect year to play around with the roster.

I see no reason to keep Rooney around though over Pelts.

[foofighter15]

Originally Posted by cracher

Pelts played center for Moncton, did he not? This kid is rock solid defensively, would be surprised if he couldn't do Rooney's role.

This would be the season to try it

[Royle9]

Rooney as the 13th Forward makes more sense than that of a younger guy with upside playing big AHL minutes. That's the only reason it would make sense.

[agulati]

Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus

Why? Schwindt or Morton are probably better than anything that would hit the waiver wire.

Schwindt hasn’t impressed me tbh. Morton can probably get more ice time and responsibility in the AHL to keep developing and then find his way back up later in the year.

Lots of teams (deeper than the flames) have to make tough decisions over the next few days, and there might be some solid options available for a bottom 6 center role.

[Monahammer]

Kadri needs a slavic name for that line to really get some juice.

Kadri-ov is too close to the real life jabroni in Chechnya.

Kadri-ski?

Kadrichnikov?

Kadrinovich?

Kadrikov?

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by Royle9

Rooney as the 13th Forward makes more sense than that of a younger guy with upside playing big AHL minutes. That's the only reason it would make sense.

I would keep Schwindt over him. Not sure he has much more upside, but he is still young.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

Kadri needs a slavic name for that line to really get some juice.

Kadri-ov is too close to the real life jabroni in Chechnya.

Kadri-ski?

Kadrichnikov?

Kadrinovich?

Kadrikov?

Let's get Harnarayan to help out with this.

[Flames1217]

Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden

Looks like Pelts in going to be placed on waivers.
I think MTL will claim him given their run of injuries.

He won't be waived.

That would be horrible asset management and Conroy has discussed in the past that you can't lose assets for nothing.

I would say the likelihood of him being waived is literally 2%

Glady eat crow if I am wrong though.

[Goriders]

I’m wondering what they’ll decide to do with Barrie.

And if they have a strategy to motivate Mantha.

[Goriders]

Originally Posted by Naitix

I bet Honzek will get sent down on the last day of cuts and Pelletier take his 13th forward spot. He is just being rewarded for a good camp. No reason for him to play 4th line minutes when he could play 20+ in the A and maybe even play center

He’s shown he can play with the big dogs. I would keep him up to maintain competition amongst the forwards. Rotate him in all over the lineup.

It’s not like our forward group is made up of a bunch of superstars. He doesn’t just have to play on the 4th line.

From what I’ve seen of Mantha I’d swap him out to the pressbox after 5 to 10 games

[Goriders]

Originally Posted by Flames1217

He won't be waived.

That would be horrible asset management and Conroy has discussed in the past that you can't lose assets for nothing.

I would say the likelihood of him being waived is literally 2%

Glady eat crow if I am wrong though.

Someone should start a poll.