10-11-2022, 02:51 PM
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#21
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Bay Area
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Oof. Bit of a break down in communication between Tre => Peter Hanlon => Meloche. He shouldn't have been allowed to do that interview.
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10-11-2022, 02:53 PM
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#22
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All I can get
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At least he didn't find out from his mom, who found out on Twitter....
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10-11-2022, 03:03 PM
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#23
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Franchise Player
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well there goes all our depth...
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10-11-2022, 03:11 PM
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#24
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All I can get
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I thought Meloche looked okay. A defensive defenceman shouldn't really stick out.
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10-11-2022, 03:13 PM
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#25
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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Eric Francis had talked about how the Flames gave Meloche the assignment to go over a bunch of Gudbranson game tape and become their "next Gudbranson".
Unsure if this is a reflection of where he was at with that.
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10-11-2022, 03:23 PM
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#26
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tromboner
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: where the lattes are
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Phaneufenstein
It would be strange if the team did not communicate the upcoming transaction to the player.
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Maybe the interview was part of the ruse.
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10-11-2022, 04:41 PM
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#27
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Powerplay Quarterback
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[MOD EDIT] Nope.
Last edited by Textcritic; 10-11-2022 at 04:55 PM.
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10-11-2022, 05:12 PM
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#28
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Franchise Player
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I don’t imagine Flames want to lose him. Valimaki didn’t impress and is gone. No idea when OK will play. Mackey has been ok but not a revelation.
This guy was signed for a reason and seems like most of these reasons are in place.
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10-11-2022, 05:14 PM
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#29
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Van Island
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Strange Brew
This guy was signed for a reason and seems like most of these reasons are in place.
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He was signed to compete with Stone and Mackey for spots 7 and 8. Team clearly likes what they brought over Meloche. No big deal.
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10-11-2022, 05:16 PM
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#30
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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I can't say I really noticed Meloche at all, which isn't necessarily bad when talking about defensemen.
I think he basically replaces Connor Mackey in the system. A tweener you can call up and down as needed, with potential to be a full time depth player eventually. I hope he doesn't get picked up because it is always good to have someone like that in the wings.
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10-11-2022, 09:37 PM
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#31
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I can't say I really noticed Meloche at all, which isn't necessarily bad when talking about defensemen.
I think he basically replaces Connor Mackey in the system. A tweener you can call up and down as needed, with potential to be a full time depth player eventually. I hope he doesn't get picked up because it is always good to have someone like that in the wings.
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Completely different players. Mackey has upside to be a decent #5 two way defenseman.
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10-11-2022, 09:48 PM
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#32
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Franchise Player
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I don’t know how much upside there is in Mackey tbh. He, Meloche and Stone are all possibly “tweeners”. Meloche is the youngest though.
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10-11-2022, 10:30 PM
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#33
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Calgary
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I think Mackey is a much better puck-mover than Meloche, faster too.
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10-12-2022, 04:10 AM
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#34
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by sureLoss
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This is the part of social media I hate. What value does this tweet bring outside of embarrassing a young guy. Burn the tape. You get instant access to all the players - the least you could do is have some respect for a young guy who is about to get some crappy news.
This tweet adds nothing to society except to say...look at that guy with egg on his face...
JMO.
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10-12-2022, 06:25 AM
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#35
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Pent-up
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Plutanamo Bay.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tkflames
This is the part of social media I hate. What value does this tweet bring outside of embarrassing a young guy. Burn the tape. You get instant access to all the players - the least you could do is have some respect for a young guy who is about to get some crappy news.
This tweet adds nothing to society except to say...look at that guy with egg on his face...
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You’re totally right. And it’s not cruel at all… there are tons of players who thought they’d make it this year but we’re waived. Probably wouldn’t have dressed, he’s not missing anything by being sent down. It’s part of the job.
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10-12-2022, 06:35 AM
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#36
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tkflames
This is the part of social media I hate. What value does this tweet bring outside of embarrassing a young guy. Burn the tape. You get instant access to all the players - the least you could do is have some respect for a young guy who is about to get some crappy news.
This tweet adds nothing to society except to say...look at that guy with egg on his face...
JMO.
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I don't think this is embarrassing the player at all as he's simply illustrating how cruel the business can be. It's not like it's a secret that Meloche is on waivers and all players in his position know the business well. It is you that is insinuating that this is egg on the face of the player. Are you trying to say he's unaware of the business or different than any other NHL hopeful that got placed on waivers the past few weeks? Players all over the league have been dealing with news like this over the past few weeks. It's not egg on their face as it's the reality of professional team sports.
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10-12-2022, 07:41 AM
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#37
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Franchise Player
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The media asked Meloche his feelings about making Calgary's roster, then the media says that he jumped the gun. I see only one problem.
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10-12-2022, 07:44 AM
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#38
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Pent-up
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Plutanamo Bay.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CalgaryFan1988
The media asked Meloche his feelings about making Calgary's roster, then the media says that he jumped the gun. I see only one problem.
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He wasn’t even playing much. He obviously wasn’t playing opening night.
A bunch of teams had reporters jump all over the Cody Glass video looking for their own moment.
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10-12-2022, 07:56 AM
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#39
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers
You’re totally right. And it’s not cruel at all… there are tons of players who thought they’d make it this year but we’re waived. Probably wouldn’t have dressed, he’s not missing anything by being sent down. It’s part of the job.
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He’s probably missing $$
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10-12-2022, 08:01 AM
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#40
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Goriders
He’s probably missing $$
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Looks like he is making $950K whether he plays in Calgary or... Calgary. I'm sure at that salary expectations were he would be on an NHL roster, there must have been some competition for him.
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