03-17-2026, 12:20 PM
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#221
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Franchise Player
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Happy birthday Backs!!
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03-17-2026, 12:20 PM
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#222
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Originally Posted by sch19lks
Apologies if it’s been answered already, tried searching for the info amidst all of the muck in this thread. Is Gross expected to get in any games this year and burn a year on his ELC? Maybe an AHL deal to end the year with the Wranglers?
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At signing Francis stated that he would make his NHL debut this season, burning that first year.
TBD on when that will be though.
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03-17-2026, 12:30 PM
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#223
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All I can get
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sch19lks
Apologies if it’s been answered already, tried searching for the info amidst all of the muck in this thread. Is Gross expected to get in any games this year and burn a year on his ELC? Maybe an AHL deal to end the year with the Wranglers?
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Yes, the plan is to give him at least a NHL game. Likely during the next homestand.
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03-17-2026, 12:32 PM
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#224
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Calgary
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No possibility of AHL this season. He's reporting right to NHL and first year of ELC burns.
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03-17-2026, 01:51 PM
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#225
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2022
Location: Calgree
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Originally Posted by Freeway
No possibility of AHL this season. He's reporting right to NHL and first year of ELC burns.
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I forgot about the AHL roster deadline.
Thanks for the replies, guys
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03-17-2026, 09:13 PM
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#226
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And I Don't Care...
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The land of the eternally hopeful
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Between Gross and Costagna, could one of them end up being a Joel Otto type here? It sure seems possible. That would be amazing. Otto was one of my favourite players. And no, I’m not getting ahead of things. I understand there’s a long way to go for these guys to get to that level of player.
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03-18-2026, 05:12 AM
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#227
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Mightyfire89
Between Gross and Costagna, could one of them end up being a Joel Otto type here? It sure seems possible. That would be amazing. Otto was one of my favourite players. And no, I’m not getting ahead of things. I understand there’s a long way to go for these guys to get to that level of player.
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Or a Sand Boxxy kinda guy . We could use a center like that.
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03-18-2026, 08:11 AM
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#228
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mightyfire89
Between Gross and Costagna, could one of them end up being a Joel Otto type here? It sure seems possible. That would be amazing. Otto was one of my favourite players. And no, I’m not getting ahead of things. I understand there’s a long way to go for these guys to get to that level of player.
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I dont see why not?
Both players already have a number of nhl translatable tools. Both have size, both have skating, both play a 200 foot game. To add to that both are face off monsters especially Gross.
If any of the offense translates they are both nhl’rs and Gross has a pretty gross shot from the video.
I think people will be surprised
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03-18-2026, 05:36 PM
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#230
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Originally Posted by Fan69
If any of the offense translates they are both nhl’rs and Gross has a pretty gross shot from the video.
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Hmm. Is his shot gross or groß? Big difference there.
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03-18-2026, 11:23 PM
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#231
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Franchise Player
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39? Gross.
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03-18-2026, 11:39 PM
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#232
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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#39 scores the Stanley Cup winning goal for the Flames.
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03-19-2026, 08:13 AM
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#233
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Powerplay Quarterback
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I wonder when we see him in the lineup. Can’t imagine you want him to wait too long between game action but also needs a few practices. Florida may not be the worst game to do it? Second night of back to back for them. They are bad this year.
After that it’s all tougher competition
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03-19-2026, 10:38 AM
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#234
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Originally Posted by FlamesAreOne
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From the look of that tweet it almost seems like he's standing still. Not sure he's got the footspeed for the NHL. 
I wonder when he's going to get his first game action?
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03-19-2026, 10:47 AM
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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gotta think the club gives him at least 3 practices with the guys before throwing him into the fire....and NHL teams simply dont practice that often anymore with mandated days off and the compressed schedule....so maybe TB on Sunday or more likely the Kings on Tuesday.
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