Eight forwards who can pot at least 40 points, and a very solid defense corps that's missing Kylington. Markstrom having an uncharacteristic down year.
Speculation: Flames complete fire sale coming?
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Looks like Sutter squeezed all he could out of them last year and they rode career highs from multiple players to a fantastic year
Everyone is regressing to the mean or worse this year and the goaltending has crapped out on them. Chemistry looks off but a lot of the guys looked bad in Sutters first year too.
Keep Sutter unless they want to rebuild. That Franchise has been changing coaches consistently for abit
playasRus
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No way they try to rebuild after just having signed Kadri, Hubs, Weegar to long contracts. Way too much salary locked in to not try and get a decent return on their investment
i mean they'll try to move him tomorrow before the deadline. they're definitely not resigning him
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How so? They could easily get that for Toffoli if they wanted to trade him. In fact, they'd probably get a better return than Montreal got for him.
Unless you mean the Monahan one, which we don't even have a clue what pick that will be lol
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What are they giving up, and getting back in return? What are they even adding at the deadline that they need the cap space for? Are they all in and ready to make some big trades to squeak into the playoffs?
why would they give anything up? and why would they be adding? i mean lucic is a free agent they aren't resigning. they'll try to get anything they can from anyone who might think lucic still has some gas in the tank. no one will offer anything
what is so hard to understand about this?
I don't think we'll see a fire sale yet, they're not far out of the wildcard race due to all the loser points. More likely they try to give Lucic and Lewis a shot at leaving this year and give Sutter the first half of next season to figure it out.
If Sutter flounders, they'll fire him mid-season and try to move older guys on expiring contracts like Backlund, Lindholm, Toffoli, Tanev, and Zadorov. They'll try and re-sign Hanifin and Kylington and use the cap space and picks to re-tool under a new coach and possibly a new GM in the 2025 offseason. They'll have almost 50M to work with (minus whatever it takes for Hanifin and Kylington). Alongside Weegar and Andersson that should be most of a defense corps. They'll still have most of a top-9 with Huberdeau, Kadri, Mangiapane, and Coleman + whatever young guys come along. They're definitely not a hopeless case. Not a lot of albatrosses except maybe Markstrom, but he might bounce back, who knows.
If Sutter flounders, they'll fire him mid-season and try to move older guys on expiring contracts like Backlund, Lindholm, Toffoli, Tanev, and Zadorov. They'll try and re-sign Hanifin and Kylington and use the cap space and picks to re-tool under a new coach and possibly a new GM in the 2025 offseason. They'll have almost 50M to work with (minus whatever it takes for Hanifin and Kylington). Alongside Weegar and Andersson that should be most of a defense corps. They'll still have most of a top-9 with Huberdeau, Kadri, Mangiapane, and Coleman + whatever young guys come along. They're definitely not a hopeless case. Not a lot of albatrosses except maybe Markstrom, but he might bounce back, who knows.
AcerComputer
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So you're hanging your hat on Sutter trading Lucic for a 7th round pick with 50% retention, which would restore your faith in the franchise?
It does feel like the Flames are done, but You know what blew my mind… the Flames are only 11 points out of being first place in their division. They go on a say.. a six game winning streak or win 8 in 10, and they’re back in quite easily. Maybe even a raked seed
This team has not won more than 3 in a row all year.
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zero chance they rebuild with Huberdeau, Kadri and Weegar as their "core"
SeanMoneyHands
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Eric Francis said the other day that the Flames are buyers tomorrow.
Delusional buyers that is. They’re desperate for a cup run and i fear that Flames ownership have been harping down Trelivings throat to buy at the deadline.
Delusional buyers that is. They’re desperate for a cup run and i fear that Flames ownership have been harping down Trelivings throat to buy at the deadline.
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If you're going to have a fire sale, best to hold it while most of the customers still have lots of unspent money. I would wait till the draft instead of doing last minute deals now, unless the offers are crazy good. You're too close to the wild card to be having a fire sale now and there's still a lot of hockey to be played.
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who said anything about restoring my faith in the franchise? i'm just trying to predict what they do tomorrow
SeanMoneyHands
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Flames Should definitely sell though, I mean the writing is on the wall. They have a lot of really good players with expiring contracts as of 2024 summer. And players that contenders would pay a good price to acquire.
Blake Coleman, Mikael Backlund, Chris Tanev, hell even Nikita Zadorov with the season he’s having would go in a heartbeat. Teams would be lining up for their services.
Blake Coleman, Mikael Backlund, Chris Tanev, hell even Nikita Zadorov with the season he’s having would go in a heartbeat. Teams would be lining up for their services.
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EchoesoftheEighties
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IMO they should have started selling already but one thing I respect about Calgary is they ALWAYS try to compete. Whether it's making a big splash for Dougie Hamilton or trading for Huberdeau, they're always in the mix for talent.
Sometimes even to their detriment
Sometimes even to their detriment
Fistfullofbeer
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As a Kraken fan, I can guarantee you that the Flames are not out of the playoff race. I think the final WC spot in the west is between the Flames and Kraken right now. The Flames have been playing much better off late compared to the Kraken as well.
PuckG
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Don't be outrageous, you guys are trading for Parayko tomorrow.
