lol try 7 years
- flashfire

here comes this donkey again, yes our rebuild started the year following our cup run, and during our rebuild we tried making big name trades and signings to trigger the rebuild... you sir are about as smart as the last poop i took, go kill yourself and bring the worlds collective IQ up

calgary HAS to trade whatever they can, cuz their prospect cupboards are EMPTY.

anybody on thier roster, not named baertschi (sp?) should be skating with a "for sale" sign on their jersey.

ottawa was MUCH different than calgary, where our core guys were, for the most part, still young and very talented (spezza, karlsson, michalek, cowen, etc). calgary's core is all old (think jbo is the youngest at 29), highly overpaid, and declining in skill.

maybe they keep a couple of vets, but there are absolutely no untouchables on that team......except the ONE i already named.
- sensarmy_11

You need to hold onto some players. You need some solid vets.

I would unload JayBo and Cammeleari if I could - keep Glencross, Tanguay, Giordano and maybe Stempy with the rebuild.

If you can manage to get a first and a prospect for JayBo and maybe a first for Cammy (not too sure someone will bit on that cap hit, but ...), you can have four first round picks in one of the deepest drafts in a decade.

When are you guys going to learn....?

There are certain guys that you just dont respond to. Allstarz, Prock, Sytemfool, Scooby doo, newmy, MisterC....
- Iggysbff

Keep drinking the coolaid. Your blogger Clouts said last year, that the Oilers will make the playoffs this year. And then win a cup next year. Then this year, when the Oilers were in a playoff spot earlier in the year, he wrote a blog stating he believes the Oilers will win the cup this year.

Yeah but if you looked at that team, anyone could have predicted cups in the future. You look at the small forwards on the Oilers, does it look like they will be contenders with them? Nope. That's why it's funny when Oilers fans make fun of Calgary because they should tank and get all these picks. Look at Columbus? Look at NYI? Look at Florida? All pathetic teams like Edmonton. The only team who have done a proper rebuild is Ottawa and that pains me to say it.
- Allstarzz

No oilers fan in this thread has done this. In fact, your the one making fun of the Flames!

What? You have no idea what you are talking about. The most they missed in a row was 4 years, 3 in a row before the lockout.

Since the lockout the Penguins missed the playoffs once, the first season after the lockout (05-06). Since then they made the playoffs every year and after the "Crosby draft" it took them only 3 years to make the Finals (07-08) and 4 years to win the Cup (08-09).
The Oilers haven't made the playoffs since their miraculous Finals run in 05-06 as the 8th seed and have picked in the top 10 in every draft except for 08 (including 1st overall three years in a row). Also arguably their 08 draft when they didn't pick in the top ten still netted them a really good undersized winger in Eberle. The Oilers didn't just "start" rebuilding.
- suppaman

Yes but Crosby was the last of 5 lotto picks in a row....of which two were firsts and two were seconds (even though that one second was like a 1b)...

yea because it's really so far along our rebuild to judge how we're doing, i mean 2.5 years into and they haven't won a cup yet? pathetic
- SpoiledByOil

Jesus Christ, it keeps getting shorter and shorter.

Soon, the rebuild won't start until this upcoming draft

here comes this donkey again, yes our rebuild started the year following our cup run, and during our rebuild we tried making big name trades and signings to trigger the rebuild... you sir are about as smart as the last poop i took, go kill yourself and bring the worlds collective IQ up
- SpoiledByOil

Edmonton fans getting emotional. Ouch.

Yoou think he'll sign with the Flames? He's a UFA in August. Why wouldnt he just wait til then and see what all the offers are?
- Iggysbff

Who knows...the nice thing about the Flames is that there is a lot of room for kids like this. In other organizations that chance just isn't there. Especially coming out of college as someone who isn't highly touted.

Another angle: Antoine Laganiere from Yale (Agostino's teammate) is one of the most highly touted College free agents this season....rumours have it the Flames feel they might be able to leverage him to sign in Calgary as they play on the same line.

Yeah but if you looked at that team, anyone could have predicted cups in the future. You look at the small forwards on the Oilers, does it look like they will be contenders with them? Nope. That's why it's funny when Oilers fans make fun of Calgary because they should tank and get all these picks. Look at Columbus? Look at NYI? Look at Florida? All pathetic teams like Edmonton. The only team who have done a proper rebuild is Ottawa and that pains me to say it.
- Allstarzz

it blows my mind how a Leafs fan can call any other franchise in the league pathetic, talk about irony.. .you really are just that dumb, you know nothing about hockey

Feaster is going to take a lot of flack for this, but I would assume that Iggy wanted Pittsburg and Feaster got him there. All Feaster could do at that point is get as much out of Shero as possible.

Sure Iggy is worth more, but the team stood by their franchise player and got him where he wanted to go, not where they could get the best return - that's class.
- GadesnSens

The only difference-maker for PIT over BOS was that the BOS offer was a conditional first... has nothing to do with class

No idea...i'm not a scout, and have never seen him play. The Flames need to look long term...don't care if that is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 years down the road.
- The-O-G

The guy Feaster wanted for Iggy, was Subban. He was picked 3 picks later. He really isn't that smart.

it blows my mind how a Leafs fan can call any other franchise in the league pathetic, talk about irony.. .you really are just that dumb, you know nothing about hockey
- SpoiledByOil

Getting owned, nice comeback. Enjoy another bust of a pick this year.

When was the last time? A while ago. Teams on the right track with our STUD Kadri. He is leading our team to the playoffs, while your overrated kids can't. Enough said. And no Leafs fans are the most loyal. In the past 40+ years, there's many reasons not to follow this team. But we do because we love our Leafs no matter what. Unlike Edmonton fans.
- Allstarzz

Keep drinking the coolaid. Your blogger Clouts said last year, that the Oilers will make the playoffs this year. And then win a cup next year. Then this year, when the Oilers were in a playoff spot earlier in the year, he wrote a blog stating he believes the Oilers will win the cup this year.
- Allstarzz

Which is it? Are we too disloyal or too loyal?

When was the last time? A while ago. Teams on the right track with our STUD Kadri. He is leading our team to the playoffs, while your overrated kids can't. Enough said. And no Leafs fans are the most loyal. In the past 40+ years, there's many reasons not to follow this team. But we do because we love our Leafs no matter what. Unlike Edmonton fans.
- Allstarzz

that clearly shows how stupid you are

The guy Feaster wanted for Iggy, was Subban. He was picked 3 picks later. He really isn't that smart.
- Allstarzz

Just because he wanted to trade Iggy for Subban doesn't mean that he would rather have Subban over Jankowski!!!

In fact, it's completely irrelevant!

The only difference-maker for PIT over BOS was that the BOS offer was a conditional first... has nothing to do with class
- BigDre

According to TSN it was NOT conditional...It was a first.

According to TSN it was NOT conditional...It was a first.
- Iggysbff

Actually TSN reported it as a first, then changed it to a conditional first...true story

I would like to find a way to get Jay Bouwmeester to St. Louis.

SENSARMY_11 making a sensible comment????
- Iggysbff

Fixed

it's always been the same length, you idiots are just too stupid to know anything about hockey
- SpoiledByOil

Hahaha, Superb answer.

I would like to find a way to get Jay Bouwmeester to St. Louis.
- bcallaway

Ty Rattie and a First kind sir

Feaster screw the pooch big time of this deal.
I would give Gio the C.
If you trade Jbow.......who do you give his minutes to?
- Fakepartofme

Jankowski the wunderkind ?

@darrendreger

Some believe Iginla's choice to play with the Penguins was made long before the decision and trade was made final last night.

You need to hold onto some players. You need some solid vets.

I would unload JayBo and Cammeleari if I could - keep Glencross, Tanguay, Giordano and maybe Stempy with the rebuild.

If you can manage to get a first and a prospect for JayBo and maybe a first for Cammy (not too sure someone will bit on that cap hit, but ...), you can have four first round picks in one of the deepest drafts in a decade.
- Oneonta Penguin

Maybe... I think that would be touch and go.

I agree generally about keeping some vets, but ditching JayBo and Cammy and keeping those guys is not dissimilar to what the Oil did anyway