[GDT] 2023 NHL Trade Deadline

[Hot_Flatus]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Yeah, I guess that could be the other side of it. Don’t do anything long term or tear anything down because we want to give the next guy an NHL roster to work with.

If you basically knew you were out of a job though, and ownership knew, I don’t know why they’d wait and burn a whole year instead of just making the change.

Because the Flames are cheap and don't want to pay 2 GM salaries at the same time.

Either way, standing pat isn't the end of the world, but it seems like a missed opportunity to gather an extra 2nd-4th round pick by moving some, or even one of the semi-peripheral players.

Better yet, cashing in on someone more significant like Toffoli could be a serious shot in the arm in terms of the ability to clear some cap room and make further deals at the draft with that capital gained, which could likely be significant in that scenario.

[Macho0978]

Originally Posted by dino7c

With one year left on his deal and would only extend with like 5 teams

not a good example at all. Also the Flames could have traded Tkachuk for Eichel but he wouldn't sign there either. Flames had the assets for Chychrun, if they wanted to give up a 2023 first...likely wouldn't have gone over well.

Players often re-sign with a team once they trade for them.

Weegar and Huberdeau both re-sgned with us, you would think they wouldn't want to be here or test free agency. Worked out for them they sdidn't with the years they had but both contract were long term and reasonable at the time they signed.

Sure, some players might not want to come here but players are often available. Cap space and assets and you can be in on it. What we have now is short of elite and this team is one of the least successful teams in the salary cap era. But you are ok with keep doing the same old thing I guess.

I'd like to once have a good young star studded team full of potential for the first time since I was 10 and we were stacked in the 80s

[Paulie Walnuts]

They are really doing a number on Markstrom. It does seem like last season was more of a fluke and he is just a average goalie at best.

We need to rid ourselves of that awful contract.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus

Because the Flames are cheap and don't want to pay 2 GM salaries at the same time.

Either way, standing pat isn't the end of the world, but it seems like a missed opportunity to gather an extra 2nd-4th round pick by moving some, or even one of the semi-peripheral players.

Better yet, cashing in on someone more significant like Toffoli could be a serious shot in the arm in terms of the ability to clear some cap room and make further deals at the draft with that capital gained, which could likely be significant in that scenario.

I think doing nothing today is fine. If you can sell someone, cool, but you’re not at risk of losing anyone of value to UFA this summer. Lots of time.

I’m just genuinely surprised with the season we’ve watched that they’ve done nothing. They didn’t even call anyone up outside of injury replacements, did they? It’s possible that if nobody was injured, we wouldn’t have even seen Pelletier?

[Harry Lime]

I expect flames to do nothing, but here are my hail Mary predictions for teams that have assets and are still looking to add.

To LA
Noah Hanifin

To calgary
Alex turcotte
Helge grans
Sean walker

To Carolina
Tyler toffoli

To calgary
2023 1st
Arseni gritsyuk

Good futures package from carllina and la pays a premium for being in the same division. Walker slots in now, and all prospects are farther along in their progress.

Still guessing nothing though.

[Hot_Flatus]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

I think doing nothing today is fine. If you can sell someone, cool, but you’re not at risk of losing anyone of value to UFA this summer. Lots of time.

I’m just genuinely surprised with the season we’ve watched that they’ve done nothing. They didn’t even call anyone up outside of injury replacements, did they? It’s possible that if nobody was injured, we wouldn’t have even seen Pelletier?

I think Duehr and Pelletier were going to get here regardless given the seasons they were having in the AHL. They weren't ready at camp but they certainly forced the teams hand afterwards.

Not tweaking the roster externally even once throughout the season is real headscratcher....part of that is having no cap room, but part of that seems to also be too much of the safe and steady approach that ends up hurting you in the long run.

[genetic_phreek]

Flames talk coming up next on sportsnet for anyone interested.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by genetic_phreek

Flames talk coming up next on sportsnet for anyone interested.

Just gonna be a whole bunch of McDavid talk.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by genetic_phreek

Flames talk coming up next on sportsnet for anyone interested.

“Could do something, could do nothing”

[howard_the_duck]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Not to push the “make a trade for the sake of it” idea, but I can’t see it looking good on Treliving given the season we’re having to go through the entire thing without making one single trade.

It’ll look even uglier if he decides to leave. Sitting on your hands as you burn the last year of your contract before you manage another team would be an ugly, ugly look. Hope it doesn’t turn out that way.

I think it would be more evidence that suggests this is ownership’s show.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by Sandman

Lindsay Hamilton is a goddess.

Who is that lady with her those shoes are terrible.

[Sandman]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

Who is that lady with her those shoes are terrible.

Lol, I agree. Tessa Bonhomme is a hottie as well, I just have to say.

[Dion]

[NewFan]

So, still nothing from Flames? I guess the team management as shocked as us about the team situation!

[KootenayFlamesFan]

I guess we're not talking about the Flames, Biz is doing stand up, cool.

[Parallex]

That was cringeworthy.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

I like Biz for the most part, but sometimes he just needs not to talk. The show isn't about him.

[JurassicTunga12]

1 hour remaining...

[Manhattanboy]

Originally Posted by Sandman

Lol, I agree. Tessa Bonhomme is a hottie as well, I just have to say.

I was chatting with Natasha Stanis,,, at the Bettmnan lunch last week. Told her I missed seeing her on TSN. She said she missed being on TSN...

[keenan87]

So, that was coverage for the Flames? Buttons and the Anaheim streak?