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Old 06-16-2016, 10:00 PM   #81
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not a huge MAF fan at all, but people make it sound like he's the worst goalie in the league or something...

guys like Anderson/Elliot/Allen/Mzarek/Greiss/Nuevirth all will cost us more to acquire and

guys like Bishop/Vassy are a pipe dream.

Remier is cheap to acquire for a reason: he's totally unproven

IF Fleury can be had with a late 2nd or third round pick, i'd definitely consider it...
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Old 06-16-2016, 10:15 PM   #82
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Wow so many critics on this forum ! I don't post much here at all I just thought it was a legitimate question. I am terribly sorry I missed putting a "?" in the poll wow unbelievable how perfect we have to be here ! Mod can u please put a question mark in the poll topic thank you.
Don't worry about it. There are a lot of internet elitists here that spend to much time policing the minutiae. Especially in off season.

Welcome and to answer your question... No to MAF
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Old 06-16-2016, 11:03 PM   #83
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I'm not really one to police the forum, but there does seem to be a lot of "quantity over quality" threads here these days and the vast majority of them to be started by newcomers. I think a waiting period on this forum wouldn't hurt, so new members can get into the flow of CP before to see how things tend to run around here. So many join and just blow their load in the first few days/weeks, and then get (usually rightfully) piled on.

I wouldn't mind something like this:
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Don't mind the overall idea, but limiting how often someone can post would severely limit the amount of new members. Hell, GT threads alone it's easy to go insane with post counts. I know if I was a new member and couldn't post freely, I would say forget this place.

Other restrictions though, like creating polls or even starting threads, aren't a bad idea. But really, I wonder what's so wrong with this type of thing? Why do people get so offended by a thread like this?
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Old 06-16-2016, 11:17 PM   #84
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Warming up to the idea.

Seems to be a solid veteran guy who still has some game left. Could be a great locker room presence.

Not totally sold yet.
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Old 06-17-2016, 12:09 AM   #85
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I am not too excited about Fleury as a possibility. Seems there is stronger options that may be available considering the upcoming expansion draft. I am still holding out hope for a Andersen/Gibson or Elliott/Allen.

Things are aligning pretty well for us to land a good goalie this offseason IMO.
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Old 06-17-2016, 12:38 AM   #86
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Wow so many critics on this forum ! I don't post much here at all I just thought it was a legitimate question. I am terribly sorry I missed putting a "?" in the poll wow unbelievable how perfect we have to be here ! Mod can u please put a question mark in the poll topic thank you.
It's just this has been discussed for the last several weeks, and is literally being discussed in the trade speculation and rumours thread at the very time this thread was created.

When you combine that with the tone that sounded like it was suggesting no one had brought this up for discussion, it's why the post got the reaction it did.

While there's nothing particularly wrong with raising the point for discussion in it's own thread, if everyone did that for every notion they had, the forum would be flooded.

There's a new-ish poster who's currently doing that (or has been) and it's clearly for attention seeking.

Not saying that's what you're doing, but if this topic interests you, check out the trade speculation thread, as it's already got some good steam going with people discussing it back and forth.

For the record Fleury wouldn't be my first choice, but I'd be fine with him as a stop gap if the price was reasonable.
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Old 06-17-2016, 12:56 AM   #87
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We haven't seen enough of Gilles to know if he could be the possible #1 in a few years and I believe Flames brass is thinking much the same. That doubt makes me think the Flames will go after a younger player like Anderson or someone in that age group. To me there is too much risk going short term with Fleury.
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Ugh.... Francis
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We haven't seen enough of Gilles to know if he could be the possible #1 in a few years and I believe Flames brass is thinking much the same. That doubt makes me think the Flames will go after a younger player like Anderson or someone in that age group. To me there is too much risk going short term with Fleury.
That is exactly my thought too, if Gillies had been healthy and had a standout season maybe Fleury would be more appealing and as high as I am on Gillies, I don't want to be back in the same boat in 3 years.
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Old 06-17-2016, 02:42 AM   #90
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I'm not really one to police the forum, but there does seem to be a lot of "quantity over quality" threads here these days and the vast majority of them to be started by newcomers. I think a waiting period on this forum wouldn't hurt, so new members can get into the flow of CP before to see how things tend to run around here. So many join and just blow their load in the first few days/weeks, and then get (usually rightfully) piled on.

I wouldn't mind something like this:
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Part of what makes an online community interesting is fresh ideas and manners of expressing themselves. TheScorpion specifically does tend to go a little post/poll happy at times, but a lot of that comes from youthful exuberance. Reminds me a bit of myself from 13 years ago on the Flames message board back when I used to moderate over there. Is everything that is brought up fully fleshed out? No, but he does bring up topics to discuss and it does take the forum in a different direction. More discussion is not a bad thing, even if it isn't what we're all used to. Especially in the offseason, when there is virtually nothing to talk about, having something to discuss is better than nothing as most days in past seasons there might be 3-4 topics that get talked about on a given day.

Everything evolves over time. Pushing boundaries is a good thing as it forces everyone to talk about what everyone is comfortable with. I don't mind there being polls on here. I don't bother going into those topics because I don't care about what it's discussing. Other people do, and that's great. Having the choice to do or not do something is a good thing. If Thescorpion wasn't posting as much as he does, then there would be fewer things to discuss, even if he does overdo it at times. Everyone was 16 once...
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You sound like a grumpy old man who thinks kids should be quiet and well-behaved, listening to the adults and not talking back.

Damn millennials having different posting styles and their own ideas that are different than yours?!@!#!#

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I'm not really one to police the forum, but there does seem to be a lot of "quantity over quality" threads here these days and the vast majority of them to be started by newcomers. I think a waiting period on this forum wouldn't hurt, so new members can get into the flow of CP before to see how things tend to run around here. So many join and just blow their load in the first few days/weeks, and then get (usually rightfully) piled on.

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Old 06-17-2016, 07:13 AM   #92
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The guy is getting on in years and will cost a lot of money... not worth the risk IMHO
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Old 06-17-2016, 07:49 AM   #93
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Re: the topics at hand in this thread
1. If a person can't police themselves, then someone needs to do it for them
2. Fleury would be fine, as management has stated that they want to find a number 1 goalie now. I don't see them as concerned over the expansion draft/protecting players as they do making sure they have a solution to last year's biggest issue.
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Old 06-17-2016, 10:07 AM   #94
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http://www.tsn.ca/news-and-rumours-f...leury-1.509495 Rumor Dreger says Flames have interest in MAF.
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http://www.tsn.ca/news-and-rumours-f...leury-1.509495 Rumor Dreger says Flames have interest in MAF.

They are just quoting Francis. Granted this time i think Francis is right. I also think Flames GM has called every team in the NHL about goaltending. Hell he probably called Montreal to see if they could get Price. lol

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http://www.tsn.ca/news-and-rumours-f...leury-1.509495 Rumor Dreger says Flames have interest in MAF.
He's just quoting Eric Francis. Not much of an insider Dreger if you have to resort to getting info from him
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Do not want.

I understand he won a cup early on in his career but since then he is a perennial playoff choker. We need players that up their game when it matters most, not ones that lose their composure in those situations.
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Part of what makes an online community interesting is fresh ideas and manners of expressing themselves. TheScorpion specifically does tend to go a little post/poll happy at times, but a lot of that comes from youthful exuberance. Reminds me a bit of myself from 13 years ago on the Flames message board back when I used to moderate over there. Is everything that is brought up fully fleshed out? No, but he does bring up topics to discuss and it does take the forum in a different direction. More discussion is not a bad thing, even if it isn't what we're all used to. Especially in the offseason, when there is virtually nothing to talk about, having something to discuss is better than nothing as most days in past seasons there might be 3-4 topics that get talked about on a given day.

Everything evolves over time. Pushing boundaries is a good thing as it forces everyone to talk about what everyone is comfortable with. I don't mind there being polls on here. I don't bother going into those topics because I don't care about what it's discussing. Other people do, and that's great. Having the choice to do or not do something is a good thing. If Thescorpion wasn't posting as much as he does, then there would be fewer things to discuss, even if he does overdo it at times. Everyone was 16 once...
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Old 06-17-2016, 10:27 AM   #99
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MAF will be relatively cheap to acquire, and his cap hit, while not favorable, isn't the worst either. I don't see many options that won't break the bank and I'm not sold at all on Reimer.

MAF is literally an average NHL goaltender who will likely take no more than two second rounders + a cap dump (Raymond perhaps?) to acquire, who is light years better than Hiller and definitely better than Ramo.

Keep in mind the Penguins have never had a d-core as good as Calgary's either, so he would be less exposed.
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Do not want.

I understand he won a cup early on in his career but since then he is a perennial playoff choker. We need players that up their game when it matters most, not ones that lose their composure in those situations.

I can understand what your saying, but first off the flames need a goalie that can up his game in regular season games. Flames are going to be learning a new system and it will take time. They are going to have to be bailed out by the goaltender for most of the start of the regular season. I know Fleury can do that. It is a gamble when or if playoffs start, but maybe a new beggining is what Fleury needs to erase those playoff woes. Don't get me wrong it would be great if the flames could trade for a top 5 goalie, but that is not going to happen. There are some young goaltenders that might be up for trade, but i think the cost of those type of guys would be just like last year where 1st round picks were involved. Reimer is the only goaltender on the UFA market that i would want and even then i'm not sold he can be a true #1. I am sick of the Ramo/Hiller type goalies that at best are 1b goalies.
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