EDIT:WHOOPS Fan 960 Speculates Flames and Mason Raymond Have Agreed to a Deal

[BruceCody]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Maybe it makes Stempniak tradable for something.

I agree though, that without more moves, it doesn't really do much for me.

Only natural right winger for trade? Please, stop trading Stemper.

Trade Cammalleri, Jackman, sign&trade Butler etc

[CaramonLS]

Originally Posted by Jiggy_12

Personally this is getting bizarre for me.

Over the past 3 years or so, players I mentally noted that I would love to see on the Flames and were realistically achievable were David Jones, TJ Galiardi, and Mason Raymond.

Very happy if true

Who the #### wished for Shane O'Brien then?

[Badgers Nose]

Originally Posted by BruceCody

Only natural right winger for trade? Please, stop trading Stemper.

Agreed.

He is streaky, but from when he first came into the league I always thought he would be a good Flame.

MY guess is that there will be at least a 10 game streak next year where his offence carries the team.

[tempz]

This is a concerning trend....

[cznTiburon]

Originally Posted by SebC

Acquire ALL the Calgarians!

(Except Shinkaruk)

First comes Raymond, then the big trade for heatley and big money for Jeff Schultz

[Dienasty]

No problem with Raymond, guy has wheels, and has a couple productive seasons under his belt.

Plus it think that adding him means someone else is shipping out. Curious as to what the fall out is.

[Iniggywetrust]

Do not want. Living in BC I have watched this guy play a lot. He is not a valuable player. Not skilled enough to play top 6, no where near strong enough to play third line roles. Sure he is fast, but could go into the corner with eggs in his pockets and come out in tacked. We don't need more speed in the top 6, we need size.

[Anduril]

Stempniak isn't untouchable but hard to imagine being moved when he and Jones are the only set RH forwards. Really makes you notice the serious deficit we have in the RH pool now that we've touched on the centres.

[mrdonkey]

Not exactly surprising. This is a move that most people probably saw coming.

Baertschi, Cammy, Glencross, Stempniak, Hudler, Jones, Galiardi, and now Raymond. Once again the team is loaded with top 9 wingers, but now with Knight and possibly Monahan there may not be any room to 'fudge' it by moving some guys to center.

Wonder if this means they don't expect Cammy and Stemps to be in the starting lineup?

[Miniac]

I'm not too sure about this potential signing Jay and co.

[the-rasta-masta]

Great signing. These are the perfect type of players to have during a rebuild, and will be important pieces to the bottom 6 once we get a few more young players to build our top line and defense around. I believe he is pretty slick in the shootout as well which will be nice.

[handgroen]

Originally Posted by kyuss275

The more i think about the more i dont like it.

1) He is soft

2) If we bring him in, and don't get rid of anybody, there is no spot for Horak

3) If we bring him in just to trade someone else, is the overall value going to be worth it? They are going to get a lot more for Cammi or Stempniak at the deadline rather than a summer trade. I don't think what Raymond brings is more than what holding onto Cammi or Stempniak would bring in trade at the deadline.

i think horak gets traded as part of a larger package. If feaster is able to take advantage of a team in cap trouble, i believe the deal will need to involve a horak/reinhart type player.

[Hockey]

I didn't mind Raymond on the Canucks, but he plays too much of a perimeter game. He was successful when he would use his speed and take the puck to the net. He gets away from that though and starts taking long wrist shots from just inside the blue line.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

I hope he can take his game to another level, or a lot of fans will be very frustrated with this guy. Always waiting for him to step it up, but he just doesn't have the jam to do it.

Lots and lots of speed, though. I like how fast this team will be next year.

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by SebC

Acquire ALL the Calgarians!

(Except Shinkaruk)

NO to Heatley!!

[Badgers Nose]

It's probably going to be a 1-2 year deal for cheap.

Not concerned about this at all if true. Young and NHL experienced. Faster than any roster player from 2013.

[Miniac]

Originally Posted by 868904

I think these signings are a waste of time. Unless they have deals to move Cammy, Stempniak, and Hudler, it's just another redundant signing.

I really think Feaster should be focusing on the Flyers and their cap jail. To me, Brayden Schenn is a guy who could be moved given their existing depth at centre with Lecavalier, Giroux (who needs to re-sign), and Couturier. Brayden Schenn is schedule for a $3 million cap hit this year, and his brother Luke is another $3.5 million. I think there's a deal there to be made. Maybe a Backlund, Gaudreau, Butler for the Schenns type of deal. Luke is pretty useless and is making too much money, so the Flames would be taking a hit on that, but that's the cost of getting a young centre like Brayden. Flyers save a tonne of money there and pick up a good young prospect in Gaudreau.

I would prefer to hold on to Gaudreau but if he were to be trade, I rather packing him for Seguin (more proven).

[CaptainCrunch]

I think that Feaster is stockpiling players to take advantage of teams with cap issues.

buckle up Rupert things are gonna be interesting tomorrow.

[Flames_F.T.W]

Are there any available LW that we don't have yet?

[BintonB]

If only we used this bring in hometown players logic with our 22nd pick