[CP Story] CP List: Top Free Agent Signings

[Falclore]

How can a couple of our best free agent signings and the top one ever on the list been done by Feaster? I love the irony on how quick he got the shoved out the door and his players / trades are mostly carrying the team.

Burke doing the same as with the Ducks and going to get the credit for a final few changes at the end?

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Falclore

How can a couple of our best free agent signings and the top one ever on the list been done by Feaster? I love the irony on how quick he got the shoved out the door and his players / trades are mostly carrying the team.

Burke doing the same as with the Ducks and going to get the credit for a final few changes at the end?

Well, Burke's not the GM, so...

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

And yet look at this post, from the first page of that thread:


Quote:
Would have preferred to take a chance on Mueller or Semin.

Which received EIGHT 'Thanks'.

Not as easy to predict as everyone thinks...

This does not strengthen your argument, IMO.

[Dion]

No Jonas Hiller on the list?

[Red Menace]

Good list, but yes please remove Tony Amonte from my memory. I'd agree with Hiller to replace him.

[Vinny01]

Originally Posted by Falclore

How can a couple of our best free agent signings and the top one ever on the list been done by Feaster? I love the irony on how quick he got the shoved out the door and his players / trades are mostly carrying the team.

Burke doing the same as with the Ducks and going to get the credit for a final few changes at the end?

Hopefully it earns him a job elsewhere but so glad he is gone. Still botched several trades, and made the team a laughing stock for a short period. Also he was a huge reason Sven was mishandled by the organization. Having said that Johnny, and Monahan we drafted by him and our solid prospect pool has quite a few promising players added under his watch. Hiring Hartley looks like his best move to date

No doubt he had to go and the organization is better off without him

[OutOfTheCube]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

This does not strengthen your argument, IMO.

I'm... not really arguing anything though. Just pointing out that hindsight ALWAYS makes some people look like fools and others look like geniuses, no matter what the situation.

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by Hackey

Did not realize how bad our free agent signings have been over the years.

I bet if you looked at most teams ufa signings there are few home runs. Most teams overpay, particularly teams like Calgary.
Put me down for a vote for the boogie man. Great signing

[Hackey]

Originally Posted by Falclore

How can a couple of our best free agent signings and the top one ever on the list been done by Feaster? I love the irony on how quick he got the shoved out the door and his players / trades are mostly carrying the team.

Burke doing the same as with the Ducks and going to get the credit for a final few changes at the end?

Treliving hasn't even been GM for a year. Sutter hasn't been the GM in 5 years. Obviously a good portion of the team is from Feaster. I don't think anyone could argue the team is even close to having the same success without these guys who were not aquired by Feaster though...

Giordano
Brodie
Hiller
Bouma
Backlund

[Mister Yamoto]

Not enough Dave Lowry in this thread.

[Bingo]

Had Boughner and McCarty on the list ... didn't graduate them. Tim Jackman as well.

Left out Raymond, Engellend and Hiller as they are only 75% through 1 season.

If the thing was wide open I think Giordano and Otto would be 1/2 or 2/1

[MrMike]

Dave Gagner!

[Bourque's Twin]

Too bad Owen Nolan wasn't here longer. He was a good UFA signing.

[Enoch Root]

Brian McGrattan

and yes, get Amonte off of there

[DoubleK]

The fact that the Flames even have an article/debate about this speaks volumes of the success they have had on the UFA market.

There have been some 'not great' signings, but the good outweighs the bad IMO.