travel_dude Posted September 26, 2023 Report Share Posted September 26, 2023 4 hours ago, conundrumed said: I was kinda looking forward to watching all of the young prospects in Seattle, but it wasn't televised. By stats, looks like they were dominated by a vet team, but Vladar for the shootout win! Outshot 37-21. Well worth pointing out Solovyov having 1g/1a last night. Can't wait to see him. I think both rosters that we ran last night would have a 50/50 game vs each other. Likely unfair for 1st preseason game, but in a heightened role, I'm not sure if Mangiapane is uncoordinated or his coordination is just really awkward. We really need Rosie to take that 2LW spot now with Pelts likely out for at least a few weeks. In other former Sting news, Chychrun was a Blockchaining machine vs the Leafs. Love to see it. Hopefully his career is back on track. Outside of the 2 goals, he made a ton of great plays defensively and outlet passes. Likely the best player on the ice in that game. He was a beast. TML got to see what a real top dman looks like.lol 2 more years at $4.6...if he had played jr for SSM Dubas would have been all over him. We should all be thankful. Vladar is making a case for the 3 headed monster this season. I'm not going to suggest that Wolf is ready or not ready from a single pre-season game. It was poorly played and he was a bit off in his timing, which is what I expect him to be at this point. Not so much that he's a slow starter, just that his skills ramp up as the season goes along. Maybe the best thing for now is to start him on the Wranglers, just to get him up to game speed. Bring him up to actually play a game and keep him up, not yank him up and down. Markstrom should not really play 60 this season, so the opportunity is to have a 42, 20, 20 split perhaps might make some sense. Ah well, discussions for another day; not enough view yet, no real NHL level competition. The messiness of a pre-season game with 70% kids does not really lead to a good evaluation of any of the regulars. Maybe I didn't notice it, but Backlund wasn't exactly a star out there. Mangiapane looked like his timing was off, and it may be the latter stages of rehab allowing for that. By comparison, Dube looks like he's in season form. I don't think it's so much a question of Rosie beating out Pelletier for 2LW. The most obvious need with Kadri is someone to shoot not pass. I saw some chemistry with Rosie-Kadri-Dube so far and none of them overpass. That puts Coronato in an awkward spot. Ideally, he is played as atop 6. I don't think he displaces Govich or Dube, though. Using him with Backlund seems like a waste since it's used to shut down and already has Mangiapane and Coleman as fits. That leaves 4th line to remaining players like Duehr, Pelletier, Rooney, Coronato, Zary. I don't have problems icing a speedy 4th line, but the minutes left are too small to properly develop NHL top 6 potential players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted September 26, 2023 Report Share Posted September 26, 2023 Is it just me, or does Meaghan Mikkelson really, and I mean REALLY, have to work on her voice to be a broadcaster? Is my hearing too sensitive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted September 26, 2023 Report Share Posted September 26, 2023 53 minutes ago, conundrumed said: Is it just me, or does Meaghan Mikkelson really, and I mean REALLY, have to work on her voice to be a broadcaster? Is my hearing too sensitive? When you start thinking to yourself that Loubo's or Hunaryan's voice would be an improvement, then you know something is wrong. I have nothing against female broadcasters, but Meaghan's voice was hard on the head. Much like Lia Hextall's. Cassie is only annoying due to the monotone drawl. The guy from EDM's home games is 10x worse than any I am pointing out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted September 26, 2023 Report Share Posted September 26, 2023 Today's cuts, nothing much noteworthy: https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/flames-trim-down-training-camp-roster So that's only Lipinski as far as prospects, and all invites minus D Mikael Diotte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Tribal Chief Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 you guys see the new unis for the winterclassic god are edmontons gross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouCifer Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 7 hours ago, conundrumed said: Is it just me, or does Meaghan Mikkelson really, and I mean REALLY, have to work on her voice to be a broadcaster? Is my hearing too sensitive? Nails on a chalkboard my friend. Her voice is very, VERY unpleasant to my ears - whiny, scratchy, pitchy, nasaly, and you can throw in all the other dwarves names too. There’s something irritatingly inconsistent in her voice that I can only describe as her pitch fluctuating while she speaks. 😖 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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conundrumed Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 9 hours ago, LouCifer said: Nails on a chalkboard my friend. Her voice is very, VERY unpleasant to my ears - whiny, scratchy, pitchy, nasaly, and you can throw in all the other dwarves names too. There’s something irritatingly inconsistent in her voice that I can only describe as her pitch fluctuating while she speaks. 😖 She'll be on radio so I'll be spared. I feel bad, she definitely has the chops but that voice makes it really difficult. It's like Roseanne Barr singing Led Zeppelin, I wanna listen but can't. Is there a phrase out yet for someone that is racialist about voices? I might be one of those. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 7 hours ago, Thebrewcrew said: That is likely spot on his value. No deals given or taken. Someone tell me how to feel. I understand but don't love it. It could be untradeable, perhaps. Seriously hope the wheels don't fall off the team this year, I'm sick of the off-season drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 15 hours ago, LouCifer said: Nails on a chalkboard my friend. Her voice is very, VERY unpleasant to my ears - whiny, scratchy, pitchy, nasaly, and you can throw in all the other dwarves names too. There’s something irritatingly inconsistent in her voice that I can only describe as her pitch fluctuating while she speaks. 😖 Yeah, it's a bit like a guy going through puberty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebrewcrew Posted September 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 This opens up a forward spot. Maybe Rooney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarasti Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 Sounds like the Backlund contract is close. Somewhere around 4.5 AAV. Was going to quote the article but I cant find it in my FB feed anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 7 minutes ago, Sarasti said: Sounds like the Backlund contract is close. Somewhere around 4.5 AAV. Was going to quote the article but I cant find it in my FB feed anymore. 2 x $4.5. Done deal. I like this one!! https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/flames-sign-mikael-backlund-to-two-year-9m-extension/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kulstad Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 22 minutes ago, conundrumed said: 2 x $4.5. Done deal. I like this one!! https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/flames-sign-mikael-backlund-to-two-year-9m-extension/ Surprised there's no announcement on his captaincy, unless they're saving that for opening day. There was tons of public speculation and rumour that his re-signing was tied to the "C" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebrewcrew Posted September 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 That’s nicely done by Conroy in his first contract negotiation of significance. The Flames have their Captain sticking around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JTech780 Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 Good deal all around. Give him the C now and let’s get this season going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manu12 Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 With all the terrible news today, we finally got something good. I think this a good deal for both sides. If he manages to stay healthy for the most part, he will also become the second player to play 1000 games for the Calgary Flames. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 36 minutes ago, JTech780 said: Good deal all around. Give him the C now and let’s get this season going. I believe they have announced the captaincy as well. I don't know where Lebrun got 3 seasons since it's a 2 year deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketdoctor Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 40 minutes ago, travel_dude said: I believe they have announced the captaincy as well. I don't know where Lebrun got 3 seasons since it's a 2 year deal. this season plus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 27 minutes ago, rocketdoctor said: this season plus 2 Sure, but that was in the current contract. You can't go back and change it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTech780 Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 1 minute ago, travel_dude said: Sure, but that was in the current contract. You can't go back and change it. They can add an addendum to the contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manu12 Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 I got a bit of a chuckle on the last part of Andersson's comment https://twitter.com/RAndersson19/status/1707143606035996988 He is also a great guy and probably the future successor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robrob74 Posted September 28, 2023 Report Share Posted September 28, 2023 12 hours ago, conundrumed said: That is likely spot on his value. No deals given or taken. Someone tell me how to feel. I understand but don't love it. It could be untradeable, perhaps. Seriously hope the wheels don't fall off the team this year, I'm sick of the off-season drama. I think if he can maintain the level of play, I'm for it. he is what he is and I think he has two good years left in him. Maybe I'm wrong. And still if he can still shut down the other teams best for the next three, that's great! It's like limiting goals but not necessarily scoring without scoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robrob74 Posted September 28, 2023 Report Share Posted September 28, 2023 3 hours ago, travel_dude said: I believe they have announced the captaincy as well. I don't know where Lebrun got 3 seasons since it's a 2 year deal. maybe including this year as part of it? Flames will have him for three seasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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