Seravalli: Flames will be buyers at this year's deadline, they want the cup.

[SeanMoneyHands]

Can you say desperation to make a cup run? With the season they're having and the flaws on this team being so evident, you would think they would be sellers this deadline. But no they want to add and make a cup run.

Frank Seravalli lists the Flames as deadline buyers, mentions Vladimir Tarasenko, James van Riemsdyk, and Max Domi as possible targets

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[Djp]

How? With what cap space?

 

[Mr Positive]

If they offer an unprotected first they'd get a lot of interest

 

[Three On Zero]

You need cap space to be buyers at the deadline

 

[leafsfan5]

Best we can do for ya is a hard fought 1st round exit

 

[Pizza!Pizza!]

You need cap space to be buyers at the deadline

Huberdeau + unprotected 1st for Matthew Tkachuk

 

[Three On Zero]

Best we can do for ya is a hard fought 1st round exit

At least that will be two teams who earn respect in the handshake line this season

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

They committed to this "window" they have with the signings they made.. Not surprising they're going to do whatever it takes to improve the team.

 

[Three On Zero]

Huberdeau + unprotected 1st for Matthew Tkachuk

Speculation is Huberdeau + Weegar for Tkachuk

 

[DFF]

Treliving is in the last year of his contract
Sutter is a dinosaur

They have nothing to lose

They are going all in and a pair of 2s

 

[Flamesgod]

You need cap space to be buyers at the deadline

Um, go look at capfriendly.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

The Pacific is wide open. Every team has question marks. The Flames are mid generally, but a good few weeks can get them to the Conference Finals.

 

[kanucks25]

Wouldn't be surprised if they go for it and then clean management/coaching house in the summer if it doesn't work out.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

You need cap space to be buyers at the deadline

...They have plenty of cap space?

 

[ijuka]

Makes sense, they need to be buying if they want to make the playoffs.

 

[Larry Hanson]

Not that I think they should be buying this year but the Flames will have 9.5M in space at the deadline not counting any cap they send back in a deal.

 

[Silky mitts]

 

[Three On Zero]

...They have plenty of cap space?

I looked at current and not deadline, my bad

 

[LTIR]

Seems like a no brainer... Why shouldn't they be buyers?

 

[pth2]

Hey, if Monahan's shown he's reasonably healthy by the deadline, anyone think Calgary might want him back at 50% ?

 

[Some Other Flame]

Interesting. Friedman in a recent podcast said the Flames want no part of Tarasenko. He also flat out said JVR to Calgary won't happen not to long ago either. And in terms of reliability, I'll take Friedman over Seravalli pretty much every time.

Short of the Flames falling hard out of the race, fairly obvious to say they won't be sellers. So that leaves them standing pat or buying; not exactly a big stretch to have them as buyers. Kind of just seems like Seravalli is throwing out some generic names.

Regardless, not sure I buy it. Their number one goalie is broken, their coach is having an awful season, the offense is bad, and finally the GM allegedly has one foot out the door with the popular rumor suggesting he's heading to Toronto in the summer. Adding another forward doesn't fix any of that.

 

[PAZ]

Interesting. Friedman in a recent podcast said the Flames want no part of Tarasenko. He also flat out said JVR to Calgary won't happen not to long ago either. And in terms of reliability, I'll take Friedman over Seravalli pretty much every time.

Short of the Flames falling hard out of the race, fairly obvious to say they won't be sellers. So that leaves them standing pat or buying; not exactly a big stretch to have them as buyers. Kind of just seems like Seravalli is throwing out some generic names.

Regardless, not sure I buy it. Their number one goalie is broken, their coach is having an awful season, the offense is bad, and finally the GM allegedly has one foot out the door with the popular rumor suggesting he's heading to Toronto in the summer. Adding another forward doesn't fix any of that.

They'll probably end up buying a 1B like Varly/Talbot and a cheap #6D that can be trusted over Gilbert/Stone. Not sure they end up moving a 1st or anything major, but I do expect them to be buyers.

 

[Conbon]

Sticking with Treliving's penchant for massive trades lately, wonder what it would take to bring in Kane and Toews both @ 50%

 

[quietbruinfan]

A flawed and mediocre team with limited assets, rots o ruck.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Do the flames trade Lucic out if they do a bigger deal, just because, or do they keep him for the playoffs ?

He's a far cry from what he was, but might still be impactful come playoff time