2017/2018 Trade Speculation and Rumors

[AC]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

No, saying you were jumping on the Oilers bandwagon after the Flames got eliminated by the Ducks makes you an Oilers fan. Or at least not a true Flames fan. I am pretty sure 99.9% of this board would not cheer for the Oilers no matter what let alone right after the Flames got bounced.

[Calgary4LIfe]

I seriously doubt that the Flames will trade any D this season unless somehow the offence dries up. The opposite is currently true at the moment - the offence is finally showing up. We will see where this goes.

I do think that the Flames WILL trade some D this off-season and probably the next. There are a lot of prospects in the pipeline, but they also have to prove their ability.

Kulak has shown himself capable of being a full-time NHL'er. Over a stretch of games, however, he usually starts fading and then gets scratched, eventually getting demoted. Though I do think that he sticks this year, let's just make sure that he really does stick. Andersson has played a single game. I believe in him, but it is ONE game. He needs to prove he can play for a stretch and contribute.

There is also the matter of slotting. Will Kulak look really good still when he is out there against the other teams' first and second lines? Will he (or any other Flames Defensive prospect) start second guessing himself and taking too long to make a decision? Will he instead of taking the time to look for the best pass for the transition, or skating the puck out himself, just start to blindly dump it out off the boards to relieve pressure? I think you need to slowly acclimate defencemen into the NHL so that they don't lose their composure and start doing things away from their strengths.

I do think it is smart asset management to trade from a position of strength, but at the moment the Flames can't be positive what they have. To trade from a position of strength to suddenly realize they have a glaring hole in their top 4? That's a bad mistake that could cost the job of a GM. Flames FINALLY have a very strong top 4 with a Stone that can fit in the top 4 well during injuries. Imagine if it was Bartkowski having to fit in the top 4? Or a rookie over his head? That's what happens when you get injuries.

I just don't see Treliving having much of an appetite here. He will pull the trigger when it makes sense (he is no Kevin Cheveldayoff after all), but I just can't see him POTENTIALLY opening up a hole on the roster when he worked hard to make that position a strength. Not until he knows for sure.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Backlunds_socks

Crazy how if your view is not synced with the cp brain mass it makes you an oilers fan.

*complains about being labelled an Oilers fan*

*is the first person to mention “Oilers” in 100+ posts*

[the2bears]

Originally Posted by Fan in Exile

Definitely not the issue with this team. Remember before the season started how many were boasting about the great offensive depth of this team? Actually we only have two lines. We need depth scoring - real depth.

Are you talking about the Flames? I don't remember this being an often heard boast at all.

[TheIronMaiden]

How many threads must a fan post on,
Before you know that they're a fan.
Yes, and how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, and how many times must the trolling happen
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
The answer is blowing in the wind

[Jason14h]

Originally Posted by Backlunds_socks

Crazy how if your view is not synced with the cp brain mass it makes you an oilers fan.

No your posts are usually so bad we assume only an Oilers fan could be that bad

E=NG

[jonkaupp]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

No, saying you were jumping on the Oilers bandwagon after the Flames got eliminated by the Ducks makes you an Oilers fan. Or at least not a true Flames fan. I am pretty sure 99.9% of this board would not cheer for the Oilers no matter what let alone right after the Flames got bounced.

Yep x10000

[Backlunds_socks]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

No, saying you were jumping on the Oilers bandwagon after the Flames got eliminated by the Ducks makes you an Oilers fan. Or at least not a true Flames fan. I am pretty sure 99.9% of this board would not cheer for the Oilers no matter what let alone right after the Flames got bounced.

Back the claim up, u got th thanks now go find the proof.

Making noise up for up votes;the inter webs must be ur dopamine.

It’s sad and pathetic when people have to reach for their imaginations for their internet brownies.

Please again, show where I cheered the oilers post elimination.

Only on cp were middle aged white males can go kna bully tirade and it be ok.

[Backlunds_socks]

Originally Posted by AC

See above ac, we enjoy ur vids but ur thanks here are for nadda.

I have never cheered oil and never will.

[calgaryblood]

Originally Posted by Backlunds_socks

Back th claim up, u got th thanks now go find the proof.

Making noise up for thanks, the inter webs must be ur dopamine.

Please again, show where I cheered the oilers post elimination.

Here you go..

Originally Posted by Backlunds_socks

We'll I'll go cheer for the oilers now

[Backlunds_socks]

Originally Posted by calgaryblood

Here you go..

Jesus if sarcasm can’t be obvious th god help u.

Bullying at its finest. What a community.

[Aarongavey]

Originally Posted by calgaryblood

Here you go..

So the guy said "we will I will go cheer for the Oilers now". Not sure that means "he or she will" cheer for the Oilers....

Back on the original topic, I would love to trade one of our dmen for a legit top line player, but I hope Brad waits for the right trade. I really think we have a couple dmen who are not in the NHL that could be by next season at the latest.

[H2SO4(aq)]

Originally Posted by Backlunds_socks

Back the claim up, u got th thanks now go find the proof.

Making noise up for up votes;the inter webs must be ur dopamine.

It’s sad and pathetic when people have to reach for their imaginations for their internet brownies.

Please again, show where I cheered the oilers post elimination.

Only on cp were middle aged white males can go kna bully tirade and it be ok.

plays the victim card, and sprinkles in a little identity politics just for good measure.

[mennoknight]

Good god my ignore button is getting worn out

[bubbsy]

So... Any actual rumours from hnic last night?

[wired]

Backlunds socks....take a cp timeout. Or at least stop responding.....
In my experience, the more you chirp, the harder others will come and outchirp you.
Some members have valid points, and others are just internet bullies who feel the need to pile on.

[Sutter_in_law]

Originally Posted by H2SO4(aq)

plays the victim card, and sprinkles in a little identity politics just for good measure.

Thank you!

Nothing more cowardly/petty than getting proven wrong over and over and then pulling that kind of BS when it happens rather than admitting fault.

I don't feel the slightest bit sorry for people like that.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by bubbsy

So... Any actual rumours from hnic last night?

Yeah no kidding. This thread has turned into a train wreck. It's one thing to argue about the topic but another to take it where it currently has gone. Please just ignore the posters that are trying to bring attention to themselves.

[PegCityFlamesFan]

Me and Estrada agree! It took a terrible thread derail to unite us!

[TheScorpion]

You guys want rumours? Real news? Anything except backlunds_socks' silly rambling?

Jarome Iginla isn't ready to retire from NHL yet
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/j...etire-nhl-yet/

We’re almost a quarter of the way through the 2017-18, and Jarome Iginla is still without a team. According to Sportsnet’s Nick Kypreos, the veteran winger isn’t ready to call it quits just yet.

“Jarome Iginla wants to resume his NHL career—and not necessarily the one that he also has at the international level,” Kypreos said during Saturday’s Headlines segment on Hockey Night in Canada. “He had some minor surgery that was described to me as maintenance, but he wants to get ready to play.”

Iginla has 20 seasons worth of experience, 16 of which were spent with the Calgary Flames. He also had short stints with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings. The 40-year-old registered 625 goals and 675 assists for 1,300 points in 1,554 career NHL regular season games.

“We all know that the NHL teams out there use the American Thanksgiving as a bit of a gauge to reassess their team,” Kypreos said. “He’s hoping at that point that there will be enough interest where at least he can find a team that perhaps he might even skate with and be in a situation, much like others have, with a PTO—player tryout—and wait for his opportunity to sign.”