Confirmed with Link: Flames Sign Lance Bouma and Paul Byron

[JB51Hockey]

Per @Fan960Steinberg -

"#Flames sign Lance Bouma and Paul Byron to one year, two way deals."

"Bouma's deal is worth $577,500 at the NHL level while Byron's is worth $643,500 at the NHL level. #Flames"

http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=678534&navid=DL|CGY|home

http://flameforthought.com/2013/07/20/flames-continue-aggressive-offseason-sign-five-nhl/

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[Pirate King Luffy]

Goooood....gooood.

 

[Yung Rotini]

I think Bouma can make the team this year as a 4th liner, while Byron hasn't really proved much to me.

Good re-signings, though.

 

[Noori]

Byron was so not worth the 2nd round pick. Feaster made a good deal to trade down, still get Jankowski while also picking up Sieloff, but it would have been nice to draft another defensemen like Jake McCabe or Damon Severson in addition to Sieloff.

There isn't a spot for Byron on this team going forward and he didn't exactly set the AHL on fire either.

 

[MarkGio]

Yeah I agree. Byron isn't exactly turning heads.

 

[Calculon]

Byron/Kotalik for a 2nd was a bad trade when it was made. And it's still a bad trade today.

 

[Beats By CoRD]

Byron/Kotalik for a 2nd was a bad trade when it was made. And it's still a bad trade today.

Might be his worst trade. Modin for a 5th was pretty brutal too.

Don't want to derail the thread. I honestly could've done without either of these guys being signed. But, they are cheap and only one year deals. Low risk/medium reward.

 

[Calculon]

Might be his worst trade. Modin for a 5th was pretty brutal too.

Don't want to derail the thread. I honestly could've done without either of these guys being signed. But, they are cheap and only one year deals. Low risk/medium reward.

Bouma will bring a lot more to the table than Jackman at this point. And at least Byron will be good for the Heat - if Ward can institute a more offensive style, Byron could potentially be useful for them.

 

[Skobel24]

Bouma is a very solid 4th liner. I'm fine with having him. Byron? He has never impressed me, and I doubt he ever makes the NHL as a regular.

 

[MonahanTheMan]

Don't care, where is Brodie's contract?? What is delaying that??

 

[Sean Monahan]

Don't care, where is Brodie's contract?? What is delaying that??

him and Monahan

one thing to keep in mind: Marc Bergevin played hardball with PK Subban last year wanting to see a little more out of PK even though PK was on his way to stardom the first couple years. They ended up signing a 2 year bridge contract and I'm sure it lit a fire under PK to perform at another level. After his Norris last year, I'm sure both Bergevin and PK will be happy to sign that next fat contract any day now.

 

[marbsarebad]

Judging from Development camp, I don't think Monahan will be even AHL ready this year, let alone NHL ready. I hope they sign the kid because I want to see him play some pre-season games, but I think another year in the OHL or something will give him time to bulk-up. He can't even play in the AHL yet.

 

[JB51Hockey]

Don't care, where is Brodie's contract?? What is delaying that??

Brodie? What about Monahan?

 

[TheHudlinator]

Byron/Kotalik for a 2nd was a bad trade when it was made. And it's still a bad trade today.

Wasn't great that is for sure but the trade to get Kotalik in the first place was 1000x worse (Thanks Sutter).

 

[TheHudlinator]

Bouma is a very solid 4th liner. I'm fine with having him. Byron? He has never impressed me, and I doubt he ever makes the NHL as a regular.

Keep in mind that Hartley asked for Byron to be brought up last year as he played his junior hockey in a very similar system as Hartley's and thrived in it (to bad he got hurt) with the Heat playing the same system as the Flames this year it is very possible that Byron turns some heads.

 

[tyflames]

Keep in mind that Hartley asked for Byron to be brought up last year as he played his junior hockey in a very similar system as Hartley's and thrived in it (to bad he got hurt) with the Heat playing the same system as the Flames this year it is very possible that Byron turns some heads.

Yeah I remember Byron saying he felt a lot more comfortable with Hartleys system and thought he would thrive in it but then after something like 2 games broke his hand? Or finger I don't remember and never really got a chance after that.

 

[Anglesmith]

Yeah I remember Byron saying he felt a lot more comfortable with Hartleys system and thought he would thrive in it but then after something like 2 games broke his hand? Or finger I don't remember and never really got a chance after that.

More like two shifts. And they were good shifts, too. I actually was impressed by the way he was playing in that short time-span, but I'm clearly in the minority.

 

[Lunatik]

More like two shifts. And they were good shifts, too. I actually was impressed by the way he was playing in that short time-span, but I'm clearly in the minority.

2 shifts is hard to remember, but he is definitely more talented than he got to show under Sutter.