travel_dude

You like to set up traps, don't you.

The other issue was always around available cap. Grossman came in under the amount BT had available before placing Smid on LTIR. Right now, there is $8k in cap space, so assigning Smid now would maximize the amount of overage we would have. Slightly less than $3.5m

I found these ones:

As mentioned above, Elliott used white on the road. Would have to look at road vs home to see if any difference was noticeable. Even then, you have to take it with a grain of salt.

Good read. I wonder if they had done any research on the different colors versus red. He wore blue at home for the Blues, but white on the road. Maybe he is evaluating the color on the road.

He's a team guy. I think it would be a better choice at home, but who knows. All read with the fans dressed in red. Maybe it should be the same color as the posts. What color were Talbot's? Translucent?

On 28 shots, not great. A 0.500 SA% on 2 shots is not bad, though.

Then ignore the comments. You made a statement about remaining mistakes and I gave you them.

Raymond buy-out. Engelland's salary. Bollig's $300k against the cap. Overpayment for Bouma. You could argue that Bouma was market value based on arbitration, but offering that on a 3-year deal was wrong.

I am neither applauding everything he has done nor complaining about the missteps. As far as I am concerned, he has done a better job than a lot of GM's, but still makes questionable decisions. He is a smart guy with the cap, at least. He's paying for the early mistakes (miscalculations), but those disappear at year end.

For every mistake, he seems to do two things right. Signing Monahan, JH and Versteeg, but signs Grossman. 8 defense to start the season. Brouwer was a good player to sign, but he is getting a big raise after a good playoff. Brodie is a steal, but Raymond, Engelland and Bouma got too much. Recognizing that Bollig was not going to win games for us. Trading for Bollig n the first place. Trading for Moose. Signing Johnson. Walking away from Ortio. Walking way from some of our lesser prospects. You can't keep them all. He is good at some things. But we still have some problems to work out. At least this season, his moves were more calculated.

Aagaard and Dyukov have been assigned to the ECHL Thunder. Grigoriev has been released from his ATO.

The need for a goalie coach this season is lessened, due to having two vets. Before we bring in Gillies or Parsons, I would look to upgrade the coaching position.

You are a hoot, man. In the past 260 pages, how often have you brought up Ortio? As usual, you feel the need to extend it by being the last to post. Just let it drop. Prove everyone wrong when he becomes a starter.

Feel free to bring up Ortio if or when he makes it back to the NHL as a starter. Other than that, have a Happy Thanksgiving yourself.

I didn't realize that we were average. I thought we were average in 2014/15. Based on previous results only (because that's all we have right now), we are closer to tops. Maybe it would be best to start a thread about Flames goalie development. That way we could comment on things that don't impact the Flames this season. Can talk about how we draft poorly or throw away stars. Or how we misuse a star and let him flounder in the AHL or overseas.

I am all for switching out the goalies. I would not feel confident entering into this season with Ortio. Doesn't matter who the defense is, he was not going to get it done. So, we have two new goalies; Moose who is a gaolie with career numbers near the top, and a backup who managed a winning record on a poor team, while being called into duty as a starter for most of the year. They haven't been played much with the regular team to be able to know who does what or tell the D what they are doing. You see the D screening the goalie or confused about who takes the puck behind the net. Let's see how they are in an actual game before we crap on them.

I believe they re also allowed to carry more players than a NHL.

Are you implying that he wasn't one of the better backups in the NHL last year?

I agree with the assessment. I hope that Grigoriev signs the ATO, since he would be a good guy to have as a future option. His skating is up there with Kylington, and he seems pretty fearless. Small, but experienced.

Stockton, Calif. – The Stockton Heat, proudly owned by the NHL’s Calgary Flames, announce the signing of current camp attendees Mikkel Aagard, Kayle Doetzel to AHL contracts and Stepan Falkovsky to an AHL/ECHL contract. The team also has invited forward Luke Adam and defensemen Colby Robak and Mikhail Grigorev to attend Heat camp on tryouts. Aagaard, 20, played for the Flames during all three games during the 2016 Penticton Young Stars Classic, scoring a goal and recording 9 shots. Aagaard began his career playing junior hockey for his hometown team in Frederikshavn, Denmark and quickly moved into playing pro hockey both in second and first divisions Frederikshavn squads. Most recently, Aagaard came over to North America to play in the OHL with the Niagara IceDogs and Sudbury Wolves. In 123 OHL games, Aagaard has scored 39 goals and added 55 assists. Doetzel, 21, enters his first pro season after five years and 292 games patrolling the blueline for the Western Hockey League’s Red Deer Rebels. An invite to the Edmonton Oilers training camp, Doetzel played two of three games with the Oilers during the 2016 Penticton Young Stars Classic, finishing the tournament plus-2 and recording 12 penalty minutes. Falkovsky, 19, enters his first pro season after being drafted by the Calgary Flames in the seventh round, 186 overall during the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. The 6’7” defenseman played for the Ottawa 67’s of the OHL last season, registering 32 points in 58 games during his first North American campaign. Previously, Falkovsky played junior and pro hockey in his home country of Belarus.

Aagaard has signed an AHL deal with Stockton. Wes GilbertsonVerified account‏@WesGilbertson Mikkel Aagaard, a standout for #Flames at Penticton rookie tourney, has signed AHL deal with Stockton.

Can't believe that you would forget Kylington.

Thanks. I asked because some fans here watch on Gameday or other packages, which gives them a balanced view of a player. I don't think anyone will dispute he is a top player on the AVS. And he would be top 3, probably, on the Flames. I guess I just expected him to be that much better than others in the draft class.

The one thing I wanted to know was how much you had watched him play. You took it as an insult and said it was none of my business and you know how to judge talent.. I explained several times why it was an important to know. I myself have only watched his play less than 10 games per year, against us, the Oilers and the odd game. Or the WCH, where he was top 5 on the team.