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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 10 at 10:35 a.m.
Thread: Could this be a possibility
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DSDark11</b></div><div>The flames need a goalie, and the bs need a center 1. I think this is a likely trade to happen, it's just a matter of how is it going to look in the end. I'm not sure this is a straight up trade that happens though</div></div>

Since when? Didn't they start last season with a Swedish goalie coming off a Veizna season on a multi million dollar contract? Who is to say Ullmark isn't the same? That aside, why would they move a 60 point C with a fantastic 200ft game on a great contract for a goalie who could have had a flash in the pan season after just getting burned by a goalie coming off a Veizna season? BEYOND that, if Markstrom and his 6M just magically disappears, why would the Flames block their pipeline of Vladar, Wolf, Sergeev? Including junior Wolf has won the goalie of the year in his respective league 4 years in a row, their goalie at the next level down was the USHL goalie of the year before going to UConn where he's the bonfide started next season. "The Flames need a goalie" is some of the most wildly thoughtless sentiment on here. BEYOND BEYOND that, when's the last time a goalie trade involved a 1C??
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 2 at 12:48 p.m.
Thread: Trade with Florida
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tonyhzs</b></div><div>I'd rather get Freddie Andersen for 1 or 3 years (Husso's contract is 2 years remaining), and overpay a little. By then, Detroit knows what it has in Cossa and can decide accordingly who to keep and who to move on from.

Most teams don't have 1b goaltending...if they do it only lasts a season or 2. Giving up more than 10% of the shots on Vladar while playing in a defensive system doesn't bode well with making a case that he is anything more than an average backup. That gets you a 4th or 5th rounder at best.

Goalies can go on hot streaks...Nedelkovic and Helberg both played well in spurts during their tenure. It doesn't mean that the peak performance is what a team will pay for in a trade. Teams tend to pay for the lowest of lows for goalies.</div></div>

I think you'd be 100% correct in going the Andersen route over Vladar, especially Detroit who has the flexibility to bring in a higher floor goaltender for potentially a little more money. Everyone talks about Vladar as if he took the reigns with the starter role when really he fumbled the opportunity and solidified himself as a 1B option as a ceiling, for now he's a good back up.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 2 at 12:13 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 2 at 12:06 p.m.
Thread: Arm chairing teams I know nothing about flames edt
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Blacktown</b></div><div>Wishful thinking. Vladar didn’t have a strong year and Toffoli is inconsistent.</div></div>

Toffoli hasn't had less than 20 goals a season since 2018, that includes two partial covid seasons. He's extraordinarily consistent and helps at both ends of the ice at a sweet heart cap hit. Of all the trades there the Toffoli one is glaringly off, the other ones could be worked a little bit but they're likely close. Barclay Goodrow doesn't really do anything for Calgary, Miller is a great piece but I would rather run Weegar, Hanifin Kylington down the left as Weegar and Andersson were an elite pairing when they were together. Zadorov, fine, don't know if the Flames move on from a guy that wants to stay right now but I wouldn't mind it and Valdar would hopefully get a 3rd but I have a hard time seeing that. Calgary won't be looking in the goalie market if they move Vladar.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 14 at 8:32 p.m.
Thread: Autopsy Time
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KingofRnR</b></div><div>If I have a comment to make, I’m gonna make it, like “Kadri’s a Defensive Liability at Centre, so unless it’s on a Power Play, he would be Best Deployed at RW”, but I’ll try not to direct them at you moving forward, since you asked
politely. Just remember, you two are the one that got banned for a month, not me, so I’m not the “Bad Guy” you have me pegged as or would like to believe

Anyways, Take Care of Yourself and Hopefully You Come Around Some Day. It’s just Hockey talk &amp; banter at the end of the day; I’ve moved on…</div></div>

I’m sure unlike Wilson, Carlyle, Babcock, Bednar or Sutter you of all people have got Kadri figured out. I’ve never been banned on here took a very long break because once again.. surprise, one post and the rats come crawling, and painfully, in his defence anyone should be rightfully pissed off if they were on the receiving end of what you said to him. I think you should both be fired into the abyss of the internet, you’re both ass holes, he’s an obnoxious, relentless ass hole and you’re a creepy pompous ass hole. You two should really just kiss make up and ride into the sunset together leaving the rest of us alone. You both single handedly make this a worse place
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 14 at 7:32 p.m.
Thread: Autopsy Time
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KingofRnR</b></div><div>Pretty Good Overall Assessment and Projections

Huberdeau is fine on the 2nd line just like he was when he had his career year in FLA. He plays best with a Left Shot Centre and an Offensively Gifted Left Shot RW, so maybe Kadri, Mang, Ruzicka, Dube can fill that role OR the better Kylington Trade might be for Duclair (although I am intrigued by Bemström who could break out yet, simply with a change of scenery, but we do already have Coronato &amp; Duehr who are both NHL Ready and may do just as well, if not better under Sutter)

Re-signing Lindholm &amp; Hanifin should definitely be the priorities, but if Hanifin won’t re-sign long-term for similar to what Weegar got (for whatever reason), we could Trade him for a haul of Picks/Prospects and pursue Free Agent Ryan Graves or maybe even Carson Soucy to replace him

I agree and am 100% okay to move on from Kylington = ??? who played great with Tanev, but who knows how much longer Tanev will last/play, plus we don’t know how good or reliable Kylington will be moving forward and fortunately, we have Poirier developing nicely, who is even more offensively talented and might be NHL ready next season as well

Perhaps pursuing &amp; signing Connor Clifton as Tanev’s long-term replacement is a good idea!? He’s much better than Stecher, no!?

Zadorov &amp; Stecher wasn’t a Great Pairing (maybe Stecher would be better with Hanifin!?), so I’d prefer Tanev be matched with Zadorov OR we pursue Luke Schenn, Justin Holl or better yet, Trade for Jani Hakanpaa for the 3RD spot. If we do sign Clifton, Stecher or maybe even Dumba or Shattenkirk, we could move Tanev to 3RD for sheltered minutes next season. I do think Stecher is more of a 7th/Insurance D-Man, but he did play well and seemed like a very good fit for the locker room

I think any of the below are possible:

Pelletier/Mang/Toffoli - Lindholm - Toffoli/Kadri/Mang
Huberdeau - DOMI/Dube/Coronato - Kadri/Mang/DUCLAIR
Dube/Pelletier/Ruzicka - Backlund - Mang/Toffoli/Coronato
Coleman/ASTON-REESE - ACCIARI/Coleman/Lewis - Duehr
xLewis-Ruzicka/Hunt/B.Jones/MEP/Schwindt

Weegar - Andersson
Hanifin/GRAVES - CLIFTON/Tanev/Stecher/DUMBA
Zadorov/Kylington - Tanev/HAKANPAA/HOLL/SCHENN
xSTANLEY/Gilbert/Poirier - Stecher/Stone

Markstrom - JONAS JOHANSSON/D.Wolf

I do like the Vladar for Stanley idea, although I don’t think WPG Fans will. If we could secure a guy like Stanley or Bahl, we should probably move on from Zadorov and use his Cap Savings elsewhere

We have good Left Shot Depth: Ruzicka, Pelletier, Zary, Ben Jones, MEP, etc. so as much as I love Dube, if we can sign a Better 2C, like Domi, we could move on from Dube

I like Ruzicka too, but if we could pick up a more Physical Guy (like Dellandrea or Veleno) or perhaps an under-performing Early Draft Pick like Drury, R.Suzuki, Turcotte, Krebs, or even a guy like Bemstrom, etc. (somebody with a potentially higher ceiling), I wouldn’t be opposed to moving him either, since I don’t think Sutter particularly likes him or he’s the best fit, especially on our 4th line either. Similar to Vladar, when Ruzicka’s Hot, he’s HOT, but when he’s not, he’s not = COLD</div></div>

I thought I had both you and Wrangler on the ignore list but I think the update somehow let you guys back through the cracks or something. I’ll throw you back on ignore to get rid of the Kadri to the wing nonsense. Enjoy the off season. If you somehow see my posts just ignore them please and thanks
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 14 at 3:02 p.m.
Thread: Autopsy Time
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ledge_And_Dairy</b></div><div>I think Calgary really missed Kylington's offense this year. Personally I think we should be trying to move Weegar back over to the right side long term as we need to prepare for Post Tanev Era. I think him and Kylington could make an excellent pairing in the top 4 too. Again though, don't get me wrong with Stecher, I really like him and wanted to sign him even last offseason.

I'm confident in Ruzicka as a long term center. I think he has all the tools to succeed when he's not playing with offensive black holes like Lucic and Lewis (not a shot at Lewis' defensive game which will be missed). He's got the height, speed, face-off ability, and strength to be a solid career 3/4C in the NHL. I think we could acquire Bemstrom or similar in a Vladar trade.

I think next year Calgary will start to look like this years Dallas Stars. A lot more young guys making the starting roster and way less vets being signed</div></div>

If Kylington were to come back in a similar capacity to his most recent year I think you are bang on that him and Weegar could be a really good pairing. My concern is mostly based on uncertainty as opposed to not liking the player.

I could see him as an NHL winger but I think he's too irresponsible to play in the bottom 6 at C. 4th line C going back a handful of years has been Stajan, Ryan, Lewis all rather similar in terms of defensive responsibility, I don't think Ruzicka has that aspect of his game and I really dislike his transition game. Straight line from the red line in to the offensive zone, he's a good player, backchecking coverage, defensive responsibility and breaking out the puck leaves a lot to be desired.

That's a good blue print going forward... they also canned Sutter 2.0 in Rick Bowness so we can only hope right!?