Confirmed with Link: Mike Smith (25% retained) for Hickey, Johnson and conditional 3rd

[InfinityIggy]

Bleh.

My thoughts as well. I'm wondering if maybe we can get Boumas contract out the door in this deal though.

Hickey + Bouma for Smith I can live with.

 

[Lunatik]

Boomer also saying he believes it's finished. That is 3 sources, 2 of which are local calling it finished.

 

[tmurfin]

I really wanna be optimistic here.. But struggling

 

[Flames Fanatic]

Boomer saying done too.

 

[Volica]

My thoughts as well. I'm wondering if maybe we can get Boumas contract out the door in this deal though.

Hickey + Bouma for Smith I can live with.

Hickey + Bouma for Smith. That'll work. I'll be able to sleep at night.
Sounds like there are moving parts.

 

[Mobiandi]

Means Rittich or Gillies or another young goalie will probably back-up next year

I get the feeling Johnson ends up in Edmonton

 

[Volica]

 

[Lunatik]

trade call pending

 

[JPeeper]

[MOD]

Mike Smith sucks and the Flames should be ashamed that we are trying to solve our goaltending issues for our young core with Mike Smith.

 

[FlamerForLife]

 

[Volica]

Smith @ 25%
Hickey + Conditional 3rd.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Retention is nice.

Hickey and a 3rd is gross though.

 

[Body Checker]

Means Rittich or Gillies or another young goalie will probably back-up next year

Lol, with all the quality goalies in play and a flat cap Johnson won't take backup $?



At this point his priority should be just finding a #2 job

 

[Volica]

Bad trade.
Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad trade.

One of the bad Trelivings.

 

[Lunatik]

[MOD]

Mike Smith sucks and the Flames should be ashamed that we are trying to solve our goaltending issues for our young core with Mike Smith.

because it's blatant trolling

Smith has been good on a bad team. A team he kept from getting a top pick. Yet now he will suddenly make us so bad we'll tank? Give me a break

 

[FlamerForLife]

Johnson maybe going their way too

 

[DCDM]

I don't know how to deal with these emotions.

 

[Lunatik]

Johnson, Hickey and a conditional pick

 

[Volica]

Just because you're tied to a **** organization, does not mean you have to bring that **** to Calgary.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

Sigh. At first glance not a huge fan still. Retention is really nice. Very curious on the conditions.

I wasn't convinced Hickey was signing here anyways.

 

[Lunatik]

 

[Lunatik]

Johnson maybe going their way too

they will either re-sign or protect him, they needed a goalie to protect/expose

 

[FlamerForLife]

Don't like the conditional pick going their way, we're already lacking on picks.

 

[Volica]

Ocho
I'm still holding out hope Calgary can get one of the guys from the expansion draft too. Having Grubauer or Raanta around to put out this tire-fire would be nice.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Well with Johnson not wanting to be backup, we could very well still make a move for a young goalie.