09-07-2018, 04:52 PM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
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09-07-2018, 05:03 PM
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#22
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2016
Location: ATCO Field, Section 201
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I feel bad for people who spent money on preseason tickets. That team is going to get walked.
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09-07-2018, 05:07 PM
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#23
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
I feel bad for people who spent money on preseason tickets. That team is going to get walked.
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NHL visiting teams usually just dress the minimum number of NHL veterans required especially early on in pre-season.
It won't be as bad as people think for the games at the Dome.
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09-07-2018, 05:09 PM
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#24
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sureLoss
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Yeah, that's kind of what I was thinking. If you watch his interview at the Chinatown event the Flames sponsored a few weeks ago, he talks about his father's side of the family having "Asian heritage" but you get the feeling it wasn't a big part of his life growing up.
It reminds me when Rene Bourque was traded the Habs and he had to tell the media that although he has the most French-sounding name in the NHL, he doesn't speak a word of French.
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09-07-2018, 05:10 PM
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#25
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cantrader
I thought Foo would be going at least for marketing purposes. Oh well, I will just see him live here in Calgary
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Bringing Foo for that purpose would be unfair for him. He should have only one thing on his mind, making the team. Saddling him with a bunch of media requests would only hurt him I think. He doesn't need any distractions. He needs focus.
Plus, I doubt he speaks any Mandarin or Cantonese, so there wouldn't really be any point in bringing him.
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09-07-2018, 05:21 PM
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#26
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Underground
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sureLoss
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That reminds me back in the day of Phaneuf getting questions about his first name and Marcel Dionne and he'd just look at the reporters with a blank stare.
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09-07-2018, 05:21 PM
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#27
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2016
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sureLoss
NHL visiting teams usually just dress the minimum number of NHL veterans required especially early on in pre-season.
It won't be as bad as people think for the games at the Dome.
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I guess an advantage would be that you would get an honest look at how the prospects shape up against NHL talent.
For arguements sake the Flames will ice a roster which looks similar to this.
Mangiapane-Dube-Foo
Rychel- Graovac- Quine
Robinson- Ruzicka-Phillips
Ehliz-Lomberg-Gawdin
Valimaki- Svedberg
Kylington- Ollas Mattsson
Healey- Högström
Rittich
Glass
Parsons
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09-07-2018, 05:31 PM
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#28
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
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https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/road...er/c-299995754
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A notable omission from the China group is top prospect Spencer Foo, who had an excellent rookie season with the Stockton Heat before getting a taste of the big show late last year, scoring twice in his first four games a Flame.
"Foo, (Andrew) Mangiapane, (Alan) Quine, (Buddy) Robinson, (Kerby) Rychel, (Matthew) Philips and so on - I've talked to those players and they know there's a method to the madness here," Treliving said.
"They're going to get great exposure. They're going to play in top offensive roles; they're going to play on special teams... We think that's real important for them. In a lot of ways, it's an added bonus with a lot of the regular players gone.
"I think it's a good opportunity for the guys that aren't going to really showcase themselves."
The Flames play two games during their eight-day journey, Sept. 15 and 19, against the Boston Bruins in Shenzhen and Beijing, respectively.
Treliving expects all 25 players to make at least one appearance during the trip.
"The goal was to get a small enough group together to make it manageable, and a big enough group so that you can have solid, competitive practices while you're there."
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09-07-2018, 05:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 868904
Bringing Foo for that purpose would be unfair for him. He should have only one thing on his mind, making the team. Saddling him with a bunch of media requests would only hurt him I think. He doesn't need any distractions. He needs focus.
Plus, I doubt he speaks any Mandarin or Cantonese, so there wouldn't really be any point in bringing him.
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Saying it would be Foolish?
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09-07-2018, 05:32 PM
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#30
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Lethbridge
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flames Fan, Ph.D.
That reminds me back in the day of Phaneuf getting questions about his first name and Marcel Dionne and he'd just look at the reporters with a blank stare.
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That isn’t every one of his interviews?
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09-07-2018, 05:48 PM
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#31
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blankall
So...the good players are all going?....and Anthony Peluso for some reason.
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Peluso will have a nameplate which reads lick me......just for Brad Marchands purpose.
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09-07-2018, 05:50 PM
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#32
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In the Sin Bin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ah123
Wonder why Rittich is not going
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Because he'll be getting starting duties in the games in Calgary instead.
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09-07-2018, 05:56 PM
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#33
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First Line Centre
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Yup, looks like mostly players with locks on spots are going, along with a few fillers, while almost everyone on the bubble is staying in Calgary to get every opportunity to show what they can do (of course, that's what the team is going to say to them, what else would you say to a player who was hoping to share in a once-in-a-lifetime experience with the Flames, only to be told that he was not going).
Based on the roster choices, it looks like Andersson is expected to make the team, which is good news. Unfortunately, I'm suspicious that Klimchuk is more likely a filler than a lock right now, but I'd love to be wrong about this.
Rittich will be getting the most starting minutes in goal, so he looks like the expected backup for the beginning of the season, which I'm OK with. I still think Gillies has more potential upside, so playing a lot of minutes in Stockton will benefit him more than Rittich, while the latter is currently more NHL-ready and is more suited to playing the backup role for the Flames.
Last edited by Macindoc; 09-07-2018 at 06:01 PM.
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09-07-2018, 06:01 PM
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#34
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SW Calgary
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Schneider surprised me for a second but I guess why bring the top 3 goalies in the org of there's only 2 games. Smith likely gets and game and Gillies gets one while Rittich gets ice time back home
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09-07-2018, 07:28 PM
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#35
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Toronto
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From a coaching and management perspective, who's going to China and who's staying behind?
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09-07-2018, 07:33 PM
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#36
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by activeStick
From a coaching and management perspective, who's going to China and who's staying behind?
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Treliving and Conroy are the only management going. Pascal, Maloney, and the rest are staying.
I believe Peters, Ward and Huska are the coaches going.
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09-07-2018, 08:57 PM
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#37
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First Line Centre
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Flames Team North America:
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Originally Posted by Hockey Fan #751
So I wonder who will be in the Flames lineup Sept 17, 19, 21, 22 back in North America?
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Remaining players with contracts...
Mangiapane - Dube - Foo
Rychel - Phillips - Gawdin (potential dynamic duo!!)
Ehliz - Graovac - Robinson
Pollock - Quine - O'Brien (PTO)
Lomberg
Valimaki - Svedberg (PTO)
Kylington - Falk (PTO)
Healey - Högström
Rittich
Parsons
McDonald
Glass (PTO)
*Calgary is at 44 of the 50 Standard Contract Limit.
Last edited by David Struch; 09-07-2018 at 09:41 PM.
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09-07-2018, 09:38 PM
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#38
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Paradise
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^ Mason Mcdonald as well
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09-07-2018, 11:04 PM
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#39
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cantrader
I thought Foo would be going at least for marketing purposes. Oh well, I will just see him live here in Calgary
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He's 4-5 generations removed from his Chinese ancestors and the ethnic half of his family is from the West Indies.
It would be a fairly large stretch to market him as a Chinese player.
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09-07-2018, 11:24 PM
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#40
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Trust me on this, Foo did not want to go to China. The guys who are going were consulted with since mid July.
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