Confirmed with Link: Car-Calgary Nemisz for Westgarth

[Beats By CoRD]

Yeah I could see Stempniak getting moved right away here.

 

[Ynnek]

JR added those picks to get rid of A Stew and his bad contract. The idea was to get rid of that contract and add some toughness and enforcement. Unfortunately, Westgarth can't play hockey and very rarely fights. At least that was his story with the Canes. Maybe he finds some suitors in the Western conference.

That makes more sense now thanks.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Bad trade. We traded for a useless contract. I know it won't make any real difference but meh. Just really lame duck trade.

 

[Noori]

Could also be a move for when we start to ship off Cammy, Stajan, and Stempniak. Flames don't have an RW prospects outside of Hanowski. Doesn't hurt to shore up on the wing and have a guy who can protect his rookie linemates. Even if its not, it gives us that flexibility at least. And yeah, Carolina gave him away for a lot less than what they gave up for him so sucks for them.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

This all boils down to one word: TRUCULENCE!

They even used that word in the presser

http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=698197

Westgarth, acquired from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Greg Nemisz on Monday, thinks he can fit the truculent mould president of hockey operations Brian Burke is trying to shape in Calgary.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Nemisz was going no where here. I think this is more of giving him a chance in a new organization.

 

[Taranis]

Nemisz was going no where here. I think this is more of giving him a chance in a new organization.

The only good thing about this trade.

 

[Beats By CoRD]

But seriously this is an AHL trade right? Westgarth has no spot here on the Flames... right?!

 

[Taranis]

Man, I hope so.

 

[MarkGio]

But seriously this is an AHL trade right? Westgarth has no spot here on the Flames... right?!

I literally just had these same thoughts after reading the flames.com link

 

[Ynnek]

Well we are getting bigger so that's good. I'll take a wait and see on this one. Who knows maybe a change of scenery will be good.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

But seriously this is an AHL trade right? Westgarth has no spot here on the Flames... right?!

I just naturally assumed that's all this was.

 

[Janks]

It's either an AHL trade, or something bigger if we trade for someone like Kadri.

The kids are going to need some protection from Grats and Westgarth.

 

[SmellOfVictory]

True perhaps, but at least he is an NHL player.

I doubt he's any better at actual hockey than Nemisz is. He's probably appreciably worse.

Enforcers are "actual NHLers" because they punch people really hard, and coaches like that sort of thing. It has nothing to do with most of them being anything more than a liability when the puck is in play.

 

[DFF]

. Doesn't hurt to shore up on the wing and have a guy who can protect his rookie linemates. Even if its not, it gives us that flexibility at least. .

He has 4 PIMs.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

I wish we would of targeted a guy like Bollig or Clifford. Sure that would of cost more than Nemisz, but where the heck is this guy even gonna play?

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

So based on your attitude in this thread, I gather that you think there's an iota of a chance that Nemisz could benefit from a change in scenery and become an NHL player?

Don't get me wrong, I'm not getting greedy, I would've given Westgarth to you for four dollars and 32 cents. Just trying to get a feel for our new commodity.

 

[Taranis]

So based on your attitude in this thread, I gather that you think there's an iota of a chance that Nemisz could benefit from a change in scenery and become an NHL player?

Don't get me wrong, I'm not getting greedy, I would've given Westgarth to you for four dollars and 32 cents. Just trying to get a feel for our new commodity.

Nemisz could totally do with a change of scenary. But the guy we got back...

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Nemisz could totally do with a change of scenary. But the guy we got back...

The guy you got back is barely a warm body.

Honestly, truly sorry that he's your problem now.

Well, maybe that's not true. Perhaps your coaching staff won't INSIST on putting him in the lineup once every couple games for no reason.

 

[Taranis]

This looks like a Lane Macdermind move but worse. Not sure what to think of it right now.

 

[Janks]

We're moving from the Calgary owskis to the Calgary Enforcers here...

 

[ReNeGaDe87]

instatly becomes the smartest guy on the team....

 

[Anglesmith]

Terrible trade, Feaster.


I just thought this thread wouldn't be complete without someone slagging Feaster.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

So based on your attitude in this thread, I gather that you think there's an iota of a chance that Nemisz could benefit from a change in scenery and become an NHL player?

Don't get me wrong, I'm not getting greedy, I would've given Westgarth to you for four dollars and 32 cents. Just trying to get a feel for our new commodity.

Yeah I think so, his skating has been slowly improving and his physical game has elevated. My guess is Burke was not planning on extending him due to our depth on our farm, so he used him to shore up our toughness. I'm happy for Nemo but I hate this trade, why bother moving Jackman, Burke? We should of got a 5/6th round pick for him.

 

[Sparky93]

He wasn't good enough to get a shot on one of the worst teams in the league, that should say it all. He'd make Dalpe look like a star. He's just not very good at anything.