Heartbreaker

Everybody wants an opportunity to play with 97/29. Love.

Not great that one (a 7-1 loss to the Canucks). Probably should forget about that for now. Bring on the Oilers! Love.

Apparently it's 18-1, which doesn't seem like a great game plan. I suppose the problem could be execution. Love.

Yesterday, when Steinberg was comin' at us from the Jack Rebney Winnebago Mobile Studio in sunny Penticton, he was saying that the Flames had been in discussions with Manny Viveiros (calling in on the Atlas Pizza and Sports Bar Guest Hotline) about playing Samuel Honzek up the middle. I wasn't sure where he'd line up for this tournament, but alongside Kerins and Coronato seems like a pretty good place to be. Love. Edited to include that today I learned that Jack Rebney passed away in May at the age of 93.

But it wasn't always crypto. At one time, I think it was related to fruit. Love.

Do you think so? I didn't see anything from Kadri-Huberdeau last year. You figure putting Naz on the wing, and moving Huberdeau to his natural side will get the best from both? Love.

Awesome! Good on him! Love.

I like Weegar for it, personally, but I'm pretty sure that it'll be Andersson, and I will have no qualms with that. Love.

Agreed. Love.

I don't know, Man... a conspiracy is unlikely. Bad ownership, though, that seems plausible. Love.

Blockchain yeah, Buds! Almost time! https://fb.watch/mAO0EIrsvz/ Love.

It's interesting that you say that, because fighting is supposedly the deterrent for exactly this. Love.

You know what, Man... die doing what you love. Love.

Does Isabelle Adjani count? I mean, I get that it's no longer the 70s, and that she's like, french French... but I haven't been able to get her out of my head since I saw The Tenant on the Showcase Revue. Love.

I think he said CBT, which is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Love.

I thought that those recent videos with Jonathan Huberdeau were excellent. That's a guy that seems like he has something to prove, and like he is genuinely excited to play for the Flames. Hopefully the cloud has lifted for him. Love.

Funny, I thought the exact same thing! Well done, Sir! Calein' it! Love.

Last season I was watching the Wranglers practice, and he was first off the ice for some reason that day. We busted his balls about getting off the ice early, and he laughed and pointed out that he's 15 years older than most of these guys... hard days, y'know?! Anyway, nice guy, and a pretty good captain for the AHL club. Even though Sutter is often considered a cuss word in our house, I don't mind this signing at all. Love.

This week, Crime in Sports will release episode 365... I wonder if Galchenyuk, gets in there before #400. They usually like to let it percolate awhile, but this guy is cementing his place! Love.

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I mean, I guess... but the Oilers have had more number one picks than any other team, and they still haven't won anything. They have the best player in the world, and arguably two of the top five. I do think that they have the potential to win a cup in the next few years, but I think that the Flames of two seasons ago had just as good, and maybe even better a shot - and did it without the four-in-six. I would love to have a Connor McDavid, or Nathan MacKinnon, and it's frustrating that in all the years the Flames have been here, they've never had a player like that (some greats, to be sure, but never that). It doesn't always guarantee a parade, though. Love.

And if we're going to complain about draft picks - I don't recall there being a whole lot of angst over trading a second to get Miikka Kiprusoff. It was a high second, too, which would seem like a steep price for an unknown goaltender that was largely thought to be a stop-gap. Furthermore, the guy that the Sharks selected with that pick had a damn fine career. I still make that trade every damn day. Love.

I tend to agree with this. They are in a terrible spot right now, and it's no wonder nobody wants to sign. The writing seems to be on the wall that this team isn't going to be super competitive. The problem is that nobody has cap space to make much of a splash. I am hopeful that they have their internal deadline on Lindholm. Look, absolutely love the guy, and love the player. I will be sad to see him go - but he's not the linchpin that makes or breaks the organization. As best I can tell, he's the linchpin that maybe gets them into the playoffs, and a speedy first round exit, or maybe he's the linchpin that gets them picking 14-16. In other words, I foresee another season of mediocrity, and the time to move these guys was around last January. If he doesn't like the deal, it's no hard feelings, Bud. I don't mind moving Backlund at the deadline, although it's kind of a bummer that he'll get his silver stick early in his tenure with some other organization, but you know, we haven't successfully built a winner. I get it if he wants to chase a cup. Again, no hard feelings, Bud. I think that if these guys split, others might want out, too, and I'd say, no hard feelings, Bud. Without these fellas, we're still not picking first, but we're probably picking top 10, and since we have Huberdeau for the next 8 years, lets try to be competitive at some point with him on the roster. He's a good player, seems like a decent enough guy, and it'd be great to see him play on a great team that goes deep. Love.

Yeah, I'm with you. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, too, but I've been pretty much underwhelmed by all of the changes this summer. I suppose that's for another thread, though. Welcome to Calgary, Trent! Love.

Bumping a Flames thread while we're getting buried in SPAM. Love.