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I’ve never seen such complicated conditions on a pick. I’m not even going to try to decipher it.
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Kadri is even older than Kesler was, right? When Kes signed that deal.
Kes got ruined by bad injuries tho, so it should be a bit better for Calgary
Kes got ruined by bad injuries tho, so it should be a bit better for Calgary
Thats a damn good haul to take on Monahan. At this point in the offseason, its one of my only last gripes about PV. I get that we have an internal cap, but this is chess. If you can buy draft picks, you do it while you expect to have a ton of space.
Kadri to CGY I actually think is a good move for them. Maybe not for the long term, but look at who they lost and how well they did last year. They are in their window now. If you can win in the next 2 years, who cares about 5-7 years from now. Cap will only go up so the cap liability will only diminish over the years. By year 7, the cap could have gone up by $7mil. They had to do something.
So its top 10 protected up until a certain point... or something.
Kadri to CGY I actually think is a good move for them. Maybe not for the long term, but look at who they lost and how well they did last year. They are in their window now. If you can win in the next 2 years, who cares about 5-7 years from now. Cap will only go up so the cap liability will only diminish over the years. By year 7, the cap could have gone up by $7mil. They had to do something.
So its top 10 protected up until a certain point... or something.
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I must be the only one here that thinks Calgary upgraded and then some. Oh well. 
I must be the only one here that thinks Calgary upgraded and then some. Oh well.
I dont know that they upgraded, but its not nearly as bad as I think some people are making it out to be. They got older, and shortened their window to win, but talent wise, I think they will be fine for the most part.
Short term they upgraded but they will make things more difficult for themselves down the road. Some cap management will he required.I must be the only one here that thinks Calgary upgraded and then some. Oh well.
They still have a solid roster of course and should be contenders at least next couple of years
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Calgary has some good young prospect forwards coming up @Zegs2sendhelp mentioned.
If they pan out their window will last a little longer.
Also Huberdeau is from the same draft as Gaudreau, its only Kadri replacing Monahan that is noticeably getting older.
One part i like about their upgrade
Huberdeau isn't soft like Gaudreau.
Kadri is even meaner than Tkachuck.
They are gonna be pretty tough in the playoffs vs watching Johnny Hockey get bounced out.
If they pan out their window will last a little longer.
Also Huberdeau is from the same draft as Gaudreau, its only Kadri replacing Monahan that is noticeably getting older.
One part i like about their upgrade
Huberdeau isn't soft like Gaudreau.
Kadri is even meaner than Tkachuck.
They are gonna be pretty tough in the playoffs vs watching Johnny Hockey get bounced out.
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I must be the only one here that thinks Calgary upgraded and then some. Oh well.
It’s essentially Tkachuk and Gaudreau for Kadri, Huberdeau and Weegar.
I take the former two over the latter three any day of the week. Especially so when factoring in age and contract situation.
I’ll give Treliving credit, on paper the Flames are only going to be a slightly worse team than last year and it wasn’t his fault he got dealt an absolutely terrible hand with the Tkachuk/Gaudreau contract situations. But Calgary is going to be worse off medium to long term after this off-season.
Kadri isn’t meaner than Tkachuk. Tkachuk blows Kadri out of the water at every aspect of hockey.
And Huberdeau may not be as soft as Gaudreau but he’s far worse in his own end and is also known for disappearing acts in the playoffs.
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The Flames Pro Scout 'Bob Murray' probably loves that the Flames signed Kadri.
Bob has always had a thing for tough as nails centers like Kesler whom he scouted for the Canucks in 2003 and later traded for.
Smirnov2Chistov
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weird take, Kesler and Kadri are two different players.
Kesler also made the Ducks highly competitive until his body couldn't keep up anymore.
I guess we can agree to disagree. 100 point players don't grow on trees. I've always come across threads throughout the season questioning Tkachuks compete level and consistency. But, we will see as the season progresses
I think Calgary arguably upgraded in the next 1-2 years. But they seem destined for a hard fall and major cap issues. If they win a cup, no one will care. If they don't, then its going to be really ugly on the back end of the Kadri and Huberdeau deals. REALLY ugly.I must be the only one here that thinks Calgary upgraded and then some. Oh well.
And FWIW, I think Weegar will get an equally bad contract because Calgary is all in at this point.
It likely depends on chemistry and playoff performance too. Tkachuk wasn't great in the post season. Time will tell
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