Trevor Neufeld: Finally Someone Mean - Flames Acquire Defenceman Nikita Okhotiuk

Trevor Neufeld: Finally Someone Mean - Flames Acquire Defenceman Nikita Okhotiuk
- Trevor_Neufeld_

Thanks Trevor! I had completely forgotten about AJ Greer.

What does this team look like with everyone healthy?

Thanks Trevor! I had completely forgotten about AJ Greer.

What does this team look like with everyone healthy?
- DuranDuran

8-12th in the West.

Thanks Trevor. Looks encouraging, can he play hockey?
Interesting comment from Fitz out of NJ. Do you think he’s a little pissed?

8-12th in the West.
- Squeaky

In typical Flames fashion we will get 9th in the West.

8-12th in the West.
- Squeaky

I’m ok gathering picks and prospects for a couple years. Sell off future UFA’s and build a team that will contend when the new arena is ready. Treliving started that but somehow let things slip away. Or is it Edwards?

Thanks Trevor. Looks encouraging, can he play hockey?
Interesting comment from Fitz out of NJ. Do you think he’s a little pissed?
- K-man25

Time will tell. This season, the results don’t look good.

Time will tell. This season, the results don’t look good.
- Trevor_Neufeld_

Thanks Trevor.

Regardless of whether we make the playoffs or not Conroy, by standing by his commitment to trade disgrundelled pending free agents, has established one very important foundation.

The team supersedes individual players.

Thanks Trevor.

Regardless of whether we make the playoffs or not Conroy, by standing by his commitment to trade disgrundelled pending free agents, has established one very important foundation.

The team supersedes individual players.
- Fan the Flame

He's not establishing anything. That's just basic GMing. Everyone does that. He wouldn't have made those trades if they were first in the division. It's pretty easy to trade away UFAs when you're out of the playoffs.

He also desparately tried to get Lindholm and Hanifin to stick around.

In typical Flames fashion we will get 9th in the West.
- DuranDuran

Conroy was leading the Flames on the ice for 9th spot but now he is leading off the ice.

I’m ok gathering picks and prospects for a couple years. Sell off future UFA’s and build a team that will contend when the new arena is ready. Treliving started that but somehow let things slip away. Or is it Edwards?
- K-man25

Pretty far removed from Johnny 'regular season' Hockey and the Turtlechuk saving the franchise plus Treliving rocks!!

lol Tanev gone and still lucky to have Markstrom.

Go Conroy Go!!!

He's not establishing anything. That's just basic GMing. Everyone does that. He wouldn't have made those trades if they were first in the division. It's pretty easy to trade away UFAs when you're out of the playoffs.

He also desparately tried to get Lindholm and Hanifin to stick around.
- Squeaky

The point is Conroy is replacing so called "key" players and we are still winning.

The point is Conroy is replacing so called "key" players and we are still winning.
- Fan the Flame

Yeah the group looked excellent against Tampa. Will be fun to watch them moving forward. Tanev being the exception, the benefit of being rid of guys who clearly don’t think much of the team might be greater than the talent they brought to the ice.

The point is Conroy is replacing so called "key" players and we are still winning.
- Fan the Flame

It's fun now, but it's going to be really hard to become a competitive team unless Sharangovich actually is a number one centre who can score 30+ every year.

They're likely going to be too good to ever get a top pick and not good enough to have much playoff success unless a goalie goes on an incredible run.

It's fun now, but it's going to be really hard to become a competitive team unless Sharangovich actually is a number one centre who can score 30+ every year.

They're likely going to be too good to ever get a top pick and not good enough to have much playoff success unless a goalie goes on an incredible run.
- Squeaky

Time will tell! Next season’s trade deadline might be one of the more significant in Flames history. Kuzmenko, Mangiapane, and Yegor might just be moved for assets. 2025 and 2026 are supposed to be strong drafts.

Time will tell! Next season’s trade deadline might be one of the more significant in Flames history. Kuzmenko, Mangiapane, and Yegor might just be moved for assets. 2025 and 2026 are supposed to be strong drafts.
- Trevor_Neufeld_

Still, having them all in the lineup until the deadline probably means the Flames won't be looking at a top-ten pick and teams trading for them won't be giving up high picks.

Maybe Conroy will end up looking like a genius when he ends up with a roster filled with good not great players and Vegas craters and the Flames end up with the franchise cornerstone with that pick.

It's fun now, but it's going to be really hard to become a competitive team unless Sharangovich actually is a number one centre who can score 30+ every year.



They're likely going to be too good to ever get a top pick and not good enough to have much playoff success unless a goalie goes on an incredible run.
- Squeaky

Thanks for your input Trevor.

That is the beauty of what is happening. We are competitive with a younger faster team, and a more progressive coach, while all the while accumulating the most important commodity in the future of any team...... DRAFT PICKS.