Seravalli: Changes are coming to the Calgary Flames this summer “Pre-eruption of volcano”

[SeanMoneyHands]

Good conversation about this. Seravalli I describes it as “in the pre-eruption of volcano stage right now”.

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[PuckG]

This’ll be fun. “Pre-eruption of the Volcano” as a reference to the Flames sounds outstanding.

 

[BobColesNasalCavity]

Good conversation about this.

Harder to believe Seravalli is 34 years old than the Flames making changes in the offseason

 

[LemonSauceD]

Matthew Tkachuk could be a great option for them. Perhaps Gaudreau as well.

Probably need to trade Huberdeau and Weegar though.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Harder to believe Seravalli is 34 years old than the Flames making changes in the offseason

Holy cow, the dude looks like he’s 55. Yikes.

 

[Grinner]

 

[Double Dion]

I just don't want more high quality players walking for nothing or being signed to stupid contracts turning picks into albatrosses. Lindholm, Backlund, Toffoli, Tanev, Hanifin, Zadorov and Kylington are all UFAs after next year. All should be traded or signed to VALUE contracts. Time to get serious about our chances of winning a cup (which are pretty close to zero).

We lost Giordano, Gaudreau, Iginla, Kipper, JBo and Phaneuf for nothing and turned a homerun Tkachuk trade into a bad deal with extensions. This can't keep happening.

 

[archangel2]

no shit really!!!

 

[Gurglesons]

Harder to believe Seravalli is 34 years old than the Flames making changes in the offseason

Holy shit Seravalli is 34?

 

[Lt Dan]

Sutter is a great short term coach but his style wears on players.
It's time for him to go

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

About 3 years too late...

 

[Some Other Flame]

Not surprising. The current GM's contract is expiring and there's been no talk of an extension.

Sutter becoming a cancer in the room, and just an over all incredibly toxic presence this entire year. Then you have a huge chunk of the team being free agents in 2024 and tons of rumors that key players from that group are very unhappy with Sutter.

Could end up being a very wild summer depending on whether Sutter's fired or not.

 

[Kamus]

Markstrom for Campbell, 1st rounder, 2nd rounder

 

[Double Dion]

About 3 years too late...

Even just 1 year. If we had not signed Kadri, moved a 1st to trade Monahan, traded Huberdeau and Weegar for picks at the TDL we could have a quick rebuild. Now it's 8 years of middling in and out minimum. Assuming we draft well.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Weegar it sounded like teams were interested in and likely will be.

Huberdeau I highly doubt.

Maybe the flames should try a different coach first?

 

[Double Dion]

Weegar it sounded like teams were interested in and likely will be.

Huberdeau I highly doubt.

Maybe the flames should try a different coach first?

Yes there will be interest in Weegar. I'd just argue he's worth more as a TDL move at 3M than a off-season move at 6.25 long term.

 

[RandV]

So they basically have Backlund, Lindholm, Toffoli, Hanafin, Tanev, Zadorov, and Kylington on expiring contracts. They could get some things done in the off season if they want but for the full 'tank & rebuild' model it's not going to be easy to just dump like $30M in contracts in the summer. These are more guys you move at the trade deadline, but that's a bit complicated too as the division is pretty open and the Flames could easily bounce back like Winnipeg has this year. If 2021-22 was a season where everything on ice went right, and 2022-23 where everything went wrong, a middle range bounce back could put them back in the playoffs and teams don't typically sell from a playoff position.

I'm not saying they shouldn't but rather it's just a little more complicated and may not be that easy to do what the thread title suggest.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Yes there will be interest in Weegar. I'd just argue he's worth more as a TDL move at 3M than a off-season move at 6.25 long term.

Yeah that's very true.

 

[Siludin]

How the hell is Seravalli 34 years old?

Wasn't he like the same age as Craig Button a couple of weeks ago?

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

I just don't want more high quality players walking for nothing or being signed to stupid contracts turning picks into albatrosses. Lindholm, Backlund, Toffoli, Tanev, Hanifin, Zadorov and Kylington are all UFAs after next year. All should be traded or signed to VALUE contracts. Time to get serious about our chances of winning a cup (which are pretty close to zero).

We lost Giordano, Gaudreau, Iginla, Kipper, JBo and Phaneuf for nothing and turned a homerun Tkachuk trade into a bad deal with extensions. This can't keep happening.

I don't see one of Zad/Kylington having a future here. Ideally we trade Hanifin as well. Hopefully we can sign both Backlund and Tanev to value contracts. I think we should sell high on Toffoli. Tanev if he is willing to take a discount, I'd sign him to that a well. Oh but I do want to keep Lindholm long term.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

How the hell is Seravalli 34 years old?

Wasn't he like the same age as Craig Button a couple of weeks ago?

Likely too much alcohol and smoking.

 

[archangel2]

Markstrom for Campbell, 1st rounder, 2nd rounder

I do not see the oilers make that trade

 

[Double Dion]

I don't see one of Zad/Kylington having a future here. Ideally we trade Hanifin as well. Hopefully we can sign both Backlund and Tanev to value contracts. I think we should sell high on Toffoli. Tanev if he is willing to take a discount, I'd sign him to that a well.

Agreed mostly. I think you can move Hanifin and keep Z and Kylington. I'd move on from Tanev and Toffoli. I think it was a career year for Toffoli. I worry about Tanev's injuries. He can't shoot the puck at all anymore. Shoulders are done.

 

[General Disarray]

Too late. They should rebuilt last off season. They're locked into a the Kadri/Huberdeau core.

 

[Ace]

Hockey gods I don’t ask you for much…and god knows I don’t get it…but please get Weegar to Buffalo