06-18-2018, 06:48 PM
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#742
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First Line Centre
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^ I think you aquire a top 6 guy as we only had 8 guys suitable for top 9 duty last season. If a young player shows he's ready you could push Frolik down. Or you could just run 4 lines of good players..
Gaudreau-Monahan-_____
Bennett-Backlund-Tkachuk
Ferland-Jankowski-Frolik
Mangiapane-Dube-Foo
Shore/Lazar
Last edited by SeanCharles; 06-18-2018 at 06:58 PM.
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06-18-2018, 06:53 PM
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#743
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SeanCharles
^ I think you aquire a top 6 guy as we only had 8 guys suitable for top 9 duty last season. If a Hong player shows he's ready you could push Frolim down. Or you could just run 4 lines of good players..
Gaudreau-Monahan-_____
Bennett-Backlund-Tkachuk
Ferland-Jankowski-Frolik
Mangiapane-Dube-Foo
Shore/Lazar
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Umm, wtf is a Hong player?
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06-18-2018, 08:28 PM
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#744
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Ferland NOT Ferkland.
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06-18-2018, 08:42 PM
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#745
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dissentowner
Umm, wtf is a Hong player?
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Hong Sung Kwe
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06-18-2018, 08:45 PM
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#746
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Thunder Bay Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dissentowner
Umm, wtf is a Hong player?
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I don't know, but I'll bet Foo is one
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06-18-2018, 08:50 PM
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#748
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Guo Hong
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06-19-2018, 07:24 AM
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#749
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Lifetime Suspension
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Hong player = someone well endowed. First thing that popped in my mind
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06-19-2018, 11:32 AM
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#750
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Crash and Bang Winger
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I doubt this would happen but one thing I'd like to see is for the flames to give Wotherspoon the choice of looking somewhere else for NHL work or staying with the Flames as their 7th dman.
If he wants to leave, no worries, but if he thinks it might be similar in another city or maybe he won't get signed, maybe he'd prefer to stay here.
It would be a show of good faith by the flames for a guy who has been with the organization for a while. plus he gets to spend his days in the NHL making the NHL paycheck and he would even be an upgrade on Bartkowski and could fill in admirably when injuries occur.
Anyways I think they'll let him walk but I think that would be cool.
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06-19-2018, 11:35 AM
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#751
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Flames Town
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigErnSalute_16
I doubt this would happen but one thing I'd like to see is for the flames to give Wotherspoon the choice of looking somewhere else for NHL work or staying with the Flames as their 7th dman.
If he wants to leave, no worries, but if he thinks it might be similar in another city or maybe he won't get signed, maybe he'd prefer to stay here.
It would be a show of good faith by the flames for a guy who has been with the organization for a while. plus he gets to spend his days in the NHL making the NHL paycheck and he would even be an upgrade on Bartkowski and could fill in admirably when injuries occur.
Anyways I think they'll let him walk but I think that would be cool.
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I have included him a few times on my roster. I definitely think Wotherspoon would be the ideal 7th dman for the upcoming season. Old enough that his development won't be hurt by not playing and at the same time, young enough that he would really want to push the other guys.
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06-23-2018, 01:08 PM
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#752
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Franchise Player
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I'd like to see a reasonable deal for Neal now.
Gaudreau - Monahan - Neal
Tkachuk - Jankowski - Lindholm
Bennett - Backlund - Frolik
Giordano - Brodie
Hanafin - Hamonic
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06-23-2018, 01:09 PM
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#753
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jacks
I'd like to see a reasonable deal for Neal now.
Gaudreau - Monahan - Neal
Tkachuk - Jankowski - Lindholm
Bennett - Backlund - Frolik
Giordano - Brodie
Hanafin - Hamonic
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I don't think we will see any big name UFA wingers signed.
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06-23-2018, 01:20 PM
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#754
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Calgary
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So now the Flames haves 24.5 million in cap space for the coming season. Have to sign Lindholm and Hanifin, which I'm guessing comes to around 11 million combined (5 for Lindholm, 6 for Hanifin) which leaves 13.5 million to re-sign Janko, Kulak and any other returning RFA's and UFA's (I hope they only sign Shore and let everyone else walk).
Gaudreau - Monahan - Lindholm
Tkachuk - Jankowski - ??
Bennett - Backlund - Frolik
?? - Shore - ??
Giordano - Brodie
Hanifin - Hamonic
Stone - Andersson
Kulak
We have plenty to make a solid free agent signing for the 1st/2nd line, and the 4th line can be filled with the likes of Foo, Mangiapane, Dube etc and plenty of options in that forward group to move things around.
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06-23-2018, 01:24 PM
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#755
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: In the studio
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Keep in mind that Bennett and Tkachuk are going to be biting into that 13.5 remaining at the start of next season with Brouwer remaining for 1 more year and it actually gets tighter.
Tkachuk is easy 7 x 6.5 mill and Bennett probably 3 years x 3 mill and we will be needing to find a replacement for Smith at that time too.
Still a long way to go but our core is more defined no doubt.
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06-23-2018, 01:24 PM
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#756
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Groot
So now the Flames haves 24.5 million in cap space for the coming season. Have to sign Lindholm and Hanifin, which I'm guessing comes to around 11 million combined (5 for Lindholm, 6 for Hanifin) which leaves 13.5 million to re-sign Janko, Kulak and any other returning RFA's and UFA's (I hope they only sign Shore and let everyone else walk).
Gaudreau - Monahan - Lindholm
Tkachuk - Jankowski - ??
Bennett - Backlund - Frolik
?? - Shore - ??
Giordano - Brodie
Hanifin - Hamonic
Stone - Andersson
Kulak
We have plenty to make a solid free agent signing for the 1st/2nd line, and the 4th line can be filled with the likes of Foo, Mangiapane, Dube etc and plenty of options in that forward group to move things around.
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Add one more winger and our lineup looks good. Just need everyone to have good years and we can make some noise
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06-23-2018, 02:04 PM
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#757
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Franchise Player
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So free agency aside, what do the Flames' lines and defence pairs look like?
Gaudreau - Monahan - Lindholm?
Tkachuk - Backlund - Foo?Lazar?
Bennett - Jankowski - Frolik?
Whatever on the fourth
Giordano - Stone?
Hanafin - Hamonic?
Brodie - Andersson/Kulak?
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06-23-2018, 02:11 PM
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#758
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In the Sin Bin
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Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm
Bennett-Jankowski-Tkachuk
Frolik-Backlund-Lazar/Foo
whoever-Shore-Lazar/Foo
Gio-Brodie
Hanifin-Hamonic
Kulak-Stone/Andersson
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06-23-2018, 03:11 PM
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#759
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Heavy Jack
Keep in mind that Bennett and Tkachuk are going to be biting into that 13.5 remaining at the start of next season with Brouwer remaining for 1 more year and it actually gets tighter.
Tkachuk is easy 7 x 6.5 mill and Bennett probably 3 years x 3 mill and we will be needing to find a replacement for Smith at that time too.
Still a long way to go but our core is more defined no doubt.
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I would expect Frolik and Stone to be traded for picks before next season as hopefully someone internally can develop and replace them, and a Brouwer buyout next season is a no-brainer. Those 3 moves should cover Tkachuks and Bennett's contract plus, and while we have to replace Smith we shed his 4.5 million as well so we're probably looking at adding only 2-3 million to the currrent cap hit.
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06-23-2018, 07:12 PM
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#760
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Franchise Player
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I know all the talk is about putting Lindholm on the top line, and they will no doubt give that a try, but I can't help thinking that he would be a fantastic match for Backlund.
I know that Backlund/Frolik has been a pair for a couple years, but one has to wonder if Frolik's play will start to fade. Also, as great as the line has been, I think the team really needs to get Tkachuk onto a separate line in order to spread out the offense.
So what I am thinking is:
Gaudreau - Monahan - UFA
Bennett - Jankowski - Tkachuk
Mangiapane/Dube - Backlund - Lindholm
Frolik - Shore - Lazar
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