2024 Off-season trade rumours and speculation thread

[Sec214]

[sch19lks]

Originally Posted by Sec214

Conroy is on his boat in upstate New York and there’s no news

[mile]

We're getting Taylor Hall?

[getbak]

Originally Posted by mile

We're getting Taylor Hall?

Hall doesn't eat bananas and can't drive a boat. That chimp is the anti-Hall.

[Sandman]

I think Sec has diminished confidence in Conroy's ability to "drive this boat".

Perhaps a bad move on the way?

[butterfly]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Plus, I don't think we could guarantee him a spot in the NHL right out of the gates either, which is apparently why he wouldn't sign in Winnipeg.

Like what happens if the Flames agree to that, and as a result, another prospect who actually earned it has to be sent down to the AHL to make room? And what would it say to other guys who had to (or recently drafted guys who will have to) come up through the AHL?

I don't want to bring that potential issue into the organization.

Using that logic there's no sense in trading for Smith, Michkov, Cowan, etc. or else we might hurt somebody's feelings. They all have to be good enough to earn it.

Unless I am misunderstanding your post and you are arguing against guaranteeing a roster spot to anybody, in which case I do agree.

[Snuffleupagus]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Plus, I don't think we could guarantee him a spot in the NHL right out of the gates either, which is apparently why he wouldn't sign in Winnipeg.

Like what happens if the Flames agree to that, and as a result, another prospect who actually earned it has to be sent down to the AHL to make room? And what would it say to other guys who had to (or recently drafted guys who will have to) come up through the AHL?

I don't want to bring that potential issue into the organization.

Just another example of why a Canadian team needs to stay away from drafting American NCAA players and it's only going to get worst.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus

Just another example of why a Canadian team needs to stay away from drafting American NCAA players and it's only going to get worst.

The Flames definitely need to trade Coronato for a 7th-round pick while they still can. He'll never sign here.

[Snuffleupagus]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

The Flames definitely need to trade Coronato for a 7th-round pick while they still can. He'll never sign here.

I get it but they still make me nervous, especially the ones born with silver spoons stuck in their arses.

[metroneck]

Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus

I get it but they still make me nervous, especially the ones born with silver spoons stuck in their arses.

I know, right? Players should never exercise their rights, or do what’s in their best insterests.

Especially those that had everything gifted to them.

[Toonage]

No idea if there is anything to these GIFs, but Sec likes to post after midnight and whether its the Flames, Conroy, Sec, whoever. No good decisions come then.

[Badgers Nose]

Unless someone asks out, can’t imagine anything happening until camp.

The team is stuffed with players. So probably not a FA signing inbound.

How are we for coaches? Full house?

[Ped]

Originally Posted by Flames Fan, Ph.D.

Why is everyone so trigger happy to trade every vet we have as long as we get some kid who hasn’t played in the NHL? I don’t understand.

If you're gonna be bad, might as well be really bad?

[kyuss275]

Originally Posted by Sandman

I think Sec has diminished confidence in Conroy's ability to "drive this boat".

Perhaps a bad move on the way?

I think sec is talking about the mcgroarty situation, in which he thinks he is entitled to an automatic roster spot.

[gvitaly]

Originally Posted by Badgers Nose

Unless someone asks out, can’t imagine anything happening until camp.

The team is stuffed with players. So probably not a FA signing inbound.

How are we for coaches? Full house?

Pretty much a full house for coaches.

HC - Huska
AC - Lambert, C. MacLean, Larson
Video - Pringle, Doty
Goalies - Sigalet, LaBarbera
Strength and Conditioning - Davis, Relkoff, Z. MacLean

Skills/Development coaches - Gelinas, Stone, Johnston
Skating- Fujita, Rommerdahl(rehab)

Wranglers
HC - Cull
AC - Cirella, Sutter
Goalies - Skapski
Strength and conditioning - Farnell

[Ozy_Flame]

Royle9, please translate haha

[Flames Fan, Ph.D.]

Originally Posted by 1qqaaz

Caring about this doesn't make any sense to me. Isn't that the whole point of a very young and fresh prospect?
In fact, for where the Flames are right now, isn't the future the only thing that matters? So they can have a real chance to win the cup?

My point in using that description was more general: that people seem extremely eager to trade away our better, experienced players for nearly anything unproven. Only requisite seems to be a pulse and age below 23.

Maybe we shouldn’t be throwing our best centreman into a package the minute someone dangles an unproven player or a draft pick.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by Sec214

Jovanaski is going to be one of new assistants.

[Parallex]

Originally Posted by memphusk

Why do people have Pospisil on the fourth line? This kid is good. I get that he wears his heart on his sleeve but he is a better player than alot give him recognition for.

The team has many competing interests... trying out players in different spots, putting future trade assets in positions to maximize their return, creating a fun (if not good) product for fans to watch, etc. etc. Have to balance those interests.

The best way to do that is to put Pospisil on the fourth line (ideally as a C). Him and Lomberg will be fun to watch, he plays a type of game that will be suited to playing on a traditional 4th line, it creates a spot in the top 9 for a different player (less suited for a traditional 4th line) to show what he can do. Having him play C on the 4th gives him development opportunities he wouldn't have on the wing on a higher line... yeah he'd get less minutes per game but he'd be a more important player for those minutes. Besides these are only opening day line-up speculation... I assume that at least two spots will open up on or before the TDL.

Fuctionally speaking we have 1 spot outside the 4th line to fill and IMO Pelletier and Coronato (the two along with Pospisil most likely to be competing for it) aren't suited to 4th line duty unless the team takes a departure from what 4th lines are expected to usually to do (and the Calgary Flames aren't a franchise really known for departing from standard deployments).

YMMV but I like Lomberg - Pospisil - Klapka way more then Pelletier - Rooney - Lomberg.

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by memphusk

Why do people have Pospisil on the fourth line? This kid is good. I get that he wears his heart on his sleeve but he is a better player than alot give him recognition for.

Because we have too many wingers...and if he wants a shot at playing center (As Conroy has said) then working him in as a center on the 4th line makes the most sense to start the season.

I also would be playing those 4 lines pretty evenly at 5v5 if I was coach...so that would be the other thing too.