Around the NHL XXXVII

[danielpalfredsson]

So much for that speculated Lucic/Ryan swap...

Good trade for Edmonton if they don't have to give up too much.

They can buy Neal out next season for just under 2M per. Granted, it would be a 6 year buyout. Still a lot better than Lucic being on the books in 2020 for another 3 years at 6M.

 

[stempniaksen]

Good trade for Edmonton if they don't have to give up too much.

They can buy Neal out next season for just under 2M per. Granted, it would be a 6 year buyout. Still a lot better than Lucic being on the books in 2020 for another 3 years at 6M.

Neal's a much better fit in the top-six (next to Nuge specifically, given how awful Lucic looked in that spot). Frees Draisaitl to play with McDavid and (like you said) if Neal doesn't work out this season it's a much more palatable buyout long-term.

I wonder if we see Puljujarvi/Bennett involved, as theres been rampant speculation about those two as well.

 

[danielpalfredsson]

Neal's a much better fit in the top-six (next to Nuge specifically, given how awful Lucic looked in that spot). Frees Draisaitl to play with McDavid and (like you said) if Neal doesn't work out this season it's a much more palatable buyout long-term.

I wonder if we see Puljujarvi/Bennett involved, as theres been rampant speculation about those two as well.

Kypreos is saying 1 for 1, but I will wait and see when it is confirmed. 1 for 1 just makes no sense because Lucic's contract structure makes him a much worse asset.

Calgary should be getting a + in this trade or Edmonton should be retaining a little bit. If it's 1 for 1, that's a huge win for the Oilers.

 

[stempniaksen]

Kypreos is saying 1 for 1, but I will wait and see when it is confirmed. 1 for 1 just makes no sense because Lucic's contract structure makes him a much worse asset.

Calgary should be getting a + in this trade or Edmonton should be retaining a little bit. If it's 1 for 1, that's a huge win for the Oilers.

Seems to be exactly what's happening, per Eric Francis.

 

[Senscore]

Melnyk's white whale has slipped through his fingers.

 

[JD1]

Calgary Flames reach tentative deal with city for new arena - Sportsnet.ca

it'll be interesting to read the specifics of this deal when they are made public

 

[branch]

Must be nice

 

[Engineer]

If it's the same plan it was a few months ago, just north of the Stampede grounds, so it can still be utilized for Stampede concerts and events, in the true heart of downtown.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

Awesome news for the Flames. I'm jealous.

 

[BonkTastic]

I hope the city didn't cave to the Flames' asshattery from the team's previous arena proposals.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Not a done deal the way I read it.

This was posted under around the NHL thread

 

[Wallet Inspector]

Must be nice

Came to post this exact sentence lol

 

[SpezDispenser]

Wow, I'd much rather Neal than Lucic. Not even close.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Oilers retain 12.5% on Lucic.
Conditional 3rd going to the Flames. Weirdest condition I have seen

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Woof....that's a bad deal for the Flames. Unless they have a plan to LTIR him out.

 

[thinkwild]

Those are pretty interesting conditions, not sure i've heard such a thing before.

Leafs trading with Sens, Flames trading with Oilers, cats and dogs living together..

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Interesting article

https://www.tsn.ca/is-there-too-much-offence-from-the-defence-in-today-s-nhl-1.1340595

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Anyone else think Auston is looking a lot like Phil Kessel these days (foreshadowing)?

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Anyone else think Auston is looking a lot like Phil Kessel these days (foreshadowing)?

Does Phil wear socks in sandals?

 

[milkbag]

Anyone else think Auston is looking a lot like Phil Kessel these days (foreshadowing)?

That hairline's got him starting to look like Ed Bassmaster. He should give a post game interview as The Hacker this upcoming season.

 

[Engineer]

New arena coming to calgary, 50/50 investment split between Calgary and CSEC. 100% owned by the city and expected to bring in $400m in revenue to the city over 35 years.

One block North of the Saddledome so can be used by the Stampede for concerts as well.


....must be nice.

 

[Ice-Tray]

Now that’s how its done!

 

[JungleBeat]

Nice, I don’t live that far from the area and will enjoy it..but that’s a lot of public money.

 

[coladin]

New arena coming to calgary, 50/50 investment split between Calgary and CSEC. 100% owned by the city and expected to bring in $400m in revenue to the city over 35 years.

One block North of the Saddledome so can be used by the Stampede for concerts as well.


....must be nice.

...so the city contributed 275M more than Ottawa.

I didn’t think there was an appetite for that in Calgary according to the mayor. And yet he found 275M to contribute. I think that was the right call.

Still, it certainly must be nice, but do we think Ottawa would have come anywhere close to that kind of commitment ?

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Invest 275 million, get a return (hopefully) of 400 million, and have a new arena available for some public use. Seems like a win for the taxpayers....assuming the 400 return figure will be accurate.