Colin Dambrauskas: Free Agency Frenzy Begins! // Flames Sign Brian McGrattan

One o my fav fighters when he was in Ott haven't seen to much of him lately with teams shying away from goons but he will protect the kids !

Calgary is currently much like Edmonton was a few years ago IMO, and probably currently, no one of significance wants to play there when they're in a rebuilding phase. Your chances of signing either of Horton or Filppula are slim and none, gotta stick with the kids.

Don't get me wrong McGratton is one of my favourite fighters in the past 15 years, but who the (frank) gives him 2 years?

Didn't the guy clear waivers last year and have a hard time finding work? There is no doubt in my mind that he's a top 3 scrapper in the league, but lets not get back to giving scrappers multi-year deals.

Don't get me wrong McGratton is one of my favourite fighters in the past 15 years, but who the (frank) gives him 2 years?

Didn't the guy clear waivers last year and have a hard time finding work? There is no doubt in my mind that he's a top 3 scrapper in the league, but lets not get back to giving scrappers multi-year deals.
- Lahey

Gotta protect the kids if the team isnt going to be bringing in any seasoned players...

One o my fav fighters when he was in Ott haven't seen to much of him lately with teams shying away from goons but he will protect the kids !
- blizzzard

Calgary is currently much like Edmonton was a few years ago IMO, and probably currently, no one of significance wants to play there when they're in a rebuilding phase. Your chances of signing either of Horton or Filppula are slim and none, gotta stick with the kids.
- LeftCoaster

Horton definitely not - Filppula I could see...hes not exactly a hot commodity.

Gotta protect the kids if the team isnt going to be bringing in any seasoned players...
- Colin Dambrauskas

And when you find out that the guy is done this year?

I'm pretty sure you could've re-signed him late in the year.

Seems like a waste

And when you find out that the guy is done this year?

I'm pretty sure you could've re-signed him late in the year.

Seems like a waste
- Lahey

Meh - gives us something to talk about in the mean time before Feaster signs Weiss Horton and Clarkson.

Don't get me wrong McGratton is one of my favourite fighters in the past 15 years, but who the (frank) gives him 2 years?

Didn't the guy clear waivers last year and have a hard time finding work? There is no doubt in my mind that he's a top 3 scrapper in the league, but lets not get back to giving scrappers multi-year deals.
- Lahey

Who cares. I'm not sure what the deal was but it won't be much. CGY has a ton of cap space and will for a while. At less than a mil per, it really doesn't matter.

Meh - gives us something to talk about in the mean time before Feaster signs Weiss Horton and Clarkson.
- Colin Dambrauskas

Seriously, I really hope that CGY claims Grabo and then tries to sign Gilbert and Blum thus allowing us to either trade Wideman or Gio for a good return. This would give us a decent top 4 D in Gilbert and another promising young puck mover in Blum. Grabo covers the C position for a couple of years until Monahan is ready to take the 1st line in 3 or 4 years.

Interesting fact, Monahan is just 1 month young than Jankowski. Maybe they are ready at the same time for 1st and 2nd line.

Who cares. I'm not sure what the deal was but it won't be much. CGY has a ton of cap space and will for a while. At less than a mil per, it really doesn't matter.
- TandA4Flames

Too bad the Calgary blogger didnt write about it eh?

$750,000 per

Seriously, I really hope that CGY claims Grabo and then tries to sign Gilbert and Blum thus allowing us to either trade Wideman or Gio for a good return. This would give us a decent top 4 D in Gilbert and another promising young puck mover in Blum. Grabo covers the C position for a couple of years until Monahan is ready to take the 1st line in 3 or 4 years.

Interesting fact, Monahan is just 1 month young than Jankowski. Maybe they are ready at the same time for 1st and 2nd line.
- TandA4Flames

It was all a clever plan! Muahaha

Gilbert could be a good option...dont see them too interesting in Blum, not sure if they want more projects or not(rebuild or not).

Too bad the Calgary blogger didnt write about it eh?

$750,000 per
- Colin Dambrauskas

Pathetic, even I open the blog

Who cares. I'm not sure what the deal was but it won't be much. CGY has a ton of cap space and will for a while. At less than a mil per, it really doesn't matter.
- TandA4Flames

Very poor mentality though.

I use to work for a company that allowed small poop to go for years and years, eventually it got to the point where the limits kept gettting worse and worse and more and more people either getting hurt or became completely unproductive workers.

Should always be trying your best.

Seriously, I really hope that CGY claims Grabo and then tries to sign Gilbert and Blum thus allowing us to either trade Wideman or Gio for a good return. This would give us a decent top 4 D in Gilbert and another promising young puck mover in Blum. Grabo covers the C position for a couple of years until Monahan is ready to take the 1st line in 3 or 4 years.

Interesting fact, Monahan is just 1 month young than Jankowski. Maybe they are ready at the same time for 1st and 2nd line.
- TandA4Flames

It would be one the best things for your team to dump him. Wideman...

So how much poop are the Oil going to get when we sign Clarkson

So how much poop are the Oil going to get when we sign Clarkson
- Lahey

Apparently Ference is linked to the Oilers though I dont trust the source one iota

Apparently Ference is linked to the Oilers though I dont trust the source one iota
- Colin Dambrauskas

I saw a decent source yesterday on it. Not like Ference to EDM done, but Ference to EDM a possibility.

I'd take him.