eaglejelly Posted Tuesday at 01:55 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:55 PM On 7/28/2022 at 7:49 PM, MB3 said: fully aware that this will be second hand information but when I had a few pops with Daneyko, I asked him about McLean and how it all went wrong. He said “he didn’t even know some of the guys names. Big guys too. Would just yell “hey number 8 get over here” and the team would be like “uh… you mean Zubrus?” He showed up unprepared and the team felt it.” Wasn't he an assistant for many years before being named the head coach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralous Posted Tuesday at 02:02 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:02 PM 2 minutes ago, eaglejelly said: Wasn't he an assistant for many years before being named the head coach? Yeah, for like 7 years before taking over. Hard to fathom he wouldnt know everyone on the team by name. This is the kind of stuff you might hear about Paterno or Bowden when they were like 100 years old and there’s 110 players with walk-ons to keep track of but not a 22 man roster in professional hockey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted Friday at 01:21 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:21 PM Man, gotta give the Flames some credit here...they were able to make the absolute best out of a potentially brutal situation. Getting Huberdeau locked up so quickly is impressive. They basically replaced JG and were able to get some pieces for Tkachuk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aylbert Posted Friday at 01:36 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:36 PM 13 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: Man, gotta give the Flames some credit here...they were able to make the absolute best out of a potentially brutal situation. Getting Huberdeau locked up so quickly is impressive. They basically replaced JG and were able to get some pieces for Tkachuk. But they had to pay him 10.5mm for 8 years, starting next year at age 30… It locks up a star player, but he is literally on his back 9 (years) at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted Friday at 01:44 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:44 PM 5 minutes ago, aylbert said: But they had to pay him 10.5mm for 8 years, starting next year at age 30… It locks up a star player, but he is literally on his back 9 (years) at best. They would've been in about the same boat had they signed JG, which they were willing to do...JG just didn't want to be there anymore. Yeah those deals are always risky, but at least the Flames get the chance to stay relevant for a while, instead of having to enter a rebuild (which of course doesn't automatically pay off). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RizzMB30 Posted Friday at 01:52 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:52 PM 29 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: Man, gotta give the Flames some credit here...they were able to make the absolute best out of a potentially brutal situation. Getting Huberdeau locked up so quickly is impressive. They basically replaced JG and were able to get some pieces for Tkachuk. 100% agree. I think it is pretty brutal losing two of the top 20 players in the league. They got Huberdeau and locked him up AND they have Weegar. Calgary's defense is looking strong with him in the top 4. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aylbert Posted Friday at 02:03 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:03 PM 11 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: They would've been in about the same boat had they signed JG, which they were willing to do...JG just didn't want to be there anymore. Yeah those deals are always risky, but at least the Flames get the chance to stay relevant for a while, instead of having to enter a rebuild (which of course doesn't automatically pay off). Agreed Calgary needed a "win" after JG and Tkachuk wanted out, but I wouldn't be too excited by this. JG signed a 7 year / 9.75mm deal at 28, taking him to 35. Huberdeau signed longer, for more money and is 2 years older (on effective dates) with an 8year / 10.5 million deal starting the following season, taking him to 38. He's going to be unmovable and eat up a ton of cap space in the end (when they will need to embrace a full rebuild). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted Friday at 02:22 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:22 PM 11 minutes ago, aylbert said: Agreed Calgary needed a "win" after JG and Tkachuk wanted out, but I wouldn't be too excited by this. JG signed a 7 year / 9.75mm deal at 28, taking him to 35. Huberdeau signed longer, for more money and is 2 years older (on effective dates) with an 8year / 10.5 million deal starting the following season, taking him to 38. He's going to be unmovable and eat up a ton of cap space in the end (when they will need to embrace a full rebuild). Oh there's plenty of "potential ugly" down the line, but the alternative (basically losing JG and Tkachuk for no significant "right now" pieces at all) would've been a lot worse. If they get at least 4-5 good years out of him (and maybe a couple more "Not what he was but still pretty good" years), they did OK. Doesn't sound great, but at least their window didn't shut with JG and Tkachuk leaving. And any team that signs a player to a deal like that knows they're not getting 8 prime years out of such a contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted Friday at 05:55 PM Share Posted Friday at 05:55 PM It would be fun to see someone try to pull off an offer sheet. Dallas in a bind between Oettinger and Robertson. The Benn and Seguin contracts are coming back to haunt them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted Friday at 06:08 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:08 PM I would love to have Oettinger here and would move either of the other two guys plus to do it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted Friday at 08:34 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 08:34 PM (edited) 2 hours ago, mfitz804 said: I would love to have Oettinger here and would move either of the other two guys plus to do it. Edited Friday at 08:34 PM by MadDog2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titans04 Posted Friday at 09:48 PM Share Posted Friday at 09:48 PM 3 hours ago, mfitz804 said: I would love to have Oettinger here and would move either of the other two guys plus to do it. 1 hour ago, MadDog2020 said: Yep, without a doubt. Not sure how they would clear space in that the pieces they would be trying to unload probably have little value other than maybe VV. It would probably resemble a yard sale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted Friday at 10:20 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 10:20 PM I truly can’t imagine Dallas and Oettinger don’t get a deal done, somehow. I’m sure there are pieces they can move out to create cap space. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titans04 Posted Friday at 10:40 PM Share Posted Friday at 10:40 PM 18 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: I truly can’t imagine Dallas and Oettinger don’t get a deal done, somehow. I’m sure there are pieces they can move out to create cap space. I would think they do get a deal done as well, at the same time we should be moving on from some pieces regardless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted 22 hours ago Share Posted 22 hours ago According to Brooks, Rangers are looking to bring back Jimmy Vesey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB3 Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago wait no stop ahhhhhh too late he can’t hear me oh well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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