Confirmed with Link: Raphael Diaz signs 1-yr $700K contract with Flames

[Anglesmith]

http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=733277

Nicola Berger ‏@BergerNeueLZ 19m19 minutes ago
@diaz_raphael_61 confirms one-year-deal with @NHLFlames.

NHL EXPERT PICKS ‏@NHLexpertpicks 1m1 minute ago
#Flames sign Raphael Diaz to a 1 year, $700K deal.

Power of the Puck ‏@PowerofthePuck 1m1 minute ago
The #Flames have signed defenseman Raphael Diaz to a one-year contract worth $700K.

Will update to confirmed with link when appropriate.

EDIT:

Renaud Lavoie ‏@renlavoietva 2m2 minutes ago
Raphael Diaz s'entend avec les Flames. 1 an / 700 000$ #tvasports

Elliotte Friedman ‏@FriedgeHNIC 10m10 minutes ago
CAL is working on closing a one-year deal with Raphael Diaz.

Pat Steinberg ‏@Fan960Steinberg 11s11 seconds ago
Sounds like 1 year, $700,000 for Diaz. Sensible, flexible deal for a 6-7 depth guy.

Can't be far away now.

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[Skobel24]

Excellent news.

 

[Kanye]

This is the type of signing champions are made from.

Actually really like Diaz, hoping for a good year!

 

[InfinityIggy]

Good for him. I think hes going to be a pleasant surprise for us.

 

[StreakingRed]

Glad to hear it. Diaz has been great in his PTO with the Flames.

Friedman was saying on the Fan 960 that this signing was only put on hold 'cause the Flames were in on Leddy.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

Glad to hear it. Diaz has been great in his PTO with the Flames.

Friedman was saying on the Fan 960 that this signing was only put on hold 'cause the Flames were in on Leddy.

Wonder what we were offering.

 

[Skip Bayless]

One of, if not the softest D in the game, but a decent puck mover. Good signing for you guys.

 

[Taranis]

At 1 yr, 700k whats not to like. Showed some decent offensive skills in preseason if I recall correctly. If it doesn't work out no big deal.

 

[Anglesmith]

At 1 yr, 700k whats not to like. Showed some decent offensive skills in preseason if I recall correctly. If it doesn't work out no big deal.

Pretty much the same as Setoguchi in other words.

 

[tyflames]

He likes to shoot the puck on the PP and that's something any team really can use from the backend. I like the signing as a 7th D man

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

One of, if not the softest D in the game, but a decent puck mover. Good signing for you guys.

I disagree. He's not a bruiser, but he has a heavy shot and was among a league leader in blocked shots, I don't classify that as soft hockey. Now that trades have been made and the waiver wire smoke has cleared, no surprise at the timing of this signing.

Welcome aboard Diaz, happy you're here!

 

[BVicious]

So basically this tells us Burliving doesn't think we have any decent D-Men prospects from within that we can call up in case of injury.

So Wotherspoon is another year away.

 

[MuffinMerc]

Pretty good.

 

[Anglesmith]

So basically this tells us Burliving doesn't think we have any decent D-Men prospects from within that we can call up in case of injury.

So Wotherspoon is another year away.

It's more that they don't think it's worth shifting Wotherspoon up and down, and would rather he focus on his season in Adirondack. But also it's not like d-men only get injured one at a time.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

So basically this tells us Burliving doesn't think we have any decent D-Men prospects from within that we can call up in case of injury.

So Wotherspoon is another year away.

Meh, those guys would be #6/#7 guys right now anyways.

It's better to have those D prospects playing important minutes in the AHL rather than watching NHL games from the pressbox.

 

[Beats By CoRD]

So basically this tells us Burliving doesn't think we have any decent D-Men prospects from within that we can call up in case of injury.

So Wotherspoon is another year away.

Looking a bit too far into it. It tells us that Diaz competed for a spot and won. He's simply ahead of Wotherspoon and co. right now. Simple as that.

 

[Lunatik]

1 or 2 way deal? I need to know.

 

[Anglesmith]

1 or 2 way deal? I need to know.

Wes Gilbertson ‏@SUNGilbertson 1h1 hour ago
To confirm, #Flames deal with D Raphael Diaz is a one-way contract.

 

[Lunatik]

Wes Gilbertson ‏@SUNGilbertson 1h1 hour ago
To confirm, #Flames deal with D Raphael Diaz is a one-way contract.

well that was easy

now, can I have a million dollars?

 

[Taranis]

well that was easy

now, can I have a million dollars?

You can have a million HF dollars

 

[Anglesmith]

well that was easy

now, can I have a million dollars?

vone vmillion vdollars?

 

[Taranis]

vone vmillion vdollars?

 

[Zirakzigil]

Pretty solid deal for the Flames

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

vone vmillion vdollars?

 

[Skip Bayless]

I disagree. He's not a bruiser, but he has a heavy shot and was among a league leader in blocked shots, I don't classify that as soft hockey. Now that trades have been made and the waiver wire smoke has cleared, no surprise at the timing of this signing.

Welcome aboard Diaz, happy you're here!

If used within his limits he can be serviceable, but he'll have a hard time dealing with regular play. For every shot he blocks, there's a play in which he avoids physical contact and results in more possesion for the opponent. So his shot blocking is somewhat the result of him playing in his own end for most of his shifts. But he's a good depth D, and there's nothing to be worried about with this kind of deal. Just keep your expectations in check.