Cammalleri Traded

Calgary currently over the cap...very bizarre situation....

tim1_2 wrote:Doesn't make sense, as that puts Calgary over the cap. More to come?

My sources tell me Iggy to Ottawa for Little Bobby B and a pick.

spader wrote:

dennycrane wrote:Epic Fail by Montreal Management?

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By the way, as of a few minutes ago, Cammalleri had not been told anything.

Montreal management is a disaster right now.

If the owner doesn't fire the GM the GM has to fire the owner, sell the team to another owner who will then fire him. It's the best for the team.

Do they have some kind of cap space from injuries or something, or is there another deal coming like...tonight?

SpezDispenser wrote:Do they have some kind of cap space from injuries or something, or is there another deal coming like...tonight?

TONIGHT?!?!??!?!?!?!?

They do have some guys on IR: Stajan, Brett Carson, David Moss, Henrik Karlsson, Tanguay, D. Smith, and Scott Hannan. Wow. So yeah, maybe they do have enough IR cap space to absorb Cammalleri without more moves tonight.

Dung, I wanted more action.

Who's this Holland kid?

I actually like this trade for Calgary. They unloaded a 5 years contract and a 3rd line winger for a 1st line winger that had a career year while with Calgary. Yah, the Flames might need to rebuild but they got rid of one of the worst contracts in the NHL.

They might be done-zo for this season but the Flames could rebound now.

Why didn't they create a market for him first? LeBrun just tweeted that a GM told him that they wished they knew he was available so they could have bid on him. Why didn't they try to weigh their options. I'll never understand that Dung.

As for the trade, I like it for Calgary more than for Montreal, but it's not too bad a deal. Bourque has back to back 27 goal seasons, he'll be fine in Montreal. More physical too, so I guess they like that.

SpezDispenser wrote:Why didn't they create a market for him first? LeBrun just tweeted that a GM told him that they wished they knew he was available so they could have bid on him. Why didn't they try to weigh their options. I'll never understand that Dung.

The biggest mystery in the NHL is how Gauthier still has a job. OF COURSE you shop a guy like Cammalleri around.

tim1_2 wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Why didn't they create a market for him first? LeBrun just tweeted that a GM told him that they wished they knew he was available so they could have bid on him. Why didn't they try to weigh their options. I'll never understand that Dung.

The biggest mystery in the NHL is how Gauthier still has a job. OF COURSE you shop a guy like Cammalleri around.

If you want to fire The Ghost you gotta find him first...

SpezDispenser wrote:Why didn't they create a market for him first? LeBrun just tweeted that a GM told him that they wished they knew he was available so they could have bid on him. Why didn't they try to weigh their options. I'll never understand that Dung.

@Real_ESPNLeBrun
Pierre LeBrun
One NHL GM when told of the trade, said he wished he knew Cammalleri was available. Would have made an offer.

It's not that Bourque is a bad pickup or anything but Calgary wins this one.

tim1_2 wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Why didn't they create a market for him first? LeBrun just tweeted that a GM told him that they wished they knew he was available so they could have bid on him. Why didn't they try to weigh their options. I'll never understand that Dung.

The biggest mystery in the NHL is how Gauthier still has a job. OF COURSE you shop a guy like Cammalleri around.

Who wouldn't know that though...I guess Gauthier wanted Bourque badly enough to pull the trigger on it with the 2nd in there. Interesting...not sure what to say...I would have tried for a top prospect or a 1st, but Bourque's not a bad piece.

spader wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Why didn't they create a market for him first? LeBrun just tweeted that a GM told him that they wished they knew he was available so they could have bid on him. Why didn't they try to weigh their options. I'll never understand that Dung.

@Real_ESPNLeBrun
Pierre LeBrun
One NHL GM when told of the trade, said he wished he knew Cammalleri was available. Would have made an offer.

That's just an old Halak tweet with "Cammalleri" replacing "Halak"

SpezDispenser wrote:Who's this Holland kid?

I can't stand CP, but he had this to say about it:

@coreypronman
Corey Pronman
Talked to scouts about Patrick Holland earlier this week. Consensus was career minor leaguer fringe 4th liner. I think could be avg 4th.