Confirmed Signing with Link: [CGY] Calgary signs Kris Versteeg (1 year, $950,000)

[La Bamba]

The absence of Hall makes this look like a one line team.

Steeger leaving will hurt with the loss of Yak.

With all the moves, I just cant say with a clear conscious the Oilers are a better team. This looks like a lottery team instead of a playoff team.

Lucic - McDavid - Eberle
Pouliot - RNH - Draisaitl
Maroon - Caggiula - Puljujarvi

With that top 6, you think is this a one line team?

You must have REALLY high standards for a 2nd line.

And if you paid any attention to our team, you'd know the removal of Yak is a big positive.

 

[Lunatik]

I'd bet on it being opportunity. Very good chance he'll be the #1 RW sadly. Better than Chiasson/Ferland though. At 950k for one year, it certainly doesn't hurt.

He might end up being the 1st line RW, but he will be the #3 RW. Brouwer is our #1 RW, Frolik our #2.

 

[Cubs2024wildcard]

Lucic - McDavid - Eberle
Pouliot - RNH - Draisaitl
Maroon - Caggiula - Puljujarvi

With that top 6, you think is this a one line team?

You must have REALLY high standards for a 2nd line.

And if you paid any attention to our team, you'd know the removal of Yak is a big positive.

Um, yeah, that's a one line team. #fonziethumbs

 

[Pestilence]

They did offer him a contract.

He chose Calgary, likely due to opportunity.

"Hey Kris, you can sign here and play with Maroon and Caggiula, or sign with Calgary, and play with Monahan and Gaudreau."

 

[DFF]

He might end up being the 1st line RW, but he will be the #3 RW. Brouwer is our #1 RW, Frolik our #2.

None of them are real #1RW

Versteeg will get the shot at it

 

[Roof Daddy]

Um, yeah, that's a one line team. #fonziethumbs

It's fair if you want to question the 3rd line (which I think will surprise some people), but what's wrong with the 2nd line? Pouliot - when healthy - produces at a clip around 50 pts (pro rated to 82 games). Drai and Nuge have already eclipsed that mark and both have room to grow (more so Draisaitl). How many teams have 3 50+ point guys on their 2nd line (and to be clear, I know Pouliot has never hit that mark, just saying he could if he somehow stayed healthy)?

 

[King In The North]

It's fair if you want to question the 3rd line (which I think will surprise some people), but what's wrong with the 2nd line? Pouliot - when healthy - produces at a clip around 50 pts (pro rated to 82 games). Drai and Nuge have already eclipsed that mark and both have room to grow (more so Draisaitl). How many teams have 3 50+ point guys on their 2nd line (and to be clear, I know Pouliot has never hit that mark, just saying he could if he somehow stayed healthy)?

You definitely have two scoring lines, the bottom six is where Versteeg definitely could have helped.

Calgary's situation was funny enough the opposite...the second and third lines are set. That's where we needed someone to play alongside the top line.

 

[Measles]

Um, yeah, that's a one line team. #fonziethumbs

Haha, really? If you really think Pouliot-RNH-Draisaitl is not a legit 2nd line then please enlighten me on what constitutes a 2nd line in your opinion?

 

[tony d]

Yes, not getting Versteeg will sting Edmonton but Edmonton still has Mcdavid, Draisatl, Eberle, RNH, Pool Party. If those guys are at their best Edmonton should be fine. Think getting Versteeg makes Calgary a playoff team.

 

[THall4]

None of them are real #1RW

Versteeg will get the shot at it

All 3 are better suited to be 3RW's..its funny most of my fellow Oiler fans are seemingly hanging the season on a 3rd liner that no one wanted in the first place....

 

[Cubs2024wildcard]

It's fair if you want to question the 3rd line (which I think will surprise some people), but what's wrong with the 2nd line? Pouliot - when healthy - produces at a clip around 50 pts (pro rated to 82 games). Drai and Nuge have already eclipsed that mark and both have room to grow (more so Draisaitl). How many teams have 3 50+ point guys on their 2nd line (and to be clear, I know Pouliot has never hit that mark, just saying he could if he somehow stayed healthy)?

And that's the disconnect, right there.
Drai barely eclipsed fifty points last year, Pouliot has never accomplished that number in his career, and Nuge while he has done that feat, has more history being injured then he does playing. To think that just because you can project such numbers for questionable at best histories in Nuge and Pouliot, and while Drai can put up better numbers then last year, theres also the possibility he has a sophomore slump.

Why, McDavid didn't even crack fifty points last year because of injury and Hall, who, imo, was the Oilers best player and created mis matches for other teams, isn't there any more and would have made for an elite second line.

As it stands right now, the second line assembled at this moment on the Oilers, while good, isnt very good and hardly elite. I would have a wait and see stance before I startedd saying that line was anything but a solid third line in the NHL

 

[Tom Collins]

Or he was offered a contract and instead decided to go play where he had a chance to win. Oh wait, that is what actually happened.

Alright, bud. He picked the Flames because it's best for his financial situation moving forward. The fact that he's a 3RW here and a 1RW there says all I need to know about how much he'll be "winning" down in Calgary.

 

[BB88]

Yes, not getting Versteeg will sting Edmonton but Edmonton still has Mcdavid, Draisatl, Eberle, RNH, Pool Party. If those guys are at their best Edmonton should be fine. Think getting Versteeg makes Calgary a playoff team.

Why though?

Tkatchuk-Bennett 2nd line doesn't look like a playoff teams top6 line.
Their RD side currently looks really weak.

 

[tmurfin]

Alright, bud. He picked the Flames because it's best for his financial situation moving forward. The fact that he's a 3RW here and a 1RW there says all I need to know about how much he'll be "winning" down in Calgary.

Don't kid yourself. The only reason that top RW spot is open is because Brouwer has chemistry with Bennett and Frolik with Backlund. Not because Versteeg is better. It's a unique circumstance that he recognized and jumped on. I agree it wasn't about "winning", it was a smart move on his part.

 

[blankall]

Why though?

Tkatchuk-Bennett 2nd line doesn't look like a playoff teams top6 line.
Their RD side currently looks really weak.

The Flames have a lot of depth in their top 9 now, and guys will shift in and out. Yes, Bennett will need to take a step forward. I wouldn't discount the support he'll get from having Backlund in the system. Backlund was tied for 50th overall for centres in scoring.

 

[ManofSteel55]

And that's the disconnect, right there.
Drai barely eclipsed fifty points last year, Pouliot has never accomplished that number in his career, and Nuge while he has done that feat, has more history being injured then he does playing. To think that just because you can project such numbers for questionable at best histories in Nuge and Pouliot, and while Drai can put up better numbers then last year, theres also the possibility he has a sophomore slump.

Why, McDavid didn't even crack fifty points last year because of injury and Hall, who, imo, was the Oilers best player and created mis matches for other teams, isn't there any more and would have made for an elite second line.

As it stands right now, the second line assembled at this moment on the Oilers, while good, isnt very good and hardly elite. I would have a wait and see stance before I startedd saying that line was anything but a solid third line in the NHL

Its pretty obvious that this guy doesn't follow the Oilers. Stat sheets tell you all you need to know though, right?

 

[HighLifeMan]

Why though?

Tkatchuk-Bennett 2nd line doesn't look like a playoff teams top6 line.
Their RD side currently looks really weak.

Well Calgary has a 2a/2b line situation going forward, and anyone who has seen Sam Bennett play recently knows he is in for a massive breakout. The kid looks unbelievably good.

 

[Cubs2024wildcard]

Its pretty obvious that this guy doesn't follow the Oilers. Stat sheets tell you all you need to know though, right?

Stats don't lie.

Projections are nothing but an honest guess.

 

[Skobel24]

He might end up being the 1st line RW, but he will be the #3 RW. Brouwer is our #1 RW, Frolik our #2.

Regardless, he's likely the #1 RW. Doesn't matter if Brouwer and Frolik are better, Versteeg will likely be on that top line.

 

[JarvisFunk]

Stats don't lie.

Projections are nothing but an honest guess.

Stats clearly do lie, you just considered McDavid a guy wouldnt crack 50 points.

 

[BB88]

The Flames have a lot of depth in their top 9 now, and guys will shift in and out. Yes, Bennett will need to take a step forward. I wouldn't discount the support he'll get from having Backlund in the system. Backlund was tied for 50th overall for centres in scoring.

They can be a playoff team, but I don't see anything special(today) on that forward group.
There's lot of question marks around that forward group.

Well Calgary has a 2a/2b line situation going forward, and anyone who has seen Sam Bennett play recently knows he is in for a massive breakout. The kid looks unbelievably good.

He could but can he when you pair him with a 18y rookie?

 

[sxvnert]

Well Calgary has a 2a/2b line situation going forward, and anyone who has seen Sam Bennett play recently knows he is in for a massive breakout. The kid looks unbelievably good.

An 18 goal rookie season is impressive no matter how you slice it.

 

[Cubs2024wildcard]

Stats clearly do lie, you just considered McDavid a guy wouldnt crack 50 points.

Where did I say that?

 

[blankall]

They can be a playoff team, but I don't see anything special(today) on that forward group.
There's lot of question marks around that forward group.

Obviously question marks with so many young guys. That being said, Tkachuk, Bennett, Monahan, and Gaudreau all have the potential to be top offensive guys in this league. Will they all reach that potential? Who knows. But I would definitely say it's a pretty special group. It's a group of players that bring everything a winning team would need and all compliment each other.

I also think Calgary has done the right thing buy adding a group of vets around them. Backlund, Brouwer, Versteeg, and Frolik are some of the most consistent 2nd and 3rd line guys in the league. Although they don't produce top line offense themselves, they all have the ability to move up into that role to compliment a true offensive talent.

Your basically looking at 8 bonafide top 9 guys in that group. All capable of producing at .5 ppg or more. There's also a solid mix of grit and skill in there. Very few, if any, teams have that.

This might not be the year everything comes together, but the future is very promising. Specifically, Tkachuck and Bennett may take another 1-2 years to reach a proper top 6 NHL level of play.

 

[Blitzago*]

And that's the disconnect, right there.
Drai barely eclipsed fifty points last year, Pouliot has never accomplished that number in his career, and Nuge while he has done that feat, has more history being injured then he does playing. To think that just because you can project such numbers for questionable at best histories in Nuge and Pouliot, and while Drai can put up better numbers then last year, theres also the possibility he has a sophomore slump.

Why, McDavid didn't even crack fifty points last year because of injury and Hall, who, imo, was the Oilers best player and created mis matches for other teams, isn't there any more and would have made for an elite second line.

As it stands right now, the second line assembled at this moment on the Oilers, while good, isnt very good and hardly elite. I would have a wait and see stance before I startedd saying that line was anything but a solid third line in the NHL

If the oilers 2nd line isnt very good, id hate to hear what you think of the flames 2nd line.