07-02-2014, 02:18 PM
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#221
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Originally Posted by hulkrogan
^He's a goalie.
Goalies are weird.
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I own one, I can confirm this is true.
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07-02-2014, 02:44 PM
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#222
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Originally Posted by Fire
Hiller is not really an improvement over Ramo, at least the Ramo of the second half. He's not the same goalie from 2008-09. He's a big improvement over Berra and McDonald though.
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I almost feel that signing Hiller is just asset collecting. If he does well, he can be flipped (or Ramo) for some other other asset. Being a short contract, he likely isn't in the long term plans, nor was goaltending an issue for us last season when Ramo was in net.
Anyhow, I like it if that is what it is. I think rebuilding teams should take on reclaimation projects with the thought of buying low and selling high.
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07-02-2014, 03:07 PM
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#223
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Lifetime Suspension
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Kipper was pretty antisocial himself. It's not that he didn't like the team or had attitude issues, it's just like the previous poster says.. goalies can be strange.
By everything Hiller said in his interview he sounds pretty pumped to be here and to contribute to the team.
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07-02-2014, 03:38 PM
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#224
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Ontario
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Originally Posted by googol
From what I've been hearing, Hiller doesn't seem to have the best attitude towards his teammates and fanbase. He didn't come out with the team to celebrate teemu selanne's retirement and apparently was sulking when he lost his starting job in the playoffs.
I thought we wanted guys with good character on this rebuilding team?
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http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=719689
Maybe there was another ceremony after this one, but they seem to have spliced together the handshake and what could have been the 'ceremony'
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07-02-2014, 03:50 PM
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#225
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Toronto
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Originally Posted by Split98
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I got the impression that it was an off-ice team gathering that was being referred to. Not that I even know about such an event having taken place, just how I read the post.
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07-07-2014, 11:51 AM
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#226
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First Line Centre
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NHL.com has just posted this article.
Analysis of NHL free-agent goalies
No mention of Jonas Hiller whatsoever.
Seriously you guys, wtf.
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07-07-2014, 12:00 PM
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#227
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Lifetime Suspension
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He's a nucklehead.
Can't wait for that team to suck even harder this year. Maybe this guy will jump off the bandwagon like the rest of them.
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07-07-2014, 12:01 PM
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#228
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Lifetime Suspension
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07-07-2014, 06:10 PM
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#229
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Chicago
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Originally Posted by FlameZilla
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Absolutely brutal.
When you are including Dubnyk to Arizona, how can you forget about Hiller?
You suck, NHL.com
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07-07-2014, 06:15 PM
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#230
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Franchise Player
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As far as I'm concerned Hiller came to the good guys.
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07-07-2014, 07:27 PM
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#231
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
Absolutely brutal.
When you are including Dubnyk to Arizona, how can you forget about Hiller?
You suck, NHL.com
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Media hate against Calgary. What else were you expecting? 
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07-10-2014, 08:47 AM
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#233
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sunshine Coast
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I thought it was more likely that we made a deal for Cam Ward where we would pick up a pick for our generosity in taking their expensive over the hill goalie.
Hiller to me is far better choice and shows we intend to get better. Even if as someone says, this will get us to 9th place, that's an improvement and no problem as long as we understand we are still in the development stage and not yet contending for the cup. The intention after all is to make moves to improve the team. Some people forget this.
We're pretty much set at centre anyways. Where would we put McDavid?
Last edited by Vulcan; 07-10-2014 at 08:51 AM.
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07-10-2014, 09:20 AM
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#234
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Originally Posted by Vulcan
I thought it was more likely that we made a deal for Cam Ward where we would pick up a pick for our generosity in taking their expensive over the hill goalie.
Hiller to me is far better choice and shows we intend to get better. Even if as someone says, this will get us to 9th place, that's an improvement and no problem as long as we understand we are still in the development stage and not yet contending for the cup. The intention after all is to make moves to improve the team. Some people forget this.
We're pretty much set at centre anyways. Where would we put McDavid?
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If we do suck and are in the sweepstakes to pick McDavid the real question then becomes where do we put Monahan/Bennett. McDavid is a generational talent at C.
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07-10-2014, 09:25 AM
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#235
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by ClubFlames
If we do suck and are in the sweepstakes to pick McDavid the real question then becomes where do we put Monahan/Bennett. McDavid is a generational talent at C.
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those are the kind of problems we can only hope will have to be contemplated.
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07-10-2014, 09:34 AM
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#236
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sunshine Coast
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ClubFlames
If we do suck and are in the sweepstakes to pick McDavid the real question then becomes where do we put Monahan/Bennett. McDavid is a generational talent at C.
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Well what I said was kind of tongue in cheek and of course McDavid would be nice but I don't think we really need him.
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07-10-2014, 10:05 AM
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#237
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Originally Posted by Vulcan
Well what I said was kind of tongue in cheek and of course McDavid would be nice but I don't think we really need him.
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I understand what you said was tongue in cheek but McDavid is probably the closest player to Crosby so I am sure we can use him. Having said that, those are the kind of problems I would love to have and I wouldn't mind trading down to pick Noah Hanifin either.
Anyways, enough derailing of this thread. Jonas Hiller is good!
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07-10-2014, 10:13 AM
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#238
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#1 Goaltender
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vulcan
Well what I said was kind of tongue in cheek and of course McDavid would be nice but I don't think we really need him.
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I think Eichel will be a better player and team mate but they will both be good. Having a glut of young blue chip centers is a problem the Flames would love to have.
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07-10-2014, 10:22 AM
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#239
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hulkrogan
^He's a goalie.
Goalies are weird.
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Yep. And how many goalies have never been guilty of throwing their team under the bus?
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07-10-2014, 10:47 AM
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#240
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vulcan
Well what I said was kind of tongue in cheek and of course McDavid would be nice but I don't think we really need him.
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There are lots of good defenseman in the 2015 draft. We could possibly pick up Kylington or Werenski if we barely miss the playoffs. The top 15 picks are going to be good.
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