Zad is just 28 yrs old. Pretty tough to expect a guy entering his best years with most contract clout to sign a 34 yr old's 2nd to last contract (ie Backlund) IMO.
Those are fair points. A new stadium and arena would be perfect.The other issue is that I'm not sure roll-back seating and the proposed stadium puts us in line for things like commonwealth games or Olympics or world cups if we're forward thinking to 15 or 20 years down the road when Calgary has 2.5 to 3 million people in the metro area. It's why Edmonton can host events we can't even with an old stadium too. Mcmahon is literally the dinosaur of the CFL and we've gone from 30 yrs of being the class franchise of the league to near the bottom (even Ottawa and Hamilton post near sellouts for awhile now, or at least have those optics). I can see how the whole province rallied around Regina and the Riders, but if Winnipeg can do it no reason we as a bigger city in a rich province can't - and not coincidentally Winnipeg is now the running class franchise of the league, the face of it and doing a bang up job of it. But I digress.
Awful period from the Flames. Getting outworked and skated into the ground.
Well he's a bottom pairing guy. A good bottom pairing guy IMO but still.
I wouldn't have much problem with a 4x4 or something but these players just don't get term very often.
This team is barely treading water with a lot of these vets. Pretty sick of watching this team spin its tires.
Ras has 2 points today but he hasn't looked right at all.I'm not his hugest fan but it doesn't feel any of our other top 4 have always played as such. Hanafin's better so far this year not surprising he's looking for a boon contract or trade to someone willing to pay him. Tanev has just been okay, Ras not much better. Weeg has probably been our most reliable. But I could put Zad about anywhere in the top 5 and even on the PP.
I feel like Hanifin always gets massively underrated like Bouwmeester was because the sexiest thing about his game is his skating and so I feel fans often overlook him.I'm not his hugest fan but it doesn't feel any of our other top 4 have always played as such. Hanafin's better so far this year not surprising he's looking for a boon contract or trade to someone willing to pay him. Tanev has just been okay, Ras not much better. Weeg has probably been our most reliable. But I could put Zad about anywhere in the top 5 and even on the PP.
Those are fair points. A new stadium and arena would be perfect.
2 new arenas would be better
I suggested this when the who arena talk started a century ago, but I'd also like to see Airdrie build a 6-8k arena. They could easily get the Wranglers or Hitmen to play there and Airdrie has enough people living there that I think they could draw decently.
Well if you had the Airdrie arena, there would be no need for games in Red Deer as that rink would be large enough to host the pool without Canada. The Dome though, as much as I love it and would love to see it repurposed, I think that is a pipe dream.I like that Airdrie arena a ton too. I feel Calgary could be so much more with just a couple of world class additions like these.
And also, keeping the saddledome around would help for hosting events like the world juniors better. Sure have a game or two in Red Deer, but let's not share with Edmonton for goodness sake lol.
I feel like Hanifin always gets massively underrated like Bouwmeester was because the sexiest thing about his game is his skating and so I feel fans often overlook him.
Well if you had the Airdrie arena, there would be no need for games in Red Deer as that rink would be large enough to host the pool without Canada. The Dome though, as much as I love it and would love to see it repurposed, I think that is a pipe dream.
Nice setup by Zad and Huby. Too bad Lindholm couldn't put it in.
Zary hasn't been good. Dube hasn't done much, but Dube didn't have a play where he aggressively beaver tailed and then immediately lost the puck and killed a promising sequence, so I think a message is being sent.Why was dube and Zary swapped lol.
Seriously, and aj Greer with lindholm? Okay then.