Trevor Neufeld: Exploring Calgary's Recent Spiral – Team Identity – Justin Kirkland's Value

Thanks Trevor
If the Flames are hoping to be a competitive contender when the new barn opens they need to finish bottom 8.
I’d add Andersson and maybe even Kadri to that list.
Heard Buffalo is looking for a veteran center and right shot D help. Would be nice to get a Bowen Byram or Cozens out of them.
Vladar would be an upgrade over both Skinner and Pickard.
Mantha if healthy a 2nd or 3rd.
Kuzmenko needs to get going, he missed a couple last night but if he gets hot he should get us a decent return. Someone posted earlier it was Geekie, a prospect and a 2nd from Boston. Seems like a lot for a cap dump from the Canucks.
Rooney maybe a 3rd from a contender.
Same for Barrie.
I hope they resign Kirkland, he was captain of the Kelowna Rockets and shows some leadership skills. Not going to cost too much to resign him.
With the Wranglers 1st in the A it suggests there’s more talent than anyone expected.
Looks like Cooley is the real deal, 2 shutouts already. Solovyov ready for the Flames.
Scoring goals at will. Time to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Let’s go Conroy!

Thanks Trevor
If the Flames are hoping to be a competitive contender when the new barn opens they need to finish bottom 8.
I’d add Andersson and maybe even Kadri to that list.
Heard Buffalo is looking for a veteran center and right shot D help. Would be nice to get a Bowen Byram or Cozens out of them.
Vladar would be an upgrade over both Skinner and Pickard.
Mantha if healthy a 2nd or 3rd.
Kuzmenko needs to get going, he missed a couple last night but if he gets hot he should get us a decent return. Someone posted earlier it was Geekie, a prospect and a 2nd from Boston. Seems like a lot for a cap dump from the Canucks.
Rooney maybe a 3rd from a contender.
Same for Barrie.
I hope they resign Kirkland, he was captain of the Kelowna Rockets and shows some leadership skills. Not going to cost too much to resign him.
With the Wranglers 1st in the A it suggests there’s more talent than anyone expected.
Looks like Cooley is the real deal, 2 shutouts already. Solovyov ready for the Flames.
Scoring goals at will. Time to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Let’s go Conroy!
- K-man25

Agreed on most of these. Kinda wonder if Solovyov turns to paper tissues in the NHL. Cozens would be a steal.

Hey guys! That plan for trades above all sounds a bit optimistic to me, but we definitely need to finish bottom 10, or else our 1st rounder goes to MTL from the Monahan trade, which would be useless. I think we need to trade most of those guys listed above, definitely. And why not resign Kirkland to 2 years 1.1 millon? If he gets on the third line, and performs well, it's another asset to trade for youth or picks next year or the year after at the deadline. I'd add Coleman to that list of possible trade candidates this year, along with Miromanov and Hanley for just about anything, although playing those guys more might help us lose more!
It's hard as a fan to cheer against us, and it might seem too negative for some, but to be a true fan and understand that we absolutely need a top 10 pick in this year's draft to have a chance to be competitive in the near future is only logical. GFG!

Sweeney scouting Flames? Kuzmenko? Andersson?

Why is huberdeau on the ice in OT on the powerplay. Need to have zary and coronato.

Why is huberdeau on the ice in OT on the powerplay. Need to have zary and coronato.
- Squilliam

Huberdeau made a great pass to Backs for the tieing goal. Huska is big on reward.

You guys gotta be pretty happy with how the season has unfolded so far.

Sweeney scouting Flames? Kuzmenko? Andersson?
- K-man25

Where did you see this?

Where did you see this?
- Kevin R

They just said he was at the game. Didn’t get into any details but someone else posted a rumour Kuzmenko 50% retained for Geekie, a prospect and a 2nd. Not sure where it came from but when they said he was at the game I thought maybe.
Kuzmenko had a few chances again last night but failed to deliver, he needs to relax and get one.

They just said he was at the game. Didn’t get into any details but someone else posted a rumour Kuzmenko 50% retained for Geekie, a prospect and a 2nd. Not sure where it came from but when they said he was at the game I thought maybe.
Kuzmenko had a few chances again last night but failed to deliver, he needs to relax and get one.
- K-man25

Yeah seems like he's really pressing knowing he's in a contract year.