The Team So Far

[tfong]

I think Sammy resigns in Fla.

[Tim Erixons Dad]

Originally Posted by FLAMES666

I hope to see something like this:

FORWARDS
Alex Tanguay ($3.500m) / Mike Cammalleri ($6.000m) / Jarome Iginla ($7.000m)
Sven Baertschi ($1.425m) / Mikael Backlund ($1.750m) / Peter Mueller ($3.000m)
Curtis Glencross ($2.550m) / Matt Stajan ($3.500m) / Roman Cervenka ($3.775m)
Lance Bouma ($0.693m) / Blair Jones ($0.750m) / Tim Jackman ($0.613m)
Akim Aliu ($0.700m)

DEFENSEMEN
Jay Bouwmeester ($6.680m) / Dennis Wideman ($5.750m)
Mark Giordano ($4.020m) / Chris Butler ($1.250m)
T.J. Brodie ($0.742m) / Anton Babchuk ($2.500m)
Derek Smith ($0.775m) /

GOALTENDERS
Miikka Kiprusoff ($5.833m)
Leland Irving ($0.800m)
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SALARY CAP: $70,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $63,606,249; BONUSES: $3,636,250
CAP SPACE (22-man roster): $6,693,751

That looks wonderful actually.

[DBU]

Originally Posted by FLAMES666

I hope to see something like this:

FORWARDS
Alex Tanguay ($3.500m) / Mike Cammalleri ($6.000m) / Jarome Iginla ($7.000m)
Sven Baertschi ($1.425m) / Mikael Backlund ($1.750m) / Peter Mueller ($3.000m)
Curtis Glencross ($2.550m) / Matt Stajan ($3.500m) / Roman Cervenka ($3.775m)
Lance Bouma ($0.693m) / Blair Jones ($0.750m) / Tim Jackman ($0.613m)
Akim Aliu ($0.700m)

DEFENSEMEN
Jay Bouwmeester ($6.680m) / Dennis Wideman ($5.750m)
Mark Giordano ($4.020m) / Chris Butler ($1.250m)
T.J. Brodie ($0.742m) / Anton Babchuk ($2.500m)
Derek Smith ($0.775m) /

GOALTENDERS
Miikka Kiprusoff ($5.833m)
Leland Irving ($0.800m)
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SALARY CAP: $70,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $63,606,249; BONUSES: $3,636,250
CAP SPACE (22-man roster): $6,693,751

Get it done, Feaster!

[Flamesrule]

Originally Posted by FLAMES666

I hope to see something like this:

FORWARDS
Alex Tanguay ($3.500m) / Mike Cammalleri ($6.000m) / Jarome Iginla ($7.000m)
Sven Baertschi ($1.425m) / Mikael Backlund ($1.750m) / Peter Mueller ($3.000m)
Curtis Glencross ($2.550m) / Matt Stajan ($3.500m) / Roman Cervenka ($3.775m)
Lance Bouma ($0.693m) / Blair Jones ($0.750m) / Tim Jackman ($0.613m)
Akim Aliu ($0.700m)

DEFENSEMEN
Jay Bouwmeester ($6.680m) / Dennis Wideman ($5.750m)
Mark Giordano ($4.020m) / Chris Butler ($1.250m)
T.J. Brodie ($0.742m) / Anton Babchuk ($2.500m)
Derek Smith ($0.775m) /

GOALTENDERS
Miikka Kiprusoff ($5.833m)
Leland Irving ($0.800m)
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SALARY CAP: $70,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $63,606,249; BONUSES: $3,636,250
CAP SPACE (22-man roster): $6,693,751

I like this a lot! Go Feaster Go!

[tyflames]

Originally Posted by Flamesrule

I like this a lot! Go Feaster Go!

I'd pass put up 46 points last year and was still a minus 8. And only a year ago was a -19.

[Stewie Griffin]

Still need to add a top six forward, but otherwise...

FORWARDS
Mike Cammalleri ($6.000m) / Matt Stajan ($3.500m) / Jarome Iginla ($7.000m)
Alex Tanguay ($3.500m) / Mikael Backlund ($0.827m) / Blake Comeau ($1.250m)
Sven Baertschi ($1.425m) / Roman Cervenka ($3.775m) / Curtis Glencross ($2.550m)
Lance Bouma ($0.693m) / Blair Jones ($0.578m) / Akim Aliu ($0.803m)
Tim Jackman ($0.613m) / Roman Horak ($0.800m)

DEFENSEMEN
Jay Bouwmeester ($6.680m) / Chris Butler ($1.250m)
Mark Giordano ($4.020m) / Dennis Wideman ($5.250m)
T.J. Brodie ($0.742m) / Derek Smith ($0.775m)
Anton Babchuk ($2.500m)

GOALTENDERS
Miikka Kiprusoff ($5.833m)
Leland Irving ($0.660m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS
SALARY CAP: $70,200,000; CAP PAYROLL: $61,023,874; BONUSES: $3,831,250
CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $9,176,126

[Stewie Griffin]

Originally Posted by FLAMES666

I hope to see something like this:
Dennis Wideman ($5.750m)

Well done.

[thrillermiller89]

I stated earlier in this thread that Wideman makes TOO MUCH sense for the Flames and that they can't pass him up. I'm very pleased that Feaster made this happen.

Calgary wont be done with this, though. Feaster will make another UFA splash to land a forward, wait and see. Perhaps Hudler??

[TheHudlinator]

Originally Posted by thrillermiller89

I stated earlier in this thread that Wideman makes TOO MUCH sense for the Flames and that they can't pass him up. I'm very pleased that Feaster made this happen.

Calgary wont be done with this, though. Feaster will make another UFA splash to land a forward, wait and see. Perhaps Hudler??

I hate the Wideman signing he is not good defensively and isn't good enough on the pp for that contract.

[AfricanHerbsman]

Originally Posted by TheGleninator

I hate the Wideman signing he is not good defensively and isn't good enough on the pp for that contract.

but if you pair him with a good dman maybe he could be ok. him a gio would be nice on the 1 or 2 pairing. the RH shot is huge for this team too

[TheHudlinator]

Originally Posted by AfricanHerbsman

but if you pair him with a good dman maybe he could be ok. him a gio would be nice on the 1 or 2 pairing. the RH shot is huge for this team too

Yea I like the RH shot but my problem is he makes a million+ more than Gio and is not worth that. This also means that if we use Tanguay on the point agian one of Jbo, Brodie, Widemann, Gio aren't on the pp.

[Roughneck]

Originally Posted by TheGleninator

Stajan is a complimentary player he isn't the kind of guy that can do it on his own, I was merely showing when given a chance on the top line he becomes an effective top line player.

No, he isn't.

I don't care if he is on the first or second line but he needs to be on one of them. One of my main reasons is this year only

The Devils, The Flyers, and the Predators made the playoffs with a below 50% team faceoff precent.

While The Flames, The Ducks, The Oilers, The Islanders, The Canadiens, The Lightning, The Jets, The Stars, and The Sabres all missed the playoffs with a below 50% faceoff precent.

Only 25% of the teams with a below 50% faceoff made the playoffs while 72% of teams with a faceoff% higher than or equal to 50 made it. The main reason I believe is unless your top players are great at defense you are wasting their time with not winning the faceoff.

It looks like we need to replace Jokinen's 1333 draws. If we let Cammy take them based on this years numbers he would win 608 of them but Stajan would win 690. Which gives our top players the puck and lets them play offensive.

100% of teams using Matt Stajan in a top 6 role have missed the playoffs.

[TheHudlinator]

Originally Posted by Fire Feaster

No, he isn't.



100% of teams using Matt Stajan in a top 6 role have missed the playoffs.

Great detective work atleast back up your arguments. But I guess we need a whipping boy after Stajan who is the next player run out of town. Backlund? Cervenka?

[Roughneck]

Originally Posted by TheGleninator

Great detective work atleast back up your arguments.

How much game footage should I present as evidence to show that the top six game is too fast for Stajan? He's either barrelling around at full speed yet always seems to get there just a second too late or is moving a gear slower than everybody else when he's finally in the right position, Shaun Van Allen with less hair if you will. If he were making $1.25M a year he'd be an acceptable bottom two centre, at $3.5M a year he does not fit an acceptable role for any team wanting to do anything worthwhile.

But I guess we need a whipping boy after Stajan who is the next player run out of town. Backlund? Cervenka?

I'm sure somebody will fill the void left by Bork.

[Volica]

I see Mr. Stajan on his way out of town once a few teams can't reach the floor after free agency. Would be a good way to get a third or fourth back from the fifth we lost today.

[Dallas Flames Fan]

Stajan should be the Flames 1st line center



in the AHL


If their plan is for him on the top 6 full time, it's going to be a long year

[Flamesarmstrong22]

I wouldn't mine if feaster brought in someone like Bryan Allen for around 2.5. He's a physical hard to play against guy like feaster wants and has history with bouwmeester in Florida, so at least there's a connection

[InfinityIggy]

Originally Posted by Flamesarmstrong22

I wouldn't mine if feaster brought in someone like Bryan Allen for around 2.5. He's a physical hard to play against guy like feaster wants and has history with bouwmeester in Florida, so at least there's a connection

Id be ok with Allen too, but hes one of the top FA D-men available. I don't see him getting less than 3Mil.

[TheHudlinator]

Right now with the players we have I want
Tanguay - Stajan - Iginla
Glencross - Cervenka - Cammy
Sven - Backlund - Comeau
Aliu - Jones - Bouma
Jackman

Jbo - Butler
Gio - Wideman
Brodie - Babchuck

What I want would be Carle and have
Jbo - Gio
Wideman - Carle
Butler - Brodie

[Stewie Griffin]

Well it looks like the defense is pretty much finished up (now that I've said that, Bouwmeester will be traded within a week)

Bouwmeester - Butler
Giordano - Wideman
Brodie - Sarich
Babchuk/Smith

[Qubax]

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Tanguay Cervenka Iginla
Baertschi Backlund Cammy
GlenX Jones Stempniak
Aliu Stajan Comeau

Bouwmeester-Wideman
Giordano-Brodie
Butler-Sarich

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D.Smith
C.Wilson

That said we ARE going to trade Jaybo

[TheHudlinator]

Wow with all the signings several guys will not make the big club

Tanguay - Stajan - Iginla
Glencross - Cervenka - Cammy
Sven - Backlund - Stemps
Bouma - Jones - Comeau
Jackman

Jbow - Butler
Gio - Wideman
Brodie - Sarich

Kipper
Irving

[Stewie Griffin]

Originally Posted by Qubax

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That said we ARE going to trade Jaybo

Based on what?

[TheHudlinator]

Originally Posted by Stewie Griffin

Based on what?

Yes I too would like to know this.

[superhakan]

My Roster would be:

Tanguay(15) - Cervenka(15) - Iginla(30)
Baertschi(15) - Backlund(10) - Cammalleri(25)
Glencross(25) - Stajan(10) - Stempniak(15)
Comeau(10) - Jones(5) - Jackman(5)

Bouwmeester(5) - Wideman(10)
Giordano(10) - Butler(0)
Brodie(5) - Sarich(0)

= (210) goals

Most of these guys are capable of more offense, but if we score roughly 10-15 more goals then last season, on top of hopefully a better defense (one which Butler is not on the top pairing) we are a playoff team.