Comments on: Free Agency Frenzy

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:50:29 +0000

hey pat im from australia so the only sites i can find out about the free agency are here and on nhl.com i listen to the station every day and theres not a game i havent heard of the flames the past few seasons so keep up the great work just quickly im seing on nhl.com that fredrik sjostrom has signed with the flames is there any truth to this? and what role would he play would he be of a more of a 4th line player or is hes along as more of a defensive forward espically seing as he is coming from a very defensive minded team in the rangers?

thanks heaps, again love the work you guys are doing cant wait for october.

By: Brent

Brent — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:30:33 +0000

I don’t know how Sutter does it, but he keeps bringing good talent to Calgary. “Good on him”, as they say down under.

The Leafs, the Oil, the Habs and the Sens are in t-r-o-u-b-l-e.

Eric Duhatschek: I could listen to the single most knowledgeable voice on the NHL ALL DAY LONG! He is the man.

You guys are doing a great job. I can’t wait for October to come around.

-Brent in Sandstone

By: kevin

kevin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:54:42 +0000

ian laperierre would ave been a steal for us at that price.. hm, maybe sutter is out of money or.. …is he?

PS: Sutter still has money, but he also has some stuff to take care of. Dustin Boyd has yet to be signed, we haven’t gotten the money terms yet on Adam Pardy.

By: kevin

kevin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:45:15 +0000

well nice to see cammerelli get a hugh contract.. unfortunately, with the signings in montreal today, i’m afraid his agent never told him he was getting paid in canadian tire money

PS: Man, Montreal is just throwing money around today. They lose a lot of players though, remember most likely Kovalev, Tanguay, Schneider, Lang are all gone. Cammalleri gets way more than he would have in Calgary, that’s for sure.

By: bill

bill — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:43:05 +0000

GREAT MOVES by the Flames. Umm people who think Cammy is coming back, either don’t realize there is a “Salary Cap” or don’t know their grade 10 math. I wish he could come back, but it’s not going to happen.

PS: It would be tough to get it done, but it could be done. I don’t think it’s going to to be honest, but money wise, things could be worked out if the appetite was there for both sides. That’s a big if however.

By: Chris Morris

Chris Morris — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:27:49 +0000

I think the Flames should re sign Camillari.How about Chris Neil?I think he would fit in well with Calgary

PS: I’d love to see Cammalleri back, but it seems pretty unlikely, but I haven’t ruled it out in my head. But my head is a little different from the Flames brass. Chris Neil would be a good fit, but apparently he’s looking for 2 mil a season.

By: Chris Morris

Chris Morris — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:07:06 +0000

Habiboulin to Edmonton,sounds good.Now maybe Heatly will want to sign.Maybe he was concerned about Edmonton Goal Tending.Just a thought!!

PS: 4 years and $15 million for Khabibulin.

By: Chris Morris

Chris Morris — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:01:09 +0000

Good work Pat,You guys do a great job,I think the Flames should get another top end forward.Who can we get and who is out there?Also I think Danny Heatly will be an Oiler,As you guys were saying,I think he wanted to see who was out there.

PS: Thanks Chris. As far as top end forwards, I don’t believe the Flames will be in the market for one. With the shift clearly being focused on defence for this team, I don’t think a top end forward is a priority, mostly because they don’t have the cap space to bring one in. I think we’ll see Daryl make 1 or 2 tweaking moves, but I believe he’s content with the team heading into training camp.

By: Denton

Denton — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:49:41 +0000

Hey guys, love the station, the Mike Richards show gets me to work every day and you guys keep me update all the time. ON that note I wanted to give cudos to you for your work and passion. You’re updates are quicker on your site than TSN or Sportsnet. Thanks for the great programming. Hey will we make a trade to beef up our front line scoring a bit today? Thanks.
Denton

PS: Denton, thanks for the kind words, we are doing our best! As for a trade, I’m not sure…I don’t believe the Bouwmeester signing NECESSARILY means they need to trade someone. Could it happen? Yeah, but I think for now Daryl is going to maybe tweak a little bit and for the most part be content with the team assembled heading into training camp.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:47:06 +0000

Just wondering where teams are finding the cap room? How can Chicago afford Hossa? For that matter, how can the Flames afford JB? It’s a great signing, but where’s the money the money going to come from to sign guys who can put the puck in the net? We lost Cammy…Jokinen showed very little…beyond Iggy, who can they count on? Not sure I understand the amount of money spent on JB, Dion, Robyn, and Kipper. Throw in Iggy and Jokkinen and that doesn’t leave much for the rest of your team.

PS: In my mind, Chicago is going to have to trade someone…with Campbell making a lot of money, he might be a guy primed to go, but who knows. Remember, Chicago have Kane, Toews, and Keith up for RFA after this season. As for the Flames; Jokinen is done after this year contract wise. Bourque had 20 last year, Moss is evolving, Glencross is evolving. To be honest, I’m not worried.