Who do you replace with Ferland?
I don't understand the question
Who do you replace with Ferland?
I don't understand the question
Of the players you protect who gets taken out of the protection list and replaced with Ferland?
If they do end up protecting Ferland, someone else is exposed. Looking at the list by Gamo on the other page, I wouldn't drop any of those guys in favour of Ferland. Unless management favours Ferland a lot.
You wouldn't have to drop anyone to protect Ferland.
Drop from the protection list? You can only protect so many and leave everyone else exposed.
Oh crap. I thought it was 5/3/1 for some reason. I concede. I would protect Ferland in that case since it's a drop off after him.
The other two forwards would have to be Ferland and Brouwer unless we got someone better.
I would strongly consider making Versteeg a full time Flame. After Tkachuk, he's been right there with Frolik as our second best winger this year and shouldn't be too expensive to retain given the lack of market demand for offensively capable hockey players.
Who do you replace with Ferland?
According to LeBrun on TSN, the Flames covet a top 9 forward.
This si how I see our protection shaping up for the expansion draft.
Right now IMO we have:
GOALTENDERS
None. We could either re-sign one of Johnson/Elliott or acquire someone else after the regular season.
DEFENSEMEN
Brodie, Giordano, Hamilton. There is no question or debate here, it doesn't get more black and white than this.
FORWARDS
Backlund, Bennett, Brouwer, Frolik, Gaudreau and Monahan that are guaranteed to be protected. I know certain posters have this irrational disdain for Brouwer but you don't sign a UFA like that and then expose them in the expansion draft when they have played exactly like they were signed to play.
For the final two spots the contenders are Bouma, Chiasson, Ferland, Hathaway, Poirier, Shinkaruk and Stajan. Due his age and contract I do not think you protect Stajan, as much as I like him. Bouma is in the same spot but only due to his contract. Poirier and Shinkaruk have not done anything this year to show they are worth being protected. Out of Chiasson, Ferland and Hathaway, I love Hathaway but I can't justify protecting a 9 minute a night winger that doesn't play special teams and has the least offensive potential of the group. That leaves us protecting Chiasson and Ferland, I know people will disagree here and frankly I think the team may as well, but if we acquire another protection worthy forward, I would protect Chiasson over Ferland; he is more productive, more consistent, he kills penalties and I think will be cheaper to re-sign. But to be brutally honest I'd rather grab two protection worthy forwards and expose both Chiasson and Ferland.
This si how I see our protection shaping up for the expansion draft.
Right now IMO we have:
GOALTENDERS
None. We could either re-sign one of Johnson/Elliott or acquire someone else after the regular season.
DEFENSEMEN
Brodie, Giordano, Hamilton. There is no question or debate here, it doesn't get more black and white than this.
FORWARDS
Backlund, Bennett, Brouwer, Frolik, Gaudreau and Monahan that are guaranteed to be protected. I know certain posters have this irrational disdain for Brouwer but you don't sign a UFA like that and then expose them in the expansion draft when they have played exactly like they were signed to play.
For the final two spots the contenders are Bouma, Chiasson, Ferland, Hathaway, Poirier, Shinkaruk and Stajan. Due his age and contract I do not think you protect Stajan, as much as I like him. Bouma is in the same spot but only due to his contract. Poirier and Shinkaruk have not done anything this year to show they are worth being protected. Out of Chiasson, Ferland and Hathaway, I love Hathaway but I can't justify protecting a 9 minute a night winger that doesn't play special teams and has the least offensive potential of the group. That leaves us protecting Chiasson and Ferland, I know people will disagree here and frankly I think the team may as well, but if we acquire another protection worthy forward, I would protect Chiasson over Ferland; he is more productive, more consistent, he kills penalties and I think will be cheaper to re-sign. But to be brutally honest I'd rather grab two protection worthy forwards and expose both Chiasson and Ferland.
Oh ****, then I guess I wouldn't protect Ferland afterall.MM you have 6 forwards listed there, and we can only protect a max of 7, unless we go the 8 skater route.
Disliking a player because of their contract is irrational and frankly moronic.The disdain for Brouwer isn't irrational; some of us just don't like the contract he's signed to. Also, I disagree with you on Ferland v Chiasson (as is tradition), because Chiasson is consistently mediocre, while Ferland this season has been either solid or impressive depending on the game - also Ferland is 2 years younger and has more growth potential.
You are right about Hathaway, I was thinking that he would be done his 2nd year but technically it will still be year two.Hathaway is expansion draft exempt as far as I know
Barring an acquisition, Monahan, Gaudreau, Bennett, Backlund, Frolik, Ferland and Brouwer will be the 7 forwards protected. The organization is very high on Ferland and while it would be nice to get out of Brouwer's contract before it becomes an anchor, it's really not realistic to expect the Flames to expose him. None of Versteeg, Chiasson, Bouma, Stajan, Shinkaruk or Poirier are worth protecting.
The only reason to protect 8 skaters is if you want to protect four defensemen.the reason i posted the list I did was I was doing the 8 skaters/1 G route which seems like it'd be in our best interest. so my list still stands.
How is it in our best interest? Jokipakka is hot garbage and neither Wotherspoon nor Kulak are even close to being worth protecting.the reason i posted the list I did was I was doing the 8 skaters/1 G route which seems like it'd be in our best interest. so my list still stands.