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View Poll Results: Pick the best prospect from the following
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Dave Shand
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Doug Risebrough
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Trent Yawney
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Val Bure
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Brendan Morrison
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08-01-2014, 09:04 AM
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#21
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Bure was hugely overlooked here in Calgary though. Like Resolute said, one of the few bright spots on that team. I was mad as hell when that trade went down.
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He never really did much in Florida though. Hell he only played 3 more seasons in the NHL after that. Val Bure was indeed an entertaining player in a very dark era, but in the grand scheme of things, trading him was not that big of a deal.
What trading him did do was usher us into the glorious Special Nieds era.
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08-01-2014, 09:09 AM
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#22
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Originally Posted by Table 5
He never really did much in Florida though. Hell he only played 3 more seasons in the NHL after that. Val Bure was indeed an entertaining player in a very dark era, but in the grand scheme of things, trading him was not that big of a deal.
What trading him did do was usher us into the glorious Special Nieds era.
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Yep, things didn't work out for him in Florida, but they sure looked like they were starting to work out for him here. Wish that trade never happened, and I even tried to keep an open mind with Niedermeyer, but just found him so frustrating to watch, though he did have his moments.
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08-01-2014, 09:14 AM
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#23
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In the Sin Bin
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Also worth noting that Bure asked for a trade out of Calgary because of ... Greg Gilbert.
Some of the long, long term people here probably remember the arguments regarding Gilbert and the 'Branch Savardians'. The Bure situation was an early warning sign.
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08-01-2014, 09:19 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Northern Crater
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Originally Posted by bluloc
Risebrough hands down as a player, But what an awful gm he was. He alone probably set the franchise back 5 years with his futility.
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Risebrough didn't so much set the team back 5 years as he doused it in gasoline, lit a match and then took a #### on the ashes. It's like someone was literally paying him to turn the flames into an expansion team. It was actually kind of impressive how he took a top 3 team and just destroyed it, one trade at a time. Only took him like 4 years too. Kudos Dougie, that's got to be some kind of record.
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08-01-2014, 09:21 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Vancouver, B.C
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This is also true.
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08-01-2014, 09:31 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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I would take a Riser over a V.Bure any day of the week if I was trying to build a championship team. Granted, scoring was pretty high back in those days, but for a player of that type to score as much as he did, it was still pretty impressive.
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08-01-2014, 09:51 AM
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#27
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: MTL
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There needs to be a 'vacant' option, some numbers just don't have a champion (yet)
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08-01-2014, 09:55 AM
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Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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I have two Val Bure stories ... neither of them good
1) Gene Simmons Boots - interviewed him in the dressing room. Asked a question, looked at him and wondered, why is this guy as tall as me? Is he wearing street clothes and his skates? Looked down and saw black boots with huge heels on them.
2) Was told the Flames had a family event at Melrose. Big buffet. Bring the family out and lets socialize. Bure shows up, asks for a to go box, fills it and leaves.
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08-01-2014, 09:57 AM
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#29
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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This should be about separating the the player's tenure as an on-ice contributor from whatever happened before or after. Risebrough was a good player, and he never even wore a number while he was GM. The choice is pretty clear to me.
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08-01-2014, 09:59 AM
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#30
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Bingo
I have two Val Bure stories ... neither of them good
1) Gene Simmons Boots - interviewed him in the dressing room. Asked a question, looked at him and wondered, why is this guy as tall as me? Is he wearing street clothes and his skates? Looked down and saw black boots with huge heels on them.
2) Was told the Flames had a family event at Melrose. Big buffet. Bring the family out and lets socialize. Bure shows up, asks for a to go box, fills it and leaves.
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Still a better person than Risebrough. 
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08-01-2014, 09:59 AM
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#31
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Salmon with Arms
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Originally Posted by Bingo
2) Was told the Flames had a family event at Melrose. Big buffet. Bring the family out and lets socialize. Bure shows up, asks for a to go box, fills it and leaves.
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To be fair, I'm sure Candace was pregnant and hungry
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08-01-2014, 10:15 AM
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#32
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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I was so happy when the Flames dumped Bure - I don't think I ever saw a player who enjoyed losing more than Val.
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08-01-2014, 10:27 AM
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#33
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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Risebrough was barely 5'10" and fought Marty Freakin' McSorely. That's all you need to know about Dougie as a player. This isn't a GM vote, it's for the player. He brought grit and balls to this team.
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08-01-2014, 10:38 AM
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#34
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by habernac
This isn't a GM vote, it's for the player. He brought grit and balls to this team.
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Technically, the question the poll is asking us to vote on is "Pick the best prospect from the following"
Last edited by Finger Cookin; 08-01-2014 at 10:51 AM.
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08-01-2014, 10:41 AM
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#35
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Chilliwack, B.C
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Originally Posted by Finger Cookin
Technically, the question the poll is asking us to vote on is " Pick the best prospect from the following" |
right who wore number 8 in Flames History, its about the best player not GM
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08-01-2014, 10:46 AM
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#36
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i'd like to change my vote to Risebrough.
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08-01-2014, 11:03 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Valeri Bure for me.
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08-01-2014, 11:21 AM
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#38
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by MisterJoji
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08-01-2014, 11:42 AM
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#39
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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Originally Posted by codynw
Not voting because Joe Colborne isn't an option.
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Uh, ok? You know, I'm not sure you understand the point of this exercise since you voted Bertuzzi yesterday for Jersey #7. 
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08-01-2014, 03:53 PM
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#40
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Calgary
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Never ever since It was done have I ever seen a jersey shredded with such truculence.
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