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Somewhere, Feaster gets another piece in his Iggy trade.
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This may also provide some information as to why they gave him a PTO.
Probably looking at a 2 year (this year and next) league minimum. I think Jyrki's time in Calgary is coming to an end.
i) One defenseman who is a) under contract in 2017-18 and b) played in 40 or more NHL games the prior season OR played in 70 or more NHL games in the prior two seasons.
Sens had him at training camp and while he could skate the puck up ice real well, that's about all he showed. If you guys signed him to play with Brodie, I think you're in trouble. If you signed him because you need a 6/7 guy that meets expansion exposure requirements, he's probably fine. Ottawa had a lot of fringe guys (Boroweicki, Claesson, and Chabot) going into the year, so Bartowski pretty much would have needed to prove he was a step above the guys already on contract, but from what he showed he wasn't even on par (small sample though).
Hope he works out for you, he's a great skater but don't expect a ton of offense, at least from what I saw.
If this is strictly for expansion and means none of Wideman, Engelland and Jokipakka are coming back next season, than fantastic move. Frees up the Flames to trade the aforementioned free agents at the deadline while Bartowski can then be waived next year to provide veteran leadership for the young defence in Stockton. Or he acts as the 7th defenceman with the Flames instead of a waiver exempt prospect like Kulak this year.
40 games + RFA only apply for goaltenders. Skaters must be under contract next year. Maybe they just didn't want to be in a hurry to re-sign him, Engelland or Wideman.I'm guessing that if this was a move made for expansion reasons, it must mean they don't plan on Jokipakka getting 40 games this season. So yeah, probably end of the road for him.
One of those players you don't want anywhere on the ice. He is a good skater and we know Treliving loves them. I'm worried about what this means for Kulak.
We'll see how things plays out. If this means Jokipakka is traded for something of value, then it's all good.
It's something I've been worried about all season, but I imagine it depends on whether Vegas will co-affiliate with an existing AHL team or not. If they don't, I assume they'll take unestablished young players from the 2013 draft instead. They have to pick 30 players, so they'll want some waiver-exempt players believed to be equal or better players to fill the other new club.Could ultimately be 'good' for Kulak. If he doesn't play he probably doesn't get claimed.
A Jokipakka-Bartowski third pair actually makes a lot of sense in my opinion. That said Kulak is better than both.