[Trade] Mark Stone (8yrs, $9.5mil AAV) to Vegas for Erik Brannstrom, Lindberg, 2020 2nd

[TheAlpineOracle]

All of our competitors got better while we did nothing. Not overly impressed with today’s results.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by Phagoof

Valimaki, Frolik, 2020 second.

I would of done it.

Hope Valimaki is a top pairing guy for turning that down.

[Duffalufagus]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

If they could have given up Valimaki and NOT give up a first... man, Treliving, what the hell, man.

How does Duchene get two firsts and Stone gets ZERO?

totally. i'm shocked. although brannstrom is a top tier prospect.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by 1qqaaz

I would have gladly given up more than that for an extension-signing Stone.
Unless he signs for over 9.5 million per year.

And the Flames would have had to have sent salary to Ottawa, so it would have been tougher.

I have a sense Treliving knows what Stone is going to get for his next contract and doesn't want to go there.

[Bunk]

I think it hinged on: Valimaki was a bridge too far, and they figured, perhaps after talking to him/his agent, his contract demands were too high to re-sign.

[Nsd1]

Hope Brady Tkachuk wants out now

[sureLoss]

Looks like the Sens gave permission to Vegas to talk to Stone

Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie
Extension being worked on, pretty obvious that one is coming since there appears to be no conditional picks in the deal from OTT to VGK.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

If they could have given up Valimaki and NOT give up a first... man, Treliving, what the hell, man.

How does Duchene get two firsts and Stone gets ZERO?

Because Brannstrom (like Valimaki) is worth way more than a late 1st

[Jiri Hrdina]

We heard Valimaki was a deal breaker and evidently he was.
If he ends up being a long-term #1 dman or even #2 then it makes sense
It seems like the Sens prioritized getting the prospect they wanted. So an offer like Kylington+1st perhaps would not have got it done
It was all about Valimaki. Quite the vote of confidence for that young man.

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle

All of our competitors got better while we did nothing. Not overly impressed with today’s results.

So? Even with their improvements they're still weaker.

They improved because they HAD too, we didn't

[Bunk]

Originally Posted by Phagoof

Valimaki, Frolik, 2020 second.

I would of done it.

Would you if you knew $10.5m/yr was what's needed to extend?

That's just too much for him, I think.

[Jore]

that's all it took? with extension? i don't like how this looks for calgary at all

[CroFlames]

Truth be told you might need to keep Valimaki in the chamber for a summertime trade for a bonafide #1 goalie.



There is no guarantee Rittich can be a #1 long term, and Mike Smith is done in Calgary.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

We heard Valimaki was a deal breaker and evidently he was.
If he ends up being a long-term #1 dman or even #2 then it makes sense
It seems like the Sens prioritized getting the prospect they wanted. So an offer like Kylington+1st perhaps would not have got it done
It was all about Valimaki. Quite the vote of confidence for that young man.

or the Flames cannot make the contract work or Stone did not want to sign here.

[TheScorpion]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

Truth be told you might need to keep Valimaki in the chamber for a summertime trade for a bonafide #1 goalie.

Goalies are very rarely worth that much, though

[Ashasx]

Doesn't seem like nearly as much as I thought, but who knows if Stone was even willing to extend in Calgary.

[Yamer]

Who's the better prospect: Valimaki or Brannstrom?

[Manhattanboy]

Originally Posted by devo22

I might be in the minority, but I'm perfectly fine with how all of that played out. Stone doesn't push Vegas over the top and I'm super happy that we didn't sell the farm here.

No wait, I'm in the minority! I would have traded Valimaki.

[The Yen Man]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

Pretty damn disappointed at today, given what every team around us did.

I'm the opposite. I'm pretty relieved we didn't get all crazy and overpay for rentals.

[Johnny Makarov]

Jesus calm down. Watch, Stone is going to get 7 X $10.5 mil!