07-03-2025, 05:56 PM
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#541
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DionTheDman
Problem is that it blows our biggest current trade chip to fill a position that we don't really have a need for.
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We're nowhere near competing.
Our #1C almost undoubtedly needs to come from the draft.
Robertson will be a better asset than Rasmus, more chance to trade him for something valuable than Rasmus anyway if that ends up happening.
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07-03-2025, 05:58 PM
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#543
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
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Dallas isn’t trading Johnston…lol.
The Stars have gone all in on their win now window. You simply don’t part with a player like Johnston unless he’s part of a package that gets you a significant upgrade.
That’s not Ras or any package coming from the Flames that makes sense for the Stars right now.
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07-03-2025, 06:03 PM
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#544
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Bingo's Official Offspring
Yes My Dad Knows I'm Here
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Calgary
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Pagnotta posted an article saying that Byram is looking for "a long term deal worth at least 9M per season"
I know Pagnotta isn't reliable, but if that has even a hint of truth to it, stay the hell away.
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07-03-2025, 06:05 PM
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#545
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by InternationalVillager
One thing I've learned this week is that Dreger is no insider. He's a hack. Plenty of bad info. And any opportunity he had to take it back, he doubled down.
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He called Ehlers to the Hurricanes yesterday. He is one of the best insiders, he gets some wrong but so do 99% of them.
He also isn't a dick like Seravelli.
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07-03-2025, 06:05 PM
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#546
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bingo Jr.
Pagnotta posted an article saying that Byram is looking for "a long term deal worth at least 9M per season"
I know Pagnotta isn't reliable, but if that has even a hint of truth to it, stay the hell away.
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That's the "i want to get the heck out of Buffalo" contract ask
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07-03-2025, 06:06 PM
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#547
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Aug 2022
Location: Zambia
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Originally Posted by Rhett44
He called Ehlers to the Hurricanes yesterday. He is one of the best insiders, he gets some wrong but so do 99% of them.
He also isn't a dick like Seravelli.
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He's also related to our AGM in some way
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07-03-2025, 06:06 PM
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#548
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Appealing my suspension
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Just outside Enemy Lines
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Originally Posted by ComixZone
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With them offloading Leddy, I figure they're likely the team who will land Byrum.
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07-03-2025, 06:07 PM
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#549
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bingo Jr.
Pagnotta posted an article saying that Byram is looking for "a long term deal worth at least 9M per season"
I know Pagnotta isn't reliable, but if that has even a hint of truth to it, stay the hell away.
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That type of contract, will kill any offer sheet.
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07-03-2025, 06:21 PM
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#550
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Farm Team Player
Join Date: Apr 2019
Exp: 
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Knut
That's the "i want to get the heck out of Buffalo" contract ask
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Exactly. I’m not so sure it’s St Louis but suppose it could be
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07-03-2025, 06:23 PM
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#551
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by ComixZone
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Says the guy who pumped up the snooze fest draft as "the wildest draft ever."
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07-03-2025, 06:40 PM
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#552
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by YyjFlames
Says the guy who pumped up the snooze fest draft as "the wildest draft ever."
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Wasn't that every insider, including the ones on here? Lol.
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07-03-2025, 06:41 PM
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#553
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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Like I said earlier (insiderrrr) unless the Flames wanted to play the offer sheet, he’ll be a Blue.
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07-03-2025, 06:48 PM
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#554
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
Dallas isn’t trading Johnston…lol.
The Stars have gone all in on their win now window. You simply don’t part with a player like Johnston unless he’s part of a package that gets you a significant upgrade.
That’s not Ras or any package coming from the Flames that makes sense for the Stars right now.
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Unless Calgary finally weaponized their cap space to take dead weight contracts and give Dallas additional flexibility.
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07-03-2025, 07:16 PM
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#555
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
With the upper limit of the cap blowing up I think the days of needing to attach valuable draft capital to move a player are gone.
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Temporarily.
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07-03-2025, 07:22 PM
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#556
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: NC
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https://twitter.com/user/status/1940914834285142187
3 way with ANA/DAL/CGY please, with Calgary getting McTavish and Dumba, Anaheim with Robertson, and Dallas with Andersson. Balance that out.
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07-03-2025, 07:24 PM
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#557
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
Dallas isn’t trading Johnston…lol.
The Stars have gone all in on their win now window. You simply don’t part with a player like Johnston unless he’s part of a package that gets you a significant upgrade.
That’s not Ras or any package coming from the Flames that makes sense for the Stars right now.
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You have to look at how they are already built. They already have Roope, Seguin, Bourque, and Duchene down the middle. They need Andersson more than they need Johnston. Adding in Zary helps offset that as well. They are a stronger team if they make that trade and closer to a SC.
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07-03-2025, 07:25 PM
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#558
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
Dallas isn’t trading Johnston…lol.
The Stars have gone all in on their win now window. You simply don’t part with a player like Johnston unless he’s part of a package that gets you a significant upgrade.
That’s not Ras or any package coming from the Flames that makes sense for the Stars right now.
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Hilariously, you managed to prove the point contrary to your first sentence and then tried to walk it back.
Trading Johnston is a Win Now move. From the Stars immediate view he is not a #1C, that is Hintz. Having Seguin and Duchene also make him expendable in the middle 6. Moving Johnston out makes sense for Bourque's situation too so he has an opportunity for a bigger role and bigger contract.
Andersson actually IS the upgrade that makes sense for the Stars right now. They came out of the playoffs and it was immediately pointed out that their D needed an upgrade on the right side. That is why there are so many rumours out there about the Stars trying to acquire him as he is the only option that fits into their cap structure. If they can bring in Andersson AND move out 2 cap dumps that are currently $7M in dead weight in the D group at the same time then that is a massive release valve for Nill to make better moves.
That is the type of move that makes one think about what it was like for the Flames to trade away Hull.
Robertson is not the solution for the Flames. The Flames already have a $10M LWer and the last thing we need is to bring in another expensive LWer and have his value tank because we do not have a C for him to play with. Could you imagine if Robertson came here, signed a massive extension, and his production cut in half?
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07-03-2025, 07:30 PM
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#559
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Ontario
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Johnston just signed his contract in March. They're not trading him this quickly.
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07-03-2025, 07:31 PM
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#560
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dissentowner
You have to look at how they are already built. They already have Roope, Seguin, Bourque, and Duchene down the middle. They need Andersson more than they need Johnston. Adding in Zary helps offset that as well. They are a stronger team if they make that trade and closer to a SC.
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Duchene is better a winger at this point in time. Seguin and Bourque can play wing too. Easier to move those players to wing anyway. They’re not moving Johnston.
We can make a 6 year UFA pitch to Johnston when his 5 year deal is up. I would hope by that time we look like a desirable destination.
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