Predict the 2016/2017 Flames Starting Lineup

[FlameZilla]

Gaudreau Monahan UFA (Okposo/Eriksson)
Ferland Backlund Frolik
Bouma Bennett Colborne
Grant Stajan Hathaway
Jooris

Brodie Hamilton
Giordano Engelland
Jokipakka Wideman
Nakladal

UFA (Reimer?)
Ortio

I can't see anything more dramatic than this happening. We need a damned good goalie and a decent top line RWer. It ain't gonna be cheap...

[Parallex]

Gaudreau - Monahan - Shinkaruk
Tkachuk - Bennett - Colborne
Ferland - Backlund - Frolik
Bouma - Stajan - Hathaway
Jooris/Bollig


Brodie - Hamilton
Giordano - Nakladal
Jokkipakka - Engellend
Smid(LTIR)/Wotherspoon

Reimer
Ortio

Wideman get's bought out this summer.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen

I'd love that team but I think even under ideal conditions that would exceed the cap.

7 6 5
0.925 0.925 4.3
2 3.575 0.863
2.2 3.125 0.825
1.25
0.69
2.2

6.75 4.65
0.9 5.75
2.9166 1
5.25

5.95
1

Green are new contracts. Blue are contracts that have bonuses (not included) and red is Raymond's overage.

That's 75M with Eriksson, a 30-33-63 defensively responsible 30 year old winger signing an AAV of 5M and Gaudreau and Monahan combining for 13M...

If only we could unload a Wideman or Stajan...

I think Eriksson would be the perfect fit for the top line RW.

[Bunk]

Gaudreau-Monahan-Eriksson
Colborne-Backlund-Frolik
Ferland-Bennett-Laine
Bouma-Stajan-Shinkaruk
Jankowski

Brodie-Gio
Hamilton-Nakladal
Jokipaaka-Wideman
Engelland

[hockey.modern]

Gaudreau-Monahan-Nichushkin
Colborne-Backlund-Frolik
Shinkaruk-Bennett-Laine/Dubois
Bouma-Stajan-Ferland
Bollig

Brodie-Hamilton
Giordano-Wideman
Jokkipakka-Engelland
Wotherspoon
LTIR: Smid

Reimer
Ortio

[Roof-Daddy]

Smid for Michalek
Raymond for Bickell
Wideman, Bouma, +?? for Varlamov

1. Gaudreau (6.750) - Monahan (6.750) - Michalek (4.000)
2. M Ferland (0.825) - Backlund (3.250) - M Frolik (4.300)
3. B. Bickell (4.000) - S Bennett (0.925) - Colborne (2.500)
4. M. Stajan (3.125) - D. Grant (0.850) - Hathaway (0.690)

Extra - Bollig (1.250) - F. Hamilton (0.800)


1. Giordano (6.750) - Hamilton (5.750)
2. Jokipakka (0.900) - TJ Brodie (4.650)
3. Nakladal (1.000) - Engelland (2.916)

Extra - Wotherspoon (0.900)


1. Varlamov (5.900)
2. J Ortio (0.800)

$69.907 million cap hit

[Samonadreau]

Originally Posted by hockey.modern

Gaudreau-Monahan-Nichushkin
Colborne-Backlund-Frolik
Shinkaruk-Bennett-Laine/Dubois
Bouma-Stajan-Ferland
Bollig

Brodie-Hamilton
Giordano-Wideman
Jokkipakka-Engelland
Wotherspoon
LTIR: Smid

Reimer
Ortio

How exactly would we acquire Nichushkin and considering Dubois is still 17 untill the week before the draft isnt there a good chance we'd give him another year of Juniors?

[H2SO4(aq)]

I want the flames to get big and become a bully.

[MarkGio]

Originally Posted by saillias

It's funny how resistant to change this fanbase can be

I don't think anyone is resistant to changing the goalie situation. But some people like making reasonable line-ups. I highly doubt the Flames are going to add Carey Price or Johnny Quick to their line-ups, but if there was a chance, you bet it would be posted in every line combination in this thread.

In all likelihood - given the cap situation, free agency and trade options - the Flames will be coming two camp with familiar faces fighting for the starter role

[Alberta_Beef]

What the heck, why not.

Transactions

• Trade Dennis Wideman to the Boston Bruins for Jimmy Hayes.
• Trade Stars 2nd to Detroit for Brendan Smith.
• Trade Joni Ortio and the Flames 2nd to the St. Louis Blues for Brian Elliott.
• Buyout Ladislav Smid
• Give permission to Mason Raymond to find a European club for him to play on; if he is unable he will be buried in Stockton.
• Re-Sign Johnny Gaudreau, $7,250,000 aav/8 years.
• Re-sign Sean Monahan, $6,250,000 aav/8 years.
• Re-sign Joe Colborne, $2,400,000 aav/3 years.
• Re-Sign Jakub Nakladal, $850,000 aav/1 year/1-way contract.
• Sign David Perron, $4,250,000 aav/5 years
• Sign Jhonas Enroth, $1,750,000 aav/2 years

Johnny Gaudreau $7,250,000 / Sean Monahan $6,250,000 / David Perron $4,250,000
Joe Colborne $2,400,000 / Mikael Backlund $3,575,000 / Michael Frolik $4,300,000
Hunter Shinkaruk $863,333 / Sam Bennett $925,000 / Jimmy Hayes $2,300,000
Lance Bouma $2,200,000 / Matt Stajan $3,125,000 / Micheal Ferland $825,000
Brandon Bollig $1,250,000 /

Mark Giordano $6,750,000 / TJ Brodie $4,650,400
Brendan Smith $2,750,000 / Dougie Hamilton $5,750,000
Jyrki Jokipakka $900,000 / Deryk Engelland $2,916,667
Jakub Nakladal $850,000

Brian Elliott $2,500,000 / Jhonas Enroth $1,750,000

Mason Raymond (Buried) $2,200,000
Ladislav Smid Buyout $833,333
Total Cap: $71,363,733

[UKflames]

I liked your thinking until I got to the part where you signed Perron for 5 years and then I fell over

[Badgers Nose]

Flames get bigger:

Gaudreau - Monahan - Lucic
Colborne - Bennett - Frolik
Shinkaruk - Backlund - Poirier
Bouma - Jankowski - Ferland

Hathaway/Bollig

Giordano - Brodie
Hamilton - Jokkipakka
Wotherspoon - Engelland

Kulak

Reimer
Ortio

Wideman traded at draft, with a few other Flames that don't fit the plans.

[TheKurgan]

Trade Colborne and Poirier to Tampa Bay for Ben Bishop
Trade Jankowski to Vancouver for Jake Virtanen (you know John Weisbrod wants him)
Trade Bollig, Jooris, and Wideman (salary dump) for whatever you can
LTIR for Smid

Gaudreau – Monahan – Okposo/Lucic
Shinkaruk - Backlund - Frolik
Laine/Puljujarvi/Mathews - Bennett - Virtanen
Bouma - Stajan – Ferland
Hathaway

Giordano - Brodie
Jokipakka - Hamilton
Engelland - Nakladal
Wotherspoon

Ben Bishop
Ortio

[Weitz]

Colborne and Poirier to Tampa Bay for Ben Bishop?

In what world would Tampa do that?

[Gaskal]

Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef

Trade Dennis Wideman to the Boston Bruins for Jimmy Hayes.
Trade Joni Ortio and the Flames 2nd to the St. Louis Blues for Brian Elliott.

0 chance of either happening.

Hayes isn't quite untouchable, but you're not getting him for Wideman.

Elliott is one of the league's leading goalies in terms of stats - AND he's on a sweetheart contract.

Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef

Sign David Perron, $4,250,000 aav/5 years

[saillias]

The Hayes bros are overrated.

They're like the Niedermayers. If both Niedermayers were Rob.

[spuzzum]

Sign Ericsson or Lucic
Sign Reimer
Sign Stepniak
Bury / Buyout Raymond
Bury / Trade Bollig for a 6th
Trade Wideman for a 2nd
Trade Bouma for a 3rd
Retire / LTIR Smid

Gaudreau – Monahan – Ericsson / Lucic
Bennett - Matthews - Colbourne
Ferland - Backlund - Frolik
Stajan - Grant – Stepniak
Hathaway / Shinkaruk

Giordano - Brodie
Jokipakka - Hamilton
Engelland - Nakladal
Wotherspoon

Reimer
Ortio

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by UKflames

I liked your thinking until I got to the part where you signed Perron for 5 years and then I fell over

And for that $$$

Fine with Perron, but yikes not if that's the cost

[FBI]

Stempniak is fine but would prefer not to bring him back. Doesn't fit our bigger/better/younger model.

[Alberta_Beef]

Originally Posted by btimbit

And for that $$$

Fine with Perron, but yikes not if that's the cost

Hate to break it to you but that is market value and you won't get a top 6 forward without offering 5+ years. I'd love to know how Frolik is worth 4.3x5 and Perron not 4.25x5? Frolik is better defensively but Perron is more physical and on average they are fairly similar offensively. It's not half as bad as you and others are making it out to be.