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Ya, I get it, but we won't know if that playoff experience pays off until the playoffs. Maybe be he is good in the room now. But the play on the ice has not.
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Yes, I think that for the other smaller signings, it wreaks of the past regime where we seem to grasp at straws hoping to create something out of nothing. It's a bit annoying, hoping that a proven underachiever will pan out to be more. A lot can say, Raymond did score to make him worth as much, and we didn't know where goals were going to come from. In my years watching him, Raymond just wasn't a player I would have signed. Engelland was a bit over too. Those $500,000.00 overpayments can add up in the long range forecasts. As he also overpaid Bouma, by how much? And when you add the overpayments up, you get almost over $1,000,000.00. That's one 3rd or 4th liner. Or maybe it's that much that you're over that you can't sign a guy you'd want, or trade for someone.
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The Official Calgary Flames "New Arena" thread
robrob74 replied to DirtyDeeds's topic in Flames Talk
Who else thinks the stadium proposals are ugly designs? Maybe that is why the governments involved don't want anything to do with them? ? -
It is really too bad Brodie screwed up last night. About two minutes before that I said to my dad, the D better start playing for Elliott now. I could see see a touch of complacency come into the game in the 3rd. I didn't feel like they'd lose, but the play changed. Too bad, Elliott deserved the shutout.
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The Official Calgary Flames "New Arena" thread
robrob74 replied to DirtyDeeds's topic in Flames Talk
Didn't they have a portion of the Game and Entertainment revenue set to go back into the governments pockets? -
If he doesn't, another team will scoop him up for sure!
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Oh boy!!!! The mob is waiting...
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I wonder if Hamilton will play. They might keep it safe by sitting him to heal the cut. Cuts are dangerous with hockey gear - infection...
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Yesterday when Kerr was talking to Francis, Kerr said Kulak is injured.
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Elliott: 4M/yr x 3yrs? Johnson: 2M/yr x 2 years? That would be starter money between the two and keep the tending $$ down for a bit while we transition.
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How much are we willing to pay a tandem to start? Bishop wanted over 6m. How much would we sign Elliott and Johnson for for about 2-3 years? Elliott for 3 years Johnson for 2 years thoughts? By then, our young goalies would be ready to push for spots. Who knows how long it will take for them to?
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Calgary Flames Drafting and Development: Your Analysis
robrob74 replied to rickross's topic in Flames Talk
I agree. How many people get paid hundreds of thousands a year, let alone over 100,000? in ECHL Burrows was making 450.00/week. How many of us would love to do even that? In vancouver, beer league hockey fees are about 900.00 for 30 games plus a guaranteed 2 playoff games. I would take what Burrows got to play. -
I wish we traded Glencross for Forsberg instead of them going for Erat. I always wonder if that could have been done. Imagine what Washington would look like now with Forsberg on their team.
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For me, the cost is the most important factor. Was Bishop going to cost us too much to acquire? And how much would he cost $$$?
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I think we still need a stop gap for one of the youth to step up. We might need to find someone to come in for about 3 years
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THIS! is what I say and why I defend the goalies. When the team shows up, the goalies play better too.
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He also traded a first to get Hamilton and then maybe nailed the later round picks, yet to see.
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I did see a difference in how teams treated the Flames after both Bollig and Engelland were signed.
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For me, the biggest thing would be is, from upper management, are the Flames playing a brand of hockey they want to play?
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I predicted Raymond falling off. I hated that acquisition from the moment anyone on this message board suggested signing him. That was before BT got him. He was always a soft streaky player who overachieved in one season. Engelland wasn't a mistake. He is slightly overpaid, but even this season, he was our best defender for the first 20 games and is still playing well. My ideas for his mistakes are: Raymond Bollig Bouma
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I only wonder, does his plan seem to be apparent? Burke wants a heavy, in your face team. I don't see that yet. Other posters have pointed to stats saying we are a hitting team. I don't buy that we are imposing. We aren't fully soft, but there was that talk on redemption for Geaudreau from the fans and media. I'm that sense, I almost consider us soft. Up until recently we rarely ever make the other team pay when they take extra whacks at the puck on our goalies, or even slightly bump them. So I still think we are soft in those departments. Cant say that isnt isn't allowed anymore, we are always on our back when we do it.
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From the last paragraph, maybe that is the point. What is BT's plan? Has he worked to it, or is it visible so far? Do we know where this team is headed? From what I see, BT is a way better Feaster. We've seen a lot of skill in the moves and hardly any weight (size). We hit, but aren't really an imposing team just yet, and aren't hard to play against.
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Definitely, but the best players help. toews and Kane were drafted 1 & 2. doughty very high too. Crosby #1. Malkin... in the last 6 years alone those teams have a first two overall picks.
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Or just letting them go. Either way, I think they're not really placing confidence. Is the organization really thinking we should be even further in the build? toronto turned it around fast after Burke left. We didn't tear down completely so we still won enough to not get a 1st or 2nd overall pick. That really usually pushes a build up. Monahan is good, but not Matthews good.
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It sounds like online dating to me, keeping someone just at arms length away, just enough until someone better comes along. There's always someone better!
