Flames 2013/14 Contracts/UFA/RFA Thread

[Poe969]

Originally Posted by Heavy Jack

He's a fourth line plug according to Hartley haha

Don't fourth liners play defense, hit and block shots? He's more of a "pressbox" guy

[FAN]

Originally Posted by Poe969

Don't fourth liners play defense, hit and block shots? He's more of a "pressbox" guy

Nah fourth liners are there to give other forwards a breather. Regardless, defense is usually not a requirement though. Just hitting.

[Hockey_Ninja]

You forgot to add Naslund to the contract list Roof-Daddy.

[Da_Chief]

I can totally see them re-signing Begin, McDonald, Mcgratton.

In one of the interviews Hartley said there aren't enough hard working guys like Begin in the NHL so he's likely coming back.

McGratton, he brings toughness unless we go out an sign another tough guy, hes coming back.

Jackman is already here so theres the 4th line.

Tanguay-Cammi-Glencross
Baertschi-Backlund-Stempniak
Horak-Stajan-Hudler
McGratton-Begin-Jackman

Not sure where Reinhart, Bouma fit.
Glencross isn't going anywhere.
Stempniak, Stajan, Cammi contracts expire after next year so most likely trade deadline, so they're here at the start of the year.

I think Feaster should look to trade Tanguay if there are no takers then buy him out.

Ideally it would be:

Baertschi-Backlund-Stempniak
Cammi-Stajan-Hudler
Glencross-Reinhart-Horak
Bouma-Begin-Jackman
McGratton

[Roof-Daddy]

***UPDATE***

Joey MacDonald signs 1 year extension with Flames

Forwards

1. Mike Cammalleri
2. Jiri Hudler
3. Alex Tanguay
4. Matt Stajan
5. Curtis Glencross
6. Lee Stempniak
7. Sven Baertschi - ELC
8. Ben Hanowski - ELC
9. Max Reinhart - ELC
10. Roman Horak - ELC
11. Tim Jackman
12. Ryan Howse - ELC
13. Michael Ferland - ELC
14. Blair Jones
15. Ben Street - Two-way
16. Turner Elson - ELC
17. David Eddy - ELC
18. Markus Granlund - ELC

RFA's -> (8) Backlund, Bouma, Nemisz, Cameron, Aliu, Byron, Bancks, Patterson
UFA's -> (6) Cervenka, McGrattan, Begin, Walter, Kolanos, Testwuide

Defensemen

1. Dennis Wideman
2. Mark Giordano
3. Cory Sarich
4. Derek Smith
5. Tyler Wotherspoon - ELC
6. James Martin - ELC
7. John Ramage - ELC

RFA's -> (5) Brodie, Butler, Lamb, Breen, Cundari
UFA's -> (2) Babchuk, Carson

Goaltenders

1. Mikka Kiprusoff
2. Joni Ortio - ELC
3. Reto Berra - ELC
4. Laurent Brossoit - ELC
5. Joey MacDonald

RFA's -> (0) None
UFA's -> (2) Taylor, Irving

18 Forwards
7 Defensemen
5 Goalies

30 Total

[bubbsy]

what's the earliest that RFAs (backlund) can be signed?

[StrykerSteve]

Originally Posted by bubbsy

what's the earliest that RFAs (backlund) can be signed?

They could be signed now.

[Redrum]

So what is Ramo's status? UFA?

[kyuss275]

Originally Posted by Redrum

So what is Ramo's status? UFA?

I guess? Feaster said yesterday that they could not sign him until July 5th. Granted i did not hear it but read some other posters remark on it.

[#-3]

Ramo is a Defected RFA, he does not have a contract right now, so to extend him for next year, they need to give him a contract for this year, or wait until free agentcy day. (this year it is July 5th I think, because of the late end to the season.) Its like when Gio was in Russia.

Berra was different because he was not defected, he's never had a North American contract before. So his contract is Slide Eligable

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally Posted by Redrum

So what is Ramo's status? UFA?

Defected RFA as per Feaster yesterday on the FAN