Around the Dome v3.0 - Flames news & notes

[Flames Fanatic]

I just looked over that draft year. Sadly, in a redraft, I think Janko would probably only drop a couple spots. Kind of sad how bad that was (in fact there was 1 straight up bust in Griffith Reinhart, and 2 other late firsts who are out of the NHL with Stefan Mateau and Henrik Samuellson, as well as 2 players leaving for Russia in Yakupov and Grigorenko). A couple other first round picks are bordering on busting/teams hoping their are late bloomers as well.

Definitely one of the weaker drafts in recent memory for sure.

 

[Volica]

Definitely one of the weaker drafts in recent memory for sure.

2012 will go down as one of the really, really bad ones.

- 0 top skaters produced. Some really, really good dmen and a few great forwards; no mega stars.
- The top 4 of the draft will yield: 1 middle 6 scoring winger, 1 injury prone top 6 defender... and 2 busts.
- Best player in the draft is a f***ing goalie.
- Best Dman at the draft, which was suppose to be an obscenely deep draft on defence, is actually from the 3rd round versus the huge run of them in the first.

That all being said; if our GM wasn't such a space cadet, and held onto the 14th our chances would have been pretty good in getting a good player:

Best Centres avialable:
Zemgus Girgensons, Tomas Hertl

Best Wingers available:
A tumbling Tuevo Taravainen, Tommy Wilson

Best D available:
Olli Maatta, Mike Matheson

Best goalie available:
Andrei Vasilevskiy

Hindsight is 20/20, but there was a better than 50% chance of nabbing a really good player if we had stayed put. The move was picking Taravainen, who was a top 10 talent that was tumbling; how sick would this roster be with him added in there. It'd also have let us not sign Neal (As we'd have a 60 point winger already).

 

[Flames Fanatic]

For sure man. I wanted Teravainen or Maatta. I was screaming at the TV when we traded down.

 

[crackdown44]

For sure man. I wanted Teravainen or Maatta. I was screaming at the TV when we traded down.

Blasphemy. Not only would we not have Jankowski, we also wouldn’t have acquired the pick that landed us *checks notes* Patrick Sieloff

 

[Flames Fanatic]

Blasphemy. Not only would we not have Jankowski, we also wouldn’t have acquired the pick that landed us *checks notes* Patrick Sieloff

Who we traded for *flip flip flip* Chiasson. Given how much I didn't care for Chiasson here, lets build a time machine and fix this lol.

 

[Lunatik]

Sieloff really got a raw deal with injuries and that staph infection almost killing him. He had potential to be an excellent shutdown defenseman but all that time off just stunted his development.

 

[scallionjj11]

 

[Corpus X]

'GUYS ARE GOING TO BE HUNGRY'

 

[super6646]

'GUYS ARE GOING TO BE HUNGRY'

I saw Peters in shorts... he’s got some nice calves.

I think he’s trying to outmuscle Lindy for the top spot of my man crushes. He’s a very sturdy second right now I tell ya (on this team).

 

[Fig]

'GUYS ARE GOING TO BE HUNGRY'

Dude is practicing to ride the waves of criticism like a pro.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

 

[crackdown44]

Needs more horse head

 

[Mobiandi]

Kinda ugly

 

[FlamerForLife]

skip to the end of the vid to see the new logo on the ice or watch all of it if you're into that

 

[Lunatik]

It's about time we honor Freddie Brathwaite

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

Needs more horse head

No.

 

[super6646]

No.

Hahahahaha! Maybe I’m a terrible person, but I laughed when I first saw that scene.

Also, wasn’t the singer named Johnny as well? Haven’t watched the godfather in a long time, but it would make the reference that much better.

 

[Ainsy01]

I have a feeling that the Flames will also announce they will be wearing retros as their full time home jerseys this year. Heres hopin.

 

[InfinityIggy]

If this means we get full time retros then I will accept this ugly logo being embedded in the ice all year.

 

[Lunatik]

I have a feeling that the Flames will also announce they will be wearing retros as their full time home jerseys this year. Heres hopin.

A Flames PR guy on twitter has more or less said that this season is the status quo, but the WC jersey will be vintage white, but will be worn more than just once. He's also strongly hinted in 2020-21 we will be going back to full retro kits.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

Hahahahaha! Maybe I’m a terrible person, but I laughed when I first saw that scene.

Also, wasn’t the singer named Johnny as well? Haven’t watched the godfather in a long time, but it would make the reference that much better.

Johnny Fontane

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

If this means we get full time retros then I will accept this ugly logo being embedded in the ice all year.

It will be cool when we go back to the retros, and then these jerseys we currently have become retros, and then have a retro night and go with the retros but we still will always wear the retros, if you know what I mean.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

So... time for a new anthem singer?

 

[Anglesmith]

Wait, he can run for political office with a fake name?

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Wait, he can run for political office with a fake name?

In his official filings he has to use his full legal name. On poster boards and other advertising materials, he can use whatever he wants.