Waived: [CGY] Ilya Solovyov waived by the Flames (cleared)

[DJJones]

As I said before, your not replacing Hanifin (this season). Bahl or Miromanov could both be better than Tanev.

It's funny though, when the aging FA contracts were coming everyone said Hanifin, Lindholm, Tanev etc. Couldn't get it done in the playoffs. Now that they've been traded for assets and younger players they and suddenly inreplacable and the Flames are a bottom 3 team in the league.

I'd still give him a statue if that happend haha

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

As I said before, your not replacing Hanifin (this season). Bahl or Miromanov could both be better than Tanev.

It's funny though, when the aging FA contracts were coming everyone said Hanifin, Lindholm, Tanev etc. Couldn't get it done in the playoffs. Now that they've been traded for assets and younger players they and suddenly inreplacable and the Flames are a bottom 3 team in the league.

Not as much last season but over the previous 3 Tanev was hands down the best defensive d-man in the league statistically. To suggest either of those 2 could be better than Tanev is a pretty hot take.

Also there is a huge difference between getting it done in the playoffs and preventing your team from being bad. Calgary's post Hanifin trade (since he was the last one moved) record was 8-13-0, that's a 62 point pace. You are also not factoring in that Markstrom was traded this offseason and he was top 5 in GSAx last year.

 

[Figgy44]

This is the usual copium spouted by fans that want to be on endless rebuild cycles.

Odds of guys like Bahl and/or Miomanov being better than anyone the Flames lost are super low.
Younger seldom means better, especially when guys like Hanifin, and Tanev were showing way more at the same age than the new guys have.

How is it copium? The Flames are like 18 months into Conroy's plan for a quick retool via rebuild. It's not close to an endless cycle. The Flames are also hoping to surprise teams and get back into playoffs this season or next season. Many of us Flames fans are also hoping for one more dip and then a rapid ascension back up the standings.

We've seen articles from both players and management stating that is basically what they want, or the vets would like the option of departing as they don't want to end their careers on a long rebuild.