Im sure they'll improve without the heart and soul of their franchise around.
- sanfordnson

well they don't have the flux capacitor sadly...Iggy is in the twilight of his career. They are losing him for 17 games. He could have walked for nothing

the florida lightning....

st. louis stamkos conacher
malone lecavalier purcell
versteeg weiss huberdeau
bergenheim thompson fleischmann


hedman campbell
carle gudbranson
salo jovanovski

markstrom
lindback
garon


that team would make the playoffs.... at minimum be winning the southeast.
- boltsfan48

the top 6 is completely tampa, shows how sad the panthers are

Flames have drafted better players than Vancouver lately

2 of the 3 top scorers at the world juniors drafted by Feaster, add Sven, who do the Canucks have again?
- flashfire

1. * Chicago 32 53
2. * Anaheim 33 48
3. * Minnesota 32 42
4. Vancouver 33 42
5. Detroit 33 39
6. Los Angeles 32 38
7. St. Louis 32 36
8. San Jose 32 36
9. Nashville 33 34
10. Dallas 32 33
11. Columbus 33 33
12. Edmonton 32 31
13. Phoenix 33 31
14. Calgary 32 30
15. Colorado 32 26


Nuff said

1st round pick not being conditional makes it a better deal for me
- flashfire

Is it too late to make it conditional? The condition being that Pittsburgh has to do all the scouting and actually make the selection for the Flames.

The timing is more questionable. Should have been done 2 years ago. The return would have been such that the Flames wouldnt have missed a beat.
- sanfordnson

no doubt

though I blame that on ownership, not Feaster; I think he wanted to make this trade far earlier but couldn't convince Murray.

For sure. IMO the Bruins would be just as scary if they can add another piece like a top 6 forward or a top 4 d-man(whichever is the greater need). Soderberg also sounds like a legit player and should provide some nice depth for the B's.
- Nucker101

soderberg the (frank)ing cyclops has been playing this game of i'm coming, not coming..for years..nobody in boston is holding their breath on him
if they can't get someone like st. louis i am fine with them adding a depth forward and dman..with leadership and who has been through it before
iginla would have helped as much in the leadership dept than he would on the ice, probably more..they have missed that veteran presence since dr recci retired

the florida lightning....

st. louis stamkos conacher
malone lecavalier purcell
versteeg weiss huberdeau
bergenheim thompson fleischmann


hedman campbell
carle gudbranson
salo jovanovski

markstrom
lindback
garon


that team would make the playoffs.... at minimum be winning the southeast.
- boltsfan48

In a night of buffoonery this post gets my vote for most random

Flames can look at Fucale, Jacob DLR, Theodore, Klimchuk, Lazar, Hartman, Zykov and Burakowsky (might go good with all the other 'owskis') with that late 1st. Still a lot of good players available at that point.

Shakey goal tending , old legs , and injuries will let them win one round only .
- VANTEL

We'll see. I won't be cheering for them to win, that's for sure. Especially if they're playing a Canadian team.

1. * Chicago 32 53
2. * Anaheim 33 48
3. * Minnesota 32 42
4. Vancouver 33 42
5. Detroit 33 39
6. Los Angeles 32 38
7. St. Louis 32 36
8. San Jose 32 36
9. Nashville 33 34
10. Dallas 32 33
11. Columbus 33 33
12. Edmonton 32 31
13. Phoenix 33 31
14. Calgary 32 30
15. Colorado 32 26


Nuff said
- VANTEL

what does that have to do with prospects drafted in the last two years other than the fact we will get another good prospect this year. Vancouver will be in this situation soon, team is obviously getting worse

1. * Chicago 32 53
2. * Anaheim 33 48
3. * Minnesota 32 42
4. Vancouver 33 42
5. Detroit 33 39
6. Los Angeles 32 38
7. St. Louis 32 36
8. San Jose 32 36
9. Nashville 33 34
10. Dallas 32 33
11. Columbus 33 33
12. Edmonton 32 31
13. Phoenix 33 31
14. Calgary 32 30
15. Colorado 32 26


Nuff said
- VANTEL

flames have 2 players theyve drafted playing, its like backlund and bodie. go and tell a fan the team blows Richard at drafting and they cut your head off

well they don't have the flux capacitor sadly...Iggy is in the twilight of his career. They are losing him for 17 games. He could have walked for nothing
- flashfire

Agreed, but it sends a message clear as day. Make no mistake Iggy wanted this trade for another shot at a Cup, and if he doesn't get one it's unlikely he goes back to Calgary and even if he did why would they if they're going into rebuild? I think Iggy's game against Chicago was his last as a Flame.

Apparently Aaron Ward has been fired from TSN's panel following his Iginla to Boston announcement. He's trending on twitter.

flames have 2 players theyve drafted playing, its like backlund and bodie. go and tell a fan the team blows Richard at drafting and they cut your head off
- wingz4life

dude I said the Flames have better prospects than the Canucks and they do

flames have 2 players theyve drafted playing, its like backlund and bodie. go and tell a fan the team blows Richard at drafting and they cut your head off
- wingz4life

i still think bartschi will be a good player but he's just a bit farther from being ready than we thought. also very optimistic about gaudreau

on the whole though, they're still pretty average at best, one key problem is that all their best prospects are still several years away, which is why we need a lottery pick pretty badly

The timing is more questionable. Should have been done 2 years ago. The return would have been such that the Flames wouldnt have missed a beat.
- sanfordnson

CLEARLY.
And certainly, Kip would have also waived then too.
Problem- that was when Feaster inherited the reins, and the poop in the face DSutt left behind.
Literally, was not an option that yr. Last yr- yes, though they had a shot.
I am proud of him though- hate the trade, but acted with autonomy for ONCE

Apparently Aaron Ward has been fired from TSN's panel following his Iginla to Boston announcement. He's trending on twitter.
- J-P

I call BS.

what does that have to do with prospects drafted in the last two years other than the fact we will get another good prospect this year. Vancouver will be in this situation soon, team is obviously getting worse
- flashfire

Um no . We will bring in a player or two a year. Teams realistically should not have to bring in more than one new prospect a year.

dude I said the Flames have better prospects than the Canucks and they do
- flashfire

According to Esplen Corrado will be in the mix for the 2018 Olympic team.

Flames have drafted better players than Vancouver lately

2 of the 3 top scorers at the world juniors drafted by Feaster, add Sven, who do the Canucks have again?
- flashfire

CLEARLY.
And certainly, Kip would have also waived then too.
Problem- that was when Feaster inherited the reins, and the poop in the face DSutt left behind.
Literally, was not an option that yr. Last yr- yes, though they had a shot.
I am proud of him though- hate the trade, but acted with autonomy for ONCE
- FLflames34

i think they probably could have done it last year and gotten more. definitely should have traded Kipper the day his NTC expired

hell, I remember Feaster making an empty threat to blow up the team before last year's deadline; I think he got yelled at by King after that stunt

I call BS.
- Nucker101

If you see some of the twitter messages directed at him, one guy is telling him to kill himself.

flames have 2 players theyve drafted playing, its like backlund and bodie. go and tell a fan the team blows Richard at drafting and they cut your head off
- wingz4life

Feaster has had 2 drafts, you are taking it out of context...I am talking the last two drafts

Apparently Aaron Ward has been fired from TSN's panel following his Iginla to Boston announcement. He's trending on twitter.
- J-P

Are you Ek's main source?

Are you Ek's main source?
- AlexF

No but I'm using the same tools (sorry sources) he is.