I'd say it's likely in its final stages.
I've heard it's just South of 10 for 8 years.
I want to believe you but for 4 months to start the season we were a day away from Eichel
I was repeating what I was hearing man. Not sure what to tell you.
I was repeating what I was hearing man. Not sure what to tell you.
I was repeating what I was hearing man. Not sure what to tell you.
I think it’s really hard to dispute we weren’t heavily in Eichel. We obviously were, I think Krebs is what swung the deal out of our favour.
I think it’s really hard to dispute we weren’t heavily in Eichel. We obviously were, I think Krebs is what swung the deal out of our favour.
90 points with 17 games to go.. yeah, I think he hits it.So does Johnny hit 100 pts? 21 games to go and at 79 pts. Would be a bummer if he falls off the pace and ends up at 99 or in that sub 100 ball-park. I guess good for re-signing purposes. Probably bad for Hart potential unless he goes on a tear. Thought it was likely he'd hit 100, now over the last few games and into the stretch run I'm not so sure. I'm certainly pulling for my favorite Flame to hit the milestone (by the way Theo Fleury only hit it 2x - 100 and 104 pts respectively).
As much as I never want the Johnny Gaudreau experience to end, typically smaller players elite play drops off sooner and harder toward the end. They have to battle so hard throughout their career and when the legs start to go even a little, it all drops off rather dramatically.
Eight years . . . Would love it, but maybe 6 or 7 is the right number. Would also love to have him finish up here. But it does give him that option of a twilight contract in Philly if he chose to. Sad to even think of the end.
Ah heck, give him 8 and hopefully he signs a 3 year afterward to retire a Flame!
I think the term is required to keep the AAV down.
I disagree. When I think of little guys like St. Louis and Briere I think about guys who avoid contact so successfully that their bodies last longer.As much as I never want the Johnny Gaudreau experience to end, typically smaller players elite play drops off sooner and harder toward the end. They have to battle so hard throughout their career and when the legs start to go even a little, it all drops off rather dramatically.
Eight years . . . Would love it, but maybe 6 or 7 is the right number. Would also love to have him finish up here. But it does give him that option of a twilight contract in Philly if he chose to. Sad to even think of the end.
Ah heck, give him 8 and hopefully he signs a 3 year afterward to retire a Flame!
Yeah - you can use Darnell Nurse's contract as a template of sorts. Well, maybe not really due to the signing bonuses lol.Ah . . . Not sure how that works entirely, but I imagine they sweeten the first 4 years or so then it starts to scale back for the final few years.
Yeah. But those are guys who have all taken a LOT of abuse to make plays, and they never really recovered from it. Monahan playing through injury after injury. Playing, practicing, and training, when he should be in rest/recovery mode after surgeries. I know Ryan and Heatley were in similar boats (I don't think Neal really was quite the same as the other three that way), but yeah. Thanks to not giving themselves proper recovery time, they dropped right off.It's the Monahan/Neal/Heatley/Ryan guys who seem to break down early. Not sure even how to define that archetype. The SUVs of the NHL.
I disagree. When I think of little guys like St. Louis and Briere I think about guys who avoid contact so successfully that their bodies last longer.
It's the Monahan/Neal/Heatley/Ryan guys who seem to break down early. Not sure even how to define that archetype. The SUVs of the NHL.
Top five for sure. Kent Nilsson in 81 might be better but not a lot. And certainly not away from the puck.Gotta ask is this the best season by a Flame outside of Iginla in 01-02?
Yea the defense we have seen from Gaudreau this year is the reason I think this might be the 2nd best Flames season by a skaterTop five for sure. Kent Nilsson in 81 might be better but not a lot. And certainly not away from the puck.