Confirmed Signing with Link: [CGY] Erik Gudbranson signs with the Flames (1 year, $1.95M)

[Artorius Horus T]

Honestly, why did they bothered to even resign Kylington, when flames bring in players like him...from all players; Gudbranson...
holy bees wax Kylingtons stock has fallen. Is he now what? like #8,#9 guy now for the flames?

 

[Kreator]

LOL

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Oliver Kylington right now:

or like in the press box
or like in the AHL

 

[Superlative Soup]

Calgary starting to look like the Danbury Trashers

 

[Double Dion]

I'm honestly at a loss for words. If I was any of Phillips, Gawdin, Kylington, Ruzicka or Mackey I'd be asking for a trade. These players have all done everything they can at the AHL level and it's clear they will never get into a lineup that looks like Brian Burke team from 1996.

 

[Kreator]

Looks to be the toughest yet slowest team in the league. Godspeed Marky.

 

[Laus723]

Flames fans are going to enjoy Gudbranson always picking the wrong guy on 2-on-1s, and falling down when any speedy forwards burns him on the outside. And taking a roughing or tripping penalty at the most inopportune time.

But he fights!

but he doesn’t fight. He fights 3-4 times a year, and usually isn’t to stand up for a teammate.

 

[BWJM]

Toughness and gritt definitely has value in the NHL. You've seen the draft picks and contracts some of these guy have acquired.

The thing is every team generally has these guys in the AHL making next to nothing... just dying for a call up.

 

[TheNumber4]

Lots of people wondering why get this coke machine. And why pay him 2M. I can answer that question, if you’ve watched any Flames game of the last couple years their prime and only strategy against the Oilers and other skilled teams is to injure them. Gudbranson at 2M is cheap to replace Giordanos dirty, cheap, and dangerous play.

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

It cracks me up when people think Gudbranson is synonymous with toughness. He’s anything but. The other team can setup rental properties in front of the net.

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

Damn, I can’t believe there is this much overreacting rage with Guds.

I thought he played a good role when he was with Anaheim. Really gave us some solid play and ate a bunch of minutes.

you would think with this reaction the guy is like Patrick Stefan or something

 

[Breakers]

I knew it. Looking at his underlying numbers his only bright spot is the PK

why?
Because he can shoot the puck down the ice with no problem, he doesn’t have to worry about icings like he does at even strength when he gets caught icing the puck soooooooo much.

so 2nd unit PK, he can be adequate for the flames.

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

I knew it. Looking at his underlying numbers his only bright spot is the PK

why?
Because he can shoot the puck down the ice with no problem, he doesn’t have to worry about icings like he does at even strength when he gets caught icing the puck soooooooo much.

so 2nd unit PK, he can be adequate for the flames.

He can’t do anything to be honest.

- He’s an awful skater with zero lateral movement.

- He’s not tough, though people seem to think he is.

- He can’t shoot the puck.

- He can’t pass.

- His breakouts look like a deaf mute communicating with Steven Hawking.

 

[Double Dion]

Lots of people wondering why get this coke machine. And why pay him 2M. I can answer that question, if you’ve watched any Flames game of the last couple years their prime and only strategy against the Oilers and other skilled teams is to injure them. Gudbranson at 2M is cheap to replace Giordanos dirty, cheap, and dangerous play.

Cry more because McDavid runs goalies completely out of control and injured himself. McDavid was penalized rightly on the play. It should have been 5 and a suspension instead of 2 minutes though, but wasn't because the NHL feels the need to prop up its all offense no defense stars.

 

[ComixZone]

Can we just fast forward this season and fire Brad Treliving, please? This is just getting painful. Absolute horse!@#$.

 

[Nabrules]

As a canucks fan, another great signing by Calgary, building the best meh team ever!!!!

 

[Saucechucker99]

This deal is a joke. He isn’t worth league minimum.

 

[Halakitlikethat]

Seems like a Darryl guy

 

[TheNumber4]

Cry more because McDavid runs goalies completely out of control and injured himself. McDavid was penalized rightly on the play. It should have been 5 and a suspension instead of 2 minutes though, but wasn't because the NHL feels the need to prop up its all offense no defense stars.

Lol. Runs goalies completely out of control is your assessment of McDavids game? The guy who routinely goes full speed at the goalie only to stop and make a highly skilled deke before scoring as shown by countless replays? The guy who’s known as the greatest player of all time at making plays at top speed? That guy? That’s the guy Gio needs to protect your shitty goalies from?

 

[Oilers In Tree]

He was the heart and soul of the Canucks and I expect him to be the same for the Flames.

 

[ItWasJustified]

Seems expensive.

 

[Niten Ichi Ryu]

Wow, alot of disapproval here for this contract, even from Flames fans...
Calgary is really beefing up. They might be a mediocre team during the regular season, but this group looks scary for anyone in the playoffs.

On the back end, they added Zadorov and now Guddy. Both big and tall, hard hitting roughneck type defenseman. They also have Andersson and Stone, another pair of players that define the phrase 'not fun to play against'.
Of course up front, they have Lucic, Tkachuk and Ritchie. Milan is still an immovable intimidating force, obviously Tkachuk is one of the elite pests in the NHL, and we all saw what Ritchie did to Khaira last season.
Now they add Coleman, Pitlick, and Lewis. Coleman, an excellent 2-way forward fresh off of winning the cup, Pitlick another hard hitting pendulum that runs into anything that moves and of course Trevor Lewis, seasoned vet.
And Markstrom is still in the prime of his career as a 31 yr old, had an off year but so did the entire team, expecting a huge bounce back seasons from him (and the team).

This team is a sleeper. Most ranking predictions have them missing the playoffs. But I fully anticipate Calgary to be the darkhorse this upcoming season. The Battle of Alberta may re-ignite (if there's fans), and would be a legitimate toe to toe match up with Vegas and Seattle, their two rival teams that are also built to smash

 

[Deen]

Takes pressure off Lucic so he can dangle I guess.

 

[Oilers In Tree]

Can we just fast forward this season and fire Brad Treliving, please? This is just getting painful. Absolute horse!@#$.

The Flames should honestly Re-hire Jay Feaster. He set the flames up well enough for Treliving to play the reverse uno card. Disgusting signing.

 

[Remember2004]

Wow, alot of disapproval here for this contract, even from Flames fans...
Calgary is really beefing up. They might be a mediocre team during the regular season, but this group looks scary for anyone in the playoffs.

On the back end, they added Zadorov and now Guddy. Both big and tall, hard hitting roughneck type defenseman. They also have Andersson and Stone, another pair of players that define the phrase 'not fun to play against'.
Of course up front, they have Lucic, Tkachuk and Ritchie. Milan is still an immovable intimidating force, obviously Tkachuk is one of the elite pests in the NHL, and we all saw what Ritchie did to Khaira last season.
Now they add Coleman, Pitlick, and Lewis. Coleman, an excellent 2-way forward fresh off of winning the cup, Pitlick another hard hitting pendulum that runs into anything that moves and of course Trevor Lewis, seasoned vet.
And Markstrom is still in the prime of his career as a 31 yr old, had an off year but so did the entire team, expecting a huge bounce back seasons from him (and the team).

This team is a sleeper. Most ranking predictions have them missing the playoffs. But I fully anticipate Calgary to be the darkhorse this upcoming season. The Battle of Alberta may re-ignite (if there's fans), and would be a legitimate toe to toe match up with Vegas and Seattle, their two rival teams that are also built to smash

Gotta make it there first