10-11-2017, 01:12 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Thunder Bay Ontario
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Who do you think would be the first to be traded?
Adding Jagr to the lineup is awesome and should help the team moving forward but the problem is that the team has more than 9 top 9 forwards. Something has to give. Sure they can put a guy like Brouwer on the 4th line until he proves he deserves otherwise. Ferland seems like an amazing add to the fourth line but is he being wasted there? Lazar has shown chemistry with Bennett and Johnny and seems to have an non-stop engine, he makes room for the others on his line and the team has shown they see him as part of the team moving forward. Janko is showing he belongs in the top 9 if not 6 and needs to be given a chance soon. Stajan seems to be a good fit on the fourth line and is a good faceoff guy, good on the PK and a good presence on the team. Glass is a fourth line guy the team thinks they need against bigger teams. Versteeg isn't a fourth line guy and has shown chemistry with Bennett too.
Something has to give. Friedman said in his 30 thoughts that he thinks Janko will be on the team soon and that just makes me think that there's something brewing trade wise. The question is who?
It would be great if the team could find a way to trade Brouwer but I don't think that's going to happen. Stajan would be the next best option for the Flames but again I don't know if there would be any takers.
I know injuries are going to happen and they'll need players to fill in and nothing will likely happen trade wise but it's just for fun... It also looks like the Flames are "going for it now" and want to shore up the RW position
If the Flames trade one of their current top 9 players, who do you think it'll be? I'm going to guess Ferland; and for extra points I'll say it's a bigger deal that involves both Brouwer, Ferland and something else for someone like Duchene, Turris, Neal or someone like that.
The Flames just seem to have too many players right now.
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10-11-2017, 01:13 PM
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#2
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Scoring Winger
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I'm hoping Brouwer but I know it is likely impossible. So Stajan.
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10-11-2017, 01:14 PM
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#3
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Calgary
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At this point I'd take literally anything for Brouwer. I've never said that about any player before.
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10-11-2017, 01:20 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Everyone is going to continue to harp on Brouwer as the obvious answer but the two biggest factors:
- he as to agree to be traded as per his contract
- someone has to want him
make that unlikely imo
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10-11-2017, 01:21 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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It’s a pipe dream, but I would go for Shipachyov if he’s just going to hang out in the AHL. His contract is the same cap hit as Brouwer and a year less. As long as the sweetener doesn’t kill us I would go for it. McPhee is familiar with a Brouwer too.
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10-11-2017, 01:24 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Thunder Bay Ontario
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But that just puts the team in the same boat as having too many forwards. Adding Shipachyov doesn't solve the problem of Janko still needing to play. I think 2 forwards have to go.
And I don't think Brouwer will be dealt unless there's a sweetener added
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10-11-2017, 01:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by N-E-B
At this point I'd take literally anything for Brouwer. I've never said that about any player before.
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You'd have driven a hard bargain for Wideman, eh?
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10-11-2017, 01:35 PM
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Ate 100 Treadmills
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I don't see any trades. The team will attempt to hold onto their depth to deal with inevitable injuries. If we trade players now, we'll just be looking to pick up more players at the deadline. I don't see any trades, unless it becomes clear this is not a playoff team.
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10-11-2017, 01:36 PM
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In the Sin Bin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
It’s a pipe dream, but I would go for Shipachyov if he’s just going to hang out in the AHL. His contract is the same cap hit as Brouwer and a year less. As long as the sweetener doesn’t kill us I would go for it. McPhee is familiar with a Brouwer too.
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Shipachyov is basically in the AHL for the same reason as Jankowski. He's NHL ready but McPhee has too many contracts his doesn't want to waive. Don't think they're looking to move him. Much like Jankowski they're looking to move someone else to make room for him.
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10-11-2017, 03:07 PM
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Limiting myself to choosing a player in the top 9 and realistically assessing where things stand, Jagr would probably be the first player to be traded from the top 9. And that would be toward the end of a season that has gone horribly, horribly wrong.
I can't reasonably see any deal involving any of the Flames top 9 forwards any time soon.
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10-11-2017, 03:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Finger Cookin
Limiting myself to choosing a player in the top 9 and realistically assessing where things stand, Jagr would probably be the first player to be traded from the top 9. And that would be toward the end of a season that has gone horribly, horribly wrong.
I can't reasonably see any deal involving any of the Flames top 9 forwards any time soon.
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What a polite, roundabout way of saying:
"Troy Brouwer"
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10-11-2017, 03:11 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Poe969
The Flames just seem to have too many players right now.
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Trade Brouwer.
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10-11-2017, 03:12 PM
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I thought it was a given that Troy Brouwer is not a top 9 forward for the Flames at the moment. And even if he isn't, I still don't think he'd be the first to be traded. So no, I wasn't saying that in a polite, roundabout way.
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