2024 Main Training Camp Thread [64 players currently in camp: 6G, 21D, 37F]

Nanuuk · Saturday at 5:40 PM

BerthMania said:
What do you guys think of Kuzmenko? Can he have a 70 + point seaon based on how he did in Calgary last year? Can he outscore Kadri? Can anyone in the team outscore Kadri?

I don't see any reason why he can't reach that total. He is arguably the most skilled guy on the squad. He just has to put his mind to it.

Lunatik · Saturday at 7:03 PM

Training Camp Notebook - 21.09.24 | Calgary Flames

Defence pairings forming ... Bean back home ... Pospisil moves to the middle

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Pospisil - 21.09.24 | Calgary Flames

"Hopefully it's going to work out"

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Bean - 21.09.24 | Calgary Flames

"It feels new but ... very comfortable"

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Lunatik · Saturday at 10:53 PM

How to watch preseason

https://x.com/i/web/status/1837654172650393844

https://x.com/i/web/status/1837654306754822459

Lunatik · Sunday at 2:40 PM

Flames play Seattle tonight, and then have our annual split squad games w/ the Oilers tomorrow

I suspect we see our first cuts Tuesday

Tkachuk Norris · Sunday at 9:58 PM

Excited to see the mental gymnastics management does to justify Cooley is better than Wolf after they play Wolf with the rookie squad, while Cooley plays against the other teams rookies.

Lunatik · Sunday at 10:05 PM

Tkachuk Norris said:
Excited to see the mental gymnastics management does to justify Cooley is better than Wolf after they play Wolf with the rookie squad, while Cooley plays against the other teams rookies.

I don't know about management, but yours have clearly started

Khrox · 2024-09-23T00:57:53-0400

Lunatik said:
I suspect we see our first cuts Tuesday

Checks out, our first cuts are usually after the split squad. Need to be able to field 2 teams until then

Lunatik · 2024-09-23T02:52:16-0400

Khrox said:
Checks out, our first cuts are usually after the split squad. Need to be able to field 2 teams until then

exactly, I'm no genius, it's just that obvious

Post-Game

Postgame Coronato - 22.09.24 | Calgary Flames

"The team did a great job coming out hard"

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Postgame Klapka - 22.09.24 | Calgary Flames

"That's my game - be around the net"

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Postgame Huska - 22.09.24 | Calgary Flames

"All in all, really happy with the effort"

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Postgame Wolf - 22.09.24 | Calgary Flames

"I was super pleased with what I saw"

www.nhl.com

Lunatik · 2024-09-23T03:10:53-0400

Team Stats thus far

#		G	A	P
27	M. Coronato	1	2	3
42	S. Honzek	0	2	2
43	A. Klapka	2	0	2
61	C. Bishop	1	1	2
48	H. Brzustewicz	0	2	2
72	J. Poirier	1	1	2
15	D. Hunt	0	1	1
93	M. Frk	1	0	1
24	J. Bean	0	1	1
94	B. Pachal	0	1	1
21	K. Rooney	0	0	0
22	J. Pelletier	0	0	0
45	S. Morton	0	0	0
51	M. Gridin	0	0	0
65	W. Stromgren	0	0	0
79	C. Schwindt	0	0	0
3	A. Grushnikov	0	0	0
89	Z. Parekh	0	0	0

Wolf: 60min, 1GA, 33SV, 1.00GAA, .971SV%

Figgy44 · 2024-09-23T13:03:11-0400

Tkachuk Norris said:
Excited to see the mental gymnastics management does to justify Cooley is better than Wolf after they play Wolf with the rookie squad, while Cooley plays against the other teams rookies.

I assumed Cooley is technically against Vladar, not Wolf. Wolf has direct competitor for a role right now IMO. Only if both Cooley and Vladar blow past him will he have concern on his position.

Tkachuk Norris · 2024-09-23T13:39:46-0400

Figgy44 said:
I assumed Cooley is technically against Vladar, not Wolf. Wolf has direct competitor for a role right now IMO. Only if both Cooley and Vladar blow past him will he have concern on his position.

I sure hope so. I feel like Wolf might sour on the organization if we keep Cooley up because he’s waiver eligible.
I don’t mind Cooley as a 3rd/4th stringer but he’s just never really had any success as a pro to this point. Not really encouraging for a 27 year old.

Figgy44 · 2024-09-23T13:46:42-0400

Tkachuk Norris said:
I sure hope so. I feel like Wolf might sour on the organization if we keep Cooley up because he’s waiver eligible.
I don’t mind Cooley as a 3rd/4th stringer but he’s just never really had any success as a pro to this point. Not really encouraging for a 27 year old.

I think I read an article somewhere that Cooley and Wolf know each other and are buddies. Wolf says he keeps tabs on goalies from Cali and wants to work together with them to show a new breed of high calibre California goalies or something like that.

Even if Cooley stays up, I assume management will discuss it well and Wolf will know where he stands and that he likely will get a promotion next year. IIRC, Cooley and Wolf's contracts are very similar. Cooley backing up to Vladar also might not be a bad thing as Vladar and Cooley's games are surprisingly similar IIRC. I don't think Wolf would be upset if he was relegated to injury replacement before he is told he should in theory get a permanent position by TDL or next season if he keeps his performance up.

Kranix · 2024-09-23T14:38:54-0400

Tkachuk Norris said:
I don’t mind Cooley as a 3rd/4th stringer but he’s just never really had any success as a pro to this point.

Neither has Wolf

Lunatik · 2024-09-23T14:42:31-0400

Kranix said:
Neither has Wolf

3 years pro... 2x AHL goalie of the year, 1x AHL MVP
You're right, no success as a pro at all

Tkachuk Norris · 2024-09-23T14:58:35-0400

Kranix said:
Neither has Wolf

He won went 7-7 last year on a team that lost basically every game he didn’t play in after the deadline. What do you consider success? Clearly AHL numbers, where he outperformed Cooley by over .030, don’t matter either.

Either get drafted in the first round, or you can never do anything to prove yourself.

Kranix · 2024-09-23T15:44:06-0400

Lunatik said:
3 years pro... 2x AHL goalie of the year, 1x AHL MVP
You're right, no success as a pro at all

Admittedly, I couched my reply in an NHL context re: Wolf, because that's what we're talking about here.

Flames Fanatic · 2024-09-23T15:50:29-0400

Kranix said:
Admittedly, I couched my reply in an NHL context re: Wolf, because that's what we're talking about here.

Sure feels like you couched your reply based on your blatant dislike, if not outright hate of Wolf.

Kranix · 2024-09-23T15:55:19-0400

Flames Fanatic said:
Sure feels like you couched your reply based on your blatant dislike, if not outright hate of Wolf.

I don't hate Wolf. Where do you get that idea?

Yepthatsme · 2024-09-23T17:23:56-0400

Tkachuk Norris said:
He won went 7-7 last year on a team that lost basically every game he didn’t play in after the deadline. What do you consider success? Clearly AHL numbers, where he outperformed Cooley by over .030, don’t matter either.

Either get drafted in the first round, or you can never do anything to prove yourself.

…Calgary is literally the team of non 1st round picks given a chance, proving themselves, and finding success for the last 2 decades?

You’re riling yourself up over a hypothetical. If Wolf can’t out-duel either of Vladar or Cooley, it’d be a sad progression for him. We have no sunken cost in Cooley, anything remotely resembling a tie will go to Wolf. And he will make the team, because of course he will.

You invented some scenario to get upset about, and took the first semblance of bait to escalate. Just be happy for Wolf’s successful first pre season game instead of making up scenarios to be grumpy about.

Lunatik · 2024-09-23T23:47:32-0400

Preseason stats after 3 games...

#	.	POS	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	S
27	M. Coronato	R	2	3	2	5	4	2	0	9
42	S. Honzek	L	2	0	5	5	5	2	0	0
10	J. Huberdeau	C	1	0	3	3	2	0	0	1
47	C. Zary	C	1	2	1	3	2	2	1	5
58	J. Kirkland	C	1	1	2	3	2	0	0	2
11	M. Backlund	C	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	6
17	Y. Sharangovich	C	1	2	0	2	3	2	0	6
39	A. Mantha	R	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	4
43	A. Klapka	R	1	2	0	2	3	6	0	3
48	H. Brzustewicz	D	1	0	2	2	2	2	0	0
61	C. Bishop	C	2	1	1	2	3	0	0	4
62	D. Miromanov	D	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	1
72	J. Poirier	D	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	4
91	N. Kadri	C	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	4
4	R. Andersson	D	1	1	0	1	2	0	1	1
15	D. Hunt	L	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
20	B. Coleman	C	1	0	1	1	2	2	0	1
24	J. Bean	D	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	2
37	Y. Kuznetsov	D	1	1	0	1	3	0	0	4
45	S. Morton	C	2	0	1	1	1	4	0	5
52	M. Weegar	D	1	0	1	1	5	0	0	0
71	W. Duehr	R	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	3
76	M. Pospisil	C	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	3
93	M. Frk	R	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	3
94	B. Pachal	D	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0
96	A. Kuzmenko	L	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0
3	A. Grushnikov	D	2	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
8	T. Barrie	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	K. Rooney	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	J. Pelletier	L	1	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1
26	J. Tinordi	D	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
44	J. Hanley	D	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
49	A. Basha	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
51	M. Gridin	R	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
56	H. Mews	D	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	1
57	J. Jurmo	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
65	W. Stromgren	L	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
70	R. Lomberg	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
73	J. Lipinski	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
74	L. Ciona	L	1	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1
78	L. Misa	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
79	C. Schwindt	R	1	0	0	0	1	4	0	3
89	Z. Parekh	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
98	I. Solovyov	D	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2

#	.	SV	GA	SH	MIN	GAA	SV%
40	W. Ignatjew	2	0	2	20.00	0.00	1.000
32	D. Wolf	33	1	34	60.00	1.00	0.971
80	D. Vladar	18	1	19	39.70	1.51	0.947
1	D. Cooley	44	3	47	60.00	3.00	0.936

Lunatik · 2024-09-24T02:23:58-0400

MOAR VIDEO

Postgame Huska - 23.09.24 | Calgary Flames

"It's more about finding trios that fit together"

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Postgame Zary - 23.09.24 | Calgary Flames

"You want to feed off them and learn from them"

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Postgame Vladar - 23.09.24 | Calgary Flames

"I think I got better as the game went on"

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Postgame Larsen - 23.09.24 | Calgary Flames

"Proud of the guys"

www.nhl.com

Postgame Coronato - 23.09.24 | Calgary Flames

"We worked really hard as a group"

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Postgame Mantha - 23.09.24 | Calgary Flames

"Hats off to him"

www.nhl.com

Postgame Huberdeau - 23.09.24 | Calgary Flames

"We got to keep doing it game after game"

www.nhl.com

Postgame Cooley - 23.09.24 | Calgary Flames

"I was really impressed and super proud of the group"

www.nhl.com

Cooley looks to have that happy, giggly personality like Kuzmenko

Turning Mangiapanese · 2024-09-24T09:26:04-0400

Lunatik said:
Cooley looks to have that happy, giggly personality like Kuzmenko

Getting out of SJ does wonders to a man's psyche

Ace Rimmer · 2024-09-24T11:23:22-0400

I haven't been able to watch, but with 5 assists in 2 game I must know more about Honzek's play in those games.

Figgy44 · 2024-09-24T11:55:33-0400

Ace Rimmer said:
I haven't been able to watch, but with 5 assists in 2 game I must know more about Honzek's play in those games.

He wasn't the last one to touch the puck before it went into the net 5 of 5 times?

Volica · 2024-09-24T12:27:08-0400

Ace Rimmer said:
I haven't been able to watch, but with 5 assists in 2 game I must know more about Honzek's play in those games.

I'd be curious myself.
I haven't had time or want to watch the three games so far; but he looked mediocre in the Young Stars Tournament... but seeing this stat line is promising. Wondering how is play is going outside of the apples.

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