[Rumour] Free agent courting period news and rumors

[Stanley]

Ideally you bank on Neal having an improved season raising his deadline trade value for next Feb, and perhaps even Brodie for that matter...doing nothing now could pay off in the long run....

...although I still think you gotta get something sooner rather than later for Frolik and arguably Brodie...but what if Brodie can have a stellar season and fetch a higher return as well?

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by Stanley

Ideally you bank on Neal having an improved season raising his deadline trade value for next Feb, and perhaps even Brodie for that matter...doing nothing now could pay off in the long run....

...although I still think you gotta get something sooner rather than later for Frolik and arguably Brodie...but what if Brodie can have a stellar season and fetch a higher return as well?

If Brodie is having a stellar season and the Flames are contending, I doubt they would trade him and weaken the team at the deadline.

[PlayfulGenius]

Originally Posted by mrdonkey

They also have the Horton contract counting against them right now, which while it technically counts against the cap it shouldn’t be a problem after the season starts.

I wonder if there's an incentive to wait until AFTER training cap to sign Marner... HUGE risk there, but also potentially a payoff, as they'll have moved Horton's cap hit to LTIR

[Flash Walken]

The flames literally cannot afford to keep brodie.

You're not keeping him to see if his value goes up at the deadline, you're trading him in order to be cap compliant at the beginning of the year.

I think many teams in the league realize this.

Other teams in cap crunches have made deals this off-season to relieve the pressure. We've gotten a pretty good glimpse into what the cost of cap compliance is.

I think hockey deals that improve the lineup or just about gone at this point. Now it's less about getting value for a player and more about getting what you can to sign your rfas and bargain Hunt for depth.

[Stanley]

Originally Posted by The Cobra

If Brodie is having a stellar season and the Flames are contending, I doubt they would trade him and weaken the team at the deadline.

I suppose you have a point there

[Stanley]

Originally Posted by Flash Walken

The flames literally cannot afford to keep brodie.

You're not keeping him to see if his value goes up at the deadline, you're trading him in order to be cap compliant at the beginning of the year.

I think many teams in the league realize this.

Other teams in cap crunches have made deals this off-season to relieve the pressure. We've gotten a pretty good glimpse into what the cost of cap compliance is.

I think hockey deals that improve the lineup or just about gone at this point. Now it's less about getting value for a player and more about getting what you can to sign your rfas and bargain Hunt for depth.

Right. I keep forgetting how close we are to the cap, especially not knowing exactly where the Tkachuk contract will come in...

[btimbit]

As nice as adding a 2c would be, if a team can take on his salary I'm willing to a do a move just for picks as well. A team with lots of draft picks and cap space, Montreal for example, could be willing. Then picks might be easier to flip for players from other cap strapped teams, or even just use the extra cap space to sign a guy like Ferland.

Hopefully the hurricanes hurry up and sign that offer sheet because I do see the Canadiens as a good trading partner right now

[DeluxeMoustache]

^ if I’m the Canes I wait until the last minute, to paralyze Montreal

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache

^ if I’m the Canes I wait until the last minute, to paralyze Montreal

I totally would too, but I read something this morning saying expect them to match it sooner than later

[getbak]

Word out of Carolina is that an announcement is coming within the hour.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1146086795588845568

[mrdonkey]

At this point we’re probably looking at a handful of lower-round picks just to get cap compliant.

People are going to be very unhappy with the returns on Brodie and Frolik when they happen.

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by mrdonkey

At this point we’re probably looking at a handful of lower-round picks just to get cap compliant.

People are going to be very unhappy with the returns on Brodie and Frolik when they happen.

Frolik maybe, but I just can't see Treliving selling Brodie for a song. I think we'd see some other desperate moves like a Neal buyout before Brodie gets moved for a 4th and 6th

He studied under Burke after all, the guy that let Cammalleri walk for nothing just to prove a point

[Rando]

Originally Posted by mrdonkey

People are going to be very unhappy with the returns on Brodie and Frolik when they happen.

Yeah, people keep saying that then you see just yesterday he was involved in a possible trade for Kadri and you wonder where the truth is.

[mrdonkey]

Originally Posted by btimbit

Frolik maybe, but I just can't see Treliving selling Brodie for a song. I think we'd see some other desperate moves like a Neal buyout before Brodie gets moved for a 4th and 6th

A 4th and a 6th is probably low, but something like Nate Thompson and a 2nd is totally within the realm of possibility. Treiving is bent over a barrel and other teams know it.

Frolik to NJ for Boston’s 4th also seems plausible.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache

^ if I’m the Canes I wait until the last minute, to paralyze Montreal

I would publicly announce it, but take until the last minute to file the last remaining paperwork with the league.

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by Rando

Yeah, people keep saying that then you see just yesterday he was involved in a possible trade for Kadri and you wonder where the truth is.

We have no idea what the rest of that trade was. We do know that Kadri fetched a half price Barrie, so we know that there had to be other pieces going the other way.

[Rando]

Originally Posted by The Cobra

We have no idea what the rest of that trade was. We do know that Kadri fetched a half price Barrie, so we know that there had to be other pieces going the other way.

Absolutely that, but I think it's fair to assume he wasn't a throw in piece.

[djsFlames]

Treliving doesn't make awful trades like posters are speculating. People oddly are forgetting he's a wizard.

Just cause a good one didn't pan out and he's biding his time doesn't mean were selling off a guy with decent value for scraps. CP really loves to assume the worst when things go quiet.

"Teams know he's over a barrel!" Really?
Trading Brodie for a six pack isn't his only option to open up some cap. And why would Kadri be offered up if that were the case? Such ridiculous assumptions.

[TheScorpion]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1146106428878442496

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

Treliving doesn't make awful trades like posters are speculating. People oddly are forgetting he's a wizard.

Just cause a good one didn't pan out and he's biding his time doesn't mean were selling off a guy with decent value for scraps. CP really loves to assume the worst when things go quiet.

"Teams know he's over a barrel!" Really?
Trading Brodie for a six pack isn't his only option to open up some cap. And why would Kadri be offered up if that were the case? Such ridiculous assumptions.

Yeah people sure seem to be undervaluing Brodie. It's not like teams are going to trade for him just to help Calgary, there's lots of teams out there that would love to add a good dman. Now the teams that missed the decent ones in free agency will be calling.

Still obviously dissapointed about not getting Kadri but Treliving playing the long game could still work out great