He'll sign IF we sign Bill Arnold. His buddy. And we could trade for Kevin Hayes, the 3 have been the best line in hockey.
Maybe Turner Elson, 6th
For
Hayes
Then Gaudreau-3y EL 9.25 with 2.75 bonus
And Arnold 3y EL .925 bonus with .75 bonus
Hawks love Hayes, they're not giving up anything for Elson and a 6th.
Stan Bo "reached" for Hayes in the 1st round. You're absolutely right that Chicago likes Hayes. He almost had a career ending leg injury last year and has only gotten better this year. Warrior.
That being said laugh, would Calgary be interested in dealing for Hayes to reunite the BC line? The Hawks are so deep on the NHL squad and in the minors that they are bound to trade some prospects (most likely Pirri or Morin before Hayes). Just wondering what you think KHayes would fetch.
Id love to add him, problem is I dunno if we could make it worth Chicago's while..something based around one of Cammy or Stempniak?
Is Cammalleri a legitimate #2 center in the NHL still? Hawks have a huge hole there where he could fit. Problem is Chicago has minimal cap room. Calgary would have to eat some major salary or else take back a bad contract like Bickell in the process. I don't know if that is worth KHayes.
Cammy has filled in at centre here, but he's mainly been a winger during his NHL career. He isn't the worst centre in the world, but I wouldn't want to rely on him there if you're chasing a cup.
Cammy has filled in at centre here, but he's mainly been a winger during his NHL career. He isn't the worst centre in the world, but I wouldn't want to rely on him there if you're chasing a cup.
He is known to go beast mode in the playoffs though.
Al Morganti on #Flames prospect Johnny Gaudreau: "I'm told that he feels he can't do anything more in college. He'll turn pro with Calgary."
Here's a tweet from that radio interview I heard 2 weeks ago on The Fan.
https://mobile.twitter.com/Sportsnet960/status/433623908193820672?screen_name=Sportsnet960
The guys name I couldn't remember is Al Moganti. He's a national hockey analyst and I believe he resides in the Philly area. Again, he personally knows the Gaudreau family.
I really believe everyone can stop worrying about whether or not he's going to sign in Calgary. Every indication he's ever said or reports coming from his family, and people that know him all point towards him wanting to be here with the Flames. Morganti believes once the Frozen 4 is completed, he will sign paper to pen with the Flames. And 100%, if he turns pro next year it will be with our organization.
I really believe everyone can stop worrying about whether or not he's going to sign in Calgary. Every indication he's ever said or reports coming from his family, and people that know him all point towards him wanting to be here with the Flames. Morganti believes once the Frozen 4 is completed, he will sign paper to pen with the Flames. And 100%, if he turns pro next year it will be with our organization.
Yeah but if you wanted to hit free agency, would you come out and tell everyone that you're planning on ditching the organization that drafted you?
Schultz pretty much did.
Yeah but if you wanted to hit free agency, would you come out and tell everyone that you're planning on ditching the organization that drafted you?
All the reports that I have read seem to indicate that Gaudreau wants to turn pro next season. If this is going to happen it is going to be with the Calgary Flames, he has no other choice. He has hinted at this, as well his family and friends have also pretty much said that is what his intentions are.
Of course it is possible that he returns to college next year, plays out his final year of eligibility in the NCAA, and then attempts to sign with another team. But to those people that think that situation is likely, I can only go by the information that we have heard and everything indicates otherwise and that he wants to be a Calgary Flame.
I also find it unlikely that the reason he's played three seasons thus far in the NCAA is because he wants to play his fourth. Gaudreau is so small in stature that it is more likely to think that he is played this long in the NCAA so his body has had time to develop to the point in which he is able to physically turn pro.
I'm hoping its true that he wants to stay. I believe he can make the Flames line-up in the fall given that Hudler can play RW, Cammy will be traded, and so will Stempniak. The only person he has to beat out in the top 6 will be Glencross and Baertschi, maybe Poirer and Granlund too. But Jones and Glencross are better suited for a checking role anyways.
And why Anaheim didn't trade him, we'll never know. Gaudreau gets to reap the rewards of summer development camps, as well as the spotlight with being a Flames (hockey market) prospect. If he was a Panthers prospect, nobody would care to interview him.
I see a lot of different numbers regarding his size... Does anyone know how big he is right now?