Confirmed with Link: Gaudreau's teammate Kevin Hayes Won't Sign in Chicago (Update: Signed with NYR)

[Noori]

Saw this on CP:

Guy Flaming ‏@TPS_Guy
As per @CHN_AdamWodon, Boston College senior Kevin Hayes won't sign with Chicago, He's UFA Aug 15th. Will #Flames reunite that entire line?

https://twitter.com/TPS_Guy

Burke likes big players and Hayes' two best friends have just signed in Calgary. Kevin's brother Jimmy plays for Florida so that may be an option too.

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[Trae]

Could Calgary sign Kevin Hayes?

@TPS_Guy: As per @CHN_AdamWodon, Boston College senior Kevin Hayes won't sign with Chicago, He's UFA Aug 15th. Will #Flames reunite that entire line?

Darren Haynes just retweeted this. I suppose it wouldn't hurt to bring that line to the next level, but although he is a right winger he shoots left. I'm already a bit concerned with or lack of right hand shots in this organization.

If he becomes available do we pursue him? Gotta think we'd have an inside track.

 

[Anglesmith]

Wait, his name is actually Guy Flaming?

 

[Noori]

Dale Tallon is also the GM who drafted Hayes and is now in Florida.

So, the GM who drafted you and the team your brother plays on? Or your two best friends with whom you formed the most prolific scoring line in the NCAA? I wonder if Chicago would play Burke and Tallon off of one another and try and move him in a trade. If they let him walk, they do get a 2nd rounder as compensation for an unsigned 1st rounder, so any trade offer would have to trump that.

 

[herashak]

If we have to pay more than a 3rd to get his rights let florida get him

 

[Noori]

If we have to pay more than a 3rd to get his rights let florida get him

We would have to pay more since Chicago gets the 54th overall pick in this draft for not signing him.

You gotta wonder what kind of impression the Flames made on Hayes sending Craig Conroy (along with a reporter plus camera crew) in a private jet just to get Gaudreau and Arnold signed and fly them to Vancouver to play in a game.

 

[Trae]

I wouldn't trade for him, but would sign him Aug 15 if available and wanted to play here. He seems like a Burke player for sure, though, so who knows.

 

[Nordberg]

Not terribly interested. Sign him but don't trade anything of significant value for him.

 

[DCDM]

Wait, his name is actually Guy Flaming?

This made me laugh way too hard.

If we do go after Hayes, I don't want to give up any assets. There's enough of a lure for him to come here that we could probably afford to wait until August 15th and just sign him for free.

 

[Sean Monahan]

We would have to pay more since Chicago gets the 54th overall pick in this draft for not signing him.

You gotta wonder what kind of impression the Flames made on Hayes sending Craig Conroy (along with a reporter plus camera crew) in a private jet just to get Gaudreau and Arnold signed and fly them to Vancouver to play in a game.

after an emotional game to end his college career and seeing things like that he probably wants to follow his two best friends....to CALGARY!

If this were true, I hope people can shut up about players not wanting to play for the Flames organization or the city of Calgary. It's got mad respect around the league

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

Wait, his name is actually Guy Flaming?

I clicked on the link to see who this TPS_Guy guy was and if he had any credibility (and more importantly come up with an Office Space joke) and here's his description:

One half of the best hockey prospects show on radio (TSN 1260). Covering Major Junior, CJHL, USHL, NCAA, AHL. And yes, this IS my real name - blame my parents.

 

[Lunatik]

We would have to pay more since Chicago gets the 54th overall pick in this draft for not signing him.

You gotta wonder what kind of impression the Flames made on Hayes sending Craig Conroy (along with a reporter plus camera crew) in a private jet just to get Gaudreau and Arnold signed and fly them to Vancouver to play in a game.

The compensation would be 54th overall in next year's draft since he would not officially go unsigned until 2 months after this years draft.

Since next year is said to be a deep draft again they would want something much higher this year IMO and that just isn't worth it. His hockey IQ simply hasn't impressed me in the games I've seen, I don't see he is worth a 2nd round pick.

Not terribly interested. Sign him but don't trade anything of significant value for him.

Exactly this.

 

[Lunatik]

I clicked on the link to see who this TPS_Guy guy was and if he had any credibility (and more importantly come up with an Office Space joke) and here's his description:

When it comes to prospects usually he is pretty good and rarely puts out information like this.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

You gotta wonder what kind of impression the Flames made on Hayes sending Craig Conroy (along with a reporter plus camera crew) in a private jet just to get Gaudreau and Arnold signed and fly them to Vancouver to play in a game.

I don't know if this has been said anywhere else, but it certainly deserves to be. There's no better person to send to represent the Flames than Connie. Iggy and Kipper are my all time favourite players but Connie is the best personality by a longshot and you know he was doing a great job hyping up the team, city, and fans. You'd definitely have to bet he left a good impression on those guys.

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[Noori]

Guy Flaming ‏@TPS_Guy 23m
Paraphrasing @CHN_AdamWodon here but "friction" stemming from the Hawks trading Jimmy Hayes. It's Adam's story though @Sebmono @coreypronman

Seems like something happened between the Hayes' and the Hawks. I don't think simply trading his brother would piss off Kevin.

 

[MuffinMerc]

#NoMoreLefties

 

[Sean Monahan]

Kevin Hayes ‏@KevinPHayes12 18h
Congrats to my 2 Lineys and 2 of my best friends @johngaudreau03 and @BillDaHurricane for signing with the Flames. Doing big things #trio

was Kevin Hayes' tweet after our Eagles signed. He said #trio so he must've liked Craig Conroy's offer too

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

I'm sure in his mind it's between and Panthers. I would take our chances in FA for sure.

 

[Lunatik]

#NoMoreLefties

that's a rather short sighted view.

 

[InfinityIggy]

If he's free, sign him. If not, really not that interested.

 

[Demetric]

Then there is the good will of doing a trade, like Col 2nd or our 2nd next year. or built into a bigger deal ....

but I agree not to spend too much on him for sure

 

[JulianHopper*]

I agree the Flames probably won't trade for him but may sign him as a free agent.

Flames have a lot of prospects right now, up two more as of yesterday in Gaudreau and Arnold. Plus there's this years draft and the players coming out of it.

These players all have to be given a decent look and evaluated properly.

I think we'll see a few offseason moves regarding current prospects that are and have been in the system.

 

[Lunatik]

Then there is the good will of doing a trade, like Col 2nd or our 2nd next year. or built into a bigger deal ....

but I agree not to spend too much on him for sure

No. He is not worth it, his hockey IQ is not the greatest and his skating isn't the best. I wouldn't trade a 2nd for him even if he wasn't going to be a free agent in August. He is not worth more than Knight IMO who returned a 4th. The only difference in this situation is that Hayes was drafted in the 1st round so the Hawks will get compensation from the NHL.

Since they will get the 54th in 2015, the Colorado pick will not entice them much since the 2015 draft is said to be much deeper than this years. And no way in hell am I for moving our 2nd in 2015 when it will probably be 31st-35th in a deep year.

 

[MuffinMerc]

that's a rather short sighted view.

The team is lacking proper RWers that are actually right hand shots. I'd rather see the team pursue skill that adds more versatility on the ice.

 

[WhereIsIt]

Guys, you can't pass up on this guy just because we have a bunch of left handed shots. You can address those needs and sign him. There's plenty of room in the organization.

This is a former first round pick who just scored 65 points in the NCAA, has great skill and size, and has established chemistry with two of our top prospects. No brainer. I think we will sign him for sure. Welcome to Calgary Kevin.