No comment from the NHL on the Thorton hit, I'm guessing they're letting it slide. Surprised and not surprised I guess, he definitely made direct contact with the head, which would lead one to assume it was a suspendable hit, but perhaps because its Joe Thorton they're letting it go? Thoughts?
They are addressing it after the Kadri hearing at 11:00.
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Stone really would've made the Flames daunting with the compete he brings.
Worth Valimaki? Maybe not, but he's also not even cracking our playoff line up yet.
Stone is a top 10-20 forward in his prime. As good as Valimaki is he doesn’t project nearly that high. If they could have worked out a contract that works for player and team I would have personally driven Valimaki to Ottawa.
^^I don't think the Flames look at it that way, they project him as a Giordano's replacement. So you could be talking about a 10-15 year career as a number 1 with the Flames vs 3 years of a "top forward". No one projected Gio as a top defensemen either.
Another problem is that Vegas had a marginally better cap scenario prior to the deal being made. Had Vegas kept Neal instead of him being signed by Calgary this may have ended up differently.
^^I don't think the Flames look at it that way, they project him as a Giordano's replacement. So you could be talking about a 10-15 year career as a number 1 with the Flames vs 3 years of a "top forward". No one projected Gio as a top defensemen either.
Another problem is that Vegas had a marginally better cap scenario prior to the deal being made. Had Vegas kept Neal instead of him being signed by Calgary this may have ended up differently.
'marginally'
They added a 7.5 million dollar player at the deadline without sending out any salary and finished the season with twice as much cap space as the Flames.
The Golden Knights made the trade for Stone. The Flames signed James Neal. History can't be changed. I'm not sure why people continue to beat this horse.
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This Kane-Reaves beef has become really entertaining. The small respect I gave to evander for fighting Reaves is now gone. He didn’t really hit you? Then why did your helmet pop off tough guy? Pure arrogance- in his mind I bet he thinks he won. Let’s see round 2 tonight and see what RR does to you.
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