06-06-2015, 12:06 PM
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#221
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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I'm actually kind of okay with it.
There need to be avenues outside of the established system to help teams out. The draft is excellent, but sometimes that isnt enough so I like the concept of being able to potentially exploit the College system or bring in KHLers, etc.
I guess I say that now because we've never been burned by the system, we've actually been beneficiaries, but I like the idea of being able to acquire assets and talent due to being willing to take risks as opposed to tanking or trading for draft picks/places.
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06-17-2015, 12:29 PM
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#222
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Reilly has informed the Blue Jackets he will not sign with them and has narrowed his list to 2 or 3 teams.
http://bluejacketsxtra.dispatch.com/...e-jackets.html
Chicago is the expected front runner as of yesterday.
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06-17-2015, 12:34 PM
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#223
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: NC
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Of course they are.
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06-17-2015, 12:34 PM
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#224
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Calgary
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Wow, Between Reilly, Pokka, TVR and Johns. Why do they even need Hjalmerson or Seabrook? So deep on the back end. So good.
Seriously, Pokka and Reilly are top pairing material and Johns and TVR look to be trending towards top 4 material. Insane.
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06-17-2015, 12:50 PM
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#225
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Lifetime Suspension
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I hate you Chicago.
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06-17-2015, 01:45 PM
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#226
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dammage79
Wow, Between Reilly, Pokka, TVR and Johns. Why do they even need Hjalmerson or Seabrook? So deep on the back end. So good.
Seriously, Pokka and Reilly are top pairing material and Johns and TVR look to be trending towards top 4 material. Insane.
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Would be nice if Flames could snag one of those D by being nice to Chicago and helping them with their CAP woes by taking on Bickell's contract.
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06-17-2015, 02:23 PM
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#227
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Commie Referee
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Small town, B.C.
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Is he joking or serious?
Ryan Johansen @RyanJohansen19
We didn't want him anyway
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06-17-2015, 02:24 PM
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#228
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dammage79
Wow, Between Reilly, Pokka, TVR and Johns. Why do they even need Hjalmerson or Seabrook? So deep on the back end. So good.
Seriously, Pokka and Reilly are top pairing material and Johns and TVR look to be trending towards top 4 material. Insane.
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also runblad and forsling
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06-17-2015, 02:29 PM
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#229
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: NB
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Runblad is a bit of a bust nowadays
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06-17-2015, 02:33 PM
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#230
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jeffman
also runblad and forsling
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Ugh, AND Forsling. Forgot about him.
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06-17-2015, 03:54 PM
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#231
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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Even with this dismantling the Hawks will still be a good team.
Kane, Toews, Keith, Seabrook, Crawford is enough to keep them competitive.
Saad, Hossa, and others still provide great depth.
And now they somehow have a top prospect base.
On the backend they have Pokka, Johns, Paliotta, Trevor Van Reimsdyk, Forsling, and now Reilly.
Up front they have Teravainen, Schmaltz, McNeil, Hartman etc.
Just a factory over there, and if they decide to trade some of their guys they can add to that prospect base. It's crazy.
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06-17-2015, 05:02 PM
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#232
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
Is he joking or serious?
Ryan Johansen @RyanJohansen19
We didn't want him anyway
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That's awesome if he's serious.
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06-17-2015, 05:32 PM
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#233
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dammage79
Wow, Between Reilly, Pokka, TVR and Johns. Why do they even need Hjalmerson or Seabrook? So deep on the back end. So good.
Seriously, Pokka and Reilly are top pairing material and Johns and TVR look to be trending towards top 4 material. Insane.
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You forgot Paliotta, who they just signed coming off a very strong season in the NCAA.
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06-18-2015, 09:21 AM
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#234
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Larry Brooks @NYP_Brooksie
Was always a long shot but Rangers have been notified they are out on Mike Reilly.
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06-18-2015, 09:31 AM
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#235
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Lifetime Suspension
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Any idea if the Flames are in on this guy?
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06-18-2015, 09:33 AM
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#236
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: The C-spot
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
Ah, so nice that the one of the two teams in the Stanley Cup Finals have a legit shot at strengthening their D prospect pools by signing a guy who was drafted by a non playoff team.
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Well said.
Something needs to be done to make this a slightly tougher decision for these guys. The reason you get UFA status at the end of 4 years of college is so you have a chance of signing somewhere if the team that drafted you doesn't want you, not so you can just pick whomever you want to play for.
Something like a matching right for offer sheets should exist. You become a different class of RFA where anyone can offer you a contract, but the team that drafted you has the option to match term and dollar.
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06-18-2015, 09:33 AM
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#237
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Quote:
Originally Posted by robaur
Any idea if the Flames are in on this guy?
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Conroy was asked about this during the combine.
Sounded like the Flames were willing to make a pitch, but Reilly's camp wasn't interested, even though Conroy didn't actually say it.
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06-18-2015, 09:56 AM
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#238
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Franchise Player
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So who is left? Chicago and Minnesota?
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06-18-2015, 10:12 AM
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#239
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Chicago Minnesota or LA is the rumour right now
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06-18-2015, 02:24 PM
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#240
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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I hope this kid busts so hard!
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