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  13. Goaltending

    in Flames Talk

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    On 2/8/2022 at 1:25 PM, cross16 said:

    A timely tweet today. Chechelev's stats won't wow you in the ECHL but I also find stats from that league are really hard to project as it isn't a very good league. 

     

     

    I should add him to the list, had him in for a bit, but stopped for no apparent reason. I don't track the older guys, but he's young. I'm sure he's in the E solely to get playing time.

  14. It's Game Day Biotches

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    1 hour ago, travel_dude said:

     

    I was shocked that they started Brossoit last night, since that means we get Lehner.

    Don't think it really changes anything since we struggle against Brossoit anyway.

    If we play the way we are capable, Vegas is no different than any other team.

    Vegas forced a poor defensive team to expose the goalie.

    We have a better structure and can shut down the best lines.

     

    Markstrom is the logical choice, but I wonder if it makes better sense to sacrifice Vladar.

    They don't have a book on him, and their goals last night were ones that Vladar can fight off.

     

    Say what? We're going to destroy them.

  17. Johnny Gaudreau

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    10 hours ago, conundrumed said:

    Whatevs loverboy. Without a Blockchain about the hit, BT should stick with what he finds.He had a couple, right there.

    Clearly someone was a bit intoxicated after celebration with friends last night. Sorry Hearts, you're one of my faves and I think I meant that playfully. Doesn't work in text.:(

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  18. Johnny Gaudreau

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    1 hour ago, Heartbreaker said:

     

    Ha ha ha! Did I miss something? I thought that I had a pretty good handle on how most of the regulars are feeling, but this one caught me off guard! Did he text your wife something provocative?

    That said, I was definitely sad to see Lomberg go, and I didn't realize how much I missed Garnet Hathaway until I saw him hit McDavid a few nights ago. That guy doesn't get hit cleanly too often, and I've longed to see a Flames player catch him like that. I love watching players like that, but I'm sure sick of watching that guy feast upon our team.

    Love.

    Whatevs loverboy. Without a Blockchain about the hit, BT should stick with what he finds.He had a couple, right there.

  19. Johnny Gaudreau

    in Flames Talk

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    Let me bring this thing in.

    BT spent a lot of time and idiocy by not treating G or bottom 6 with the gravity it requires.

    Big, BIG mistakes.

    Signed Markstrom after al of that BS. Look everyone, the goalie position matters. Who knew?

    What's really annoying outside of that is how "whatever" the bottom 6 was.

    Hathaway, you're Blockchaining guy, wanted a raise. No.

    Lomberg, a $750,000 guy, your Blockchaining guy, don't qualify him.

    You've got to be kidding me. They were your awesome grabs, idiot.

    What are we, a farm?

    Louse.

    Show some dedication to those you buy into.

    We miss exactly those 2. But you're an idiiot.

    And you still are. I don't trust BT at all,

  20. Johnny Gaudreau

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    8 minutes ago, sak22 said:

    No just hunches, heard from more reliable sources how disappointed he was with the last deal.  And don't believe the Flames wanted to negotiate in 2021 based on his 2019 production.

     

    In 2021 and 2022, after the playoff bubble and 2020 season, I'd say the general feeling around here was Tkachuk was the future and Johnny was expendable.  Big discrepancy in production through the last 4 years.

     

    When is there ever talk of midseason negotiations?  Because nobody is reporting it doesn't mean discussions aren't happening, both sides don't want it to be a distraction.  There's a lot of factors involved here outside the actual deal or terms of the deal, outside stuff just from the last year.  Does the difference in COVID response factor in?  Does the cancelled arena factor in?  

    I was thinking Barkov, so preseason. Production-based? The org watches the guy everyday. Do you want that or don't you?

    You're on the fence? Well, that's where you put him, too, then.

    He fully invests in you as much as you fully invest in him is fair.

    But, here we are...now he costs $1mil vs the cap more than likely.

    Managing?

  22. Johnny Gaudreau

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    2 minutes ago, cross16 said:

     

     

    I have a tough time seeing this as the same thing. While both are the teams best player, Barkov is a franchise center not a winger, 2 years younger, and a consistent all around player. Was never really a reason to hesitate locking up Barkov but I think there are more than a few reasons why the Flames would have been hesitant to throw whatever it takes for Gaudreau. At the same time it also made perfect sense for Gaudreau to bet on himself and give him a ton of credit he's made the improvements and likely earned himself some more money. 

     

    I don't think its too much of a surprise or necessarily a bad thing he remains unsigned right now as I do understand the hesitation of locking him up. 

    That's where we differ. I don't understand the hesitation at all.

    On his part, maybe. He's your best player and better than a lot of team's best player.

    He always has been, not just this year.

    Why would you play with this? He IS your marketing strategy...

     

  23. Johnny Gaudreau

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    2 minutes ago, sak22 said:

     

    This is why the Gaudreau camp doesn't put pen to paper in the summer, nobody would've put him in consideration for that award even in this market.  I get there is demand for heads to roll if he doesn't sign, but I can't think of GM's who lose their job on failing to sign a free agent, if BT takes a fall for that I don't know if Calgary becomes a prime target for top GM's.  I mean Jarmo in Columbus played a season with Panarin and Bobrovsky who were 100% going to market and then traded most his picks for more players lost for nothing, yet he's still employed.  We let BT go for this, unless we have a good in house option, we are probably looking at an overrated has been taking over i.e. Feaster V.2

    The first part, can you say that, for sure?

    As cross said, to paraphrase, are you managing this very well?

    He's your best player, hands down.

    Did you offer him a deadly extension around when Barkov extended, is my question.

    There is zero whisper of it.

     

     

  24. 2021 Stockton Heat

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    7 minutes ago, travel_dude said:

     

    I think there is some reluctance to bring up anyone right now.  It may have to do with some trades that are being explored.  Ritchie should not be 3rd line.  He doesn't belong there.  It's almost like Sutter doesn't want to ruin the line with Lucic-Ruzicka-Lewis.  That line is doing pretty well.  Sutter must see something I do not.  I get that you may not want to bring up an AHL rookie, but the current options suck.  Ruzie is not a LW, so can't elevate him.  Bringing in Richardson to replace him on the 4th line makes no sense really, because he only is able to win faceoffs.  

     

    If we apply logic, Phillips should be on the roster and Ritchie or Pitlick or Richardson waived.  We have the option to play him in limited competition (not against Vegas).  See if he can fit.  Baring that, Pelletier is the next best choice.  In fact I would argue that Pelts should be up.  Won't ruin his confidence (like Sutter suggests), since he knows he has a path and needs to know what is in the way. He's smaller but not tiny.  Same size as Johnny.   

    I agree with him wholeheartedly. That's a great 4th line.

    Has Pitlick honestly been IR almost all year? wtf? Not understanding where this emanated from nor how it's become a constant. He should have been a good add to the bottom 6. Not always-on-the-IR add. What happened? Same injury from preseason keeps flaring up?

    I honestly loved the add at the time, but he's been for the most part ineffective/IR. The injury driving the ineffective part maybe?

  25. Johnny Gaudreau

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    24 minutes ago, travel_dude said:

     

    Some good points by both you and Cross.  I think there was some reservation on BT's side to go long and big dollars.

    He wasn't sure that Sutter Johnny would be as good as BP Johnny.

    I don't think he was thinking 8 years at any point, but that is now the only way to reduce the cap hit.

    Johnny was probably advised to bet on himself.

    And that the best thing to do at his age was get max term.

    At worst, he would have to leave for a huge contract.

    At best, he gests to stay where he is comfortable and make bank.

     

    I'm comfortable with $10m x 8.

    I think there is a way to structure it to reduce the cap hit, but I don't think it's do or die.

    The difficulty is the bonus laden contracts.

    NTC or NMC?

    No big deal, you give that to get a minor savings.

    The limited NTC is the way to go, letting the player decide which teams he'll waive for. If he wants full NMC, that's perfect. That means he wants to win here.

    The pride of the best players can't be understated. They want to win with the team that took them. Hands down. It's up to the GM to prove they're on the same path. ROR in Buffalo is a good example of what happens when your best player has zero faith in mgmt. Eichel had the surgery thing, but I think the outlier is the same.

    I'm running heavily on the assumption that JG wants to win here, the rest is up to BT. I view Tkachuk exactly the same way.

    These guys aren't robots running to the highest bidder. They want a legacy. I hope our GM understands that.

    Buying into where each other stands means everything. If BT said, we need a retool, both might say, "get me out of here then".

    Just my thoughts. Most players don't want to leave. Frustration with direction is the surefire way to change their mind.

    We might be okay. BT always seems to be playing a little behind this concept though.

    Mangia is arbs rights, but that's a discussion I don't want in Johnny's thread.

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