Even Calgary has an outside shot at the postseason!

Not bad for an unmanned franchise!

LOL Surprisingly

Let's get confirmation that Max will be going to free agency 100 percent. If that is confirmed I will approve. Boys don't take it personal when I speak up I think both of you are great GM's.

Ripper

If someone doesn't make me an interesting offer before the guy's contract expires my Hawks will let him walk to FA.
He's purely an expensive rental. LOL

Gentlemen! Good work putting this beast of a deal together!

JD that's a crazy plan but the package your Flames receive justifies trading away a bunch of core players. I think anything short of that package and we would've all vetoed the trade because Bryzgalov is no sure bet to stick around the NHL and your team would be stuck like the Jets were.

Jets add a ton of scoring. That 6m Anisimov cap hit is not pretty but way better than 13.7 cap hit from Bryzgalov.

Good trade for both teams. Winnipeg wins now hands down. Flames, well we'll see what else happens because I don't think they're done by a country mile!

Flames continue to move players as part of the lineup overhaul initiated by the new owner. 
We're not here to sit in the bleachers. We're here to shake up our sleeping team and build a

To Columbus
Reto Berra, $2.3m (2013-2016)
Rene Bourque, $3.3m (2013-2016)
Prospect D - Xavier Ouellet (2011: 2/48 - 0 Games)

To Calgary
Eric Cole, $1.6m (2013-2016)
Anders Lindback, $1.8m (2013-2016)
LTIR til late-Feb or March Jared Boll, $0.6m (2013-2015)
Prospect D - Adam Clendening (2011: 2/36 - 0 Games)

Jackets wanted to move veteran RW Cole and I don't like LW Rene who's younger.
I asked for Lindback and the price was Berra. Fine with that.
My Flames eat some deadweight salary in Boll who's been on LTIR more often than not last few yrs to even out the cap hits more.
The prospects balance out the deal with Ouellet a RedWings product in return for a piece of my rebuilding project Clendening from the Hawks system.

CBJ to confirm. Thanks PPG! 

BJ's confirm this deal with the Flames.

Columbus has some depth in goal with MiLR goalie Matt Hackett possibly moving up in Buffalo next season. Wasn't loving Lindback being buried in Tampa behind Bishop though I read Bishop got his head kicked in by a teammate last night so Lindback might get a few more starts if Benny Bishop lands on the IR. I think Berra is a better goalie and has the tools and ability to steal more starts in Calgary.

Cole runs hot and cold and we have enough Right Wings in Columbus so adding a LW was important. Bourque is almost 5yrs younger and has more gas left in the tank at 31.

As for the prospects I like Xavier more than Adam but that's a personal pref.

Good dealing with you JD! Keep up the good work in Calgary man! 
Good fun watching the rebuilding! Can't wait to see how it all turns out when you're done!

I Veto the deal. I don't think this deal helps Calgary at all.

Gorges is way cheaper then Schenn and only marginally worse in points and even to rent Max that isn't enough.

I would need to see a 1st round pick or solid player added before I could approve.

I like the idea it just needs some work.

Whether this trade goes through or not won't make or break my Hawks.

From my POV we're paying fair market value for a guy that will play 2 months for us.

Also if someone believes Tanner Richard is only worth a 3rd because he was drafted in the 3rd RD there'd be something wrong with that logic. That's like saying Datsyuk is worth no more than a 6th Rounder because he was drafted in the 6th or 171st in the 1998 Entry Draft. LOL

I leave it to the rest of to render a decision.