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Gord Miller says Smyth to Calgary is close, and it'll be for a late round pick.


staaaaart shedding, calgary!
 

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how and why is calgary doing this? isnt the Smyth return to alberta supposed to be a swansong thing? final year goodbye tour?

shed shed shed is right ... JayBlo going somewhere???
 

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Kings sources say Smyth deal done and will announce on Saturday. It doesn't say to which team,
 

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In my honest opinion, this upcoming year is just a stop-gap season for the Flames - They have some bad contracts that they need to get off the books combined with Tanguay reportedly wanting a contract in the range of 4 million to 4.25 million for several years.

The Smyth cap hit is huge, but it is only for one more season. It sucks in some ways, but some desperation moves by former GM Darryl Sutter have reared their ugly head.
 

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In my honest opinion, this upcoming year is just a stop-gap season for the Flames - They have some bad contracts that they need to get off the books combined with Tanguay reportedly wanting a contract in the range of 4 million to 4.25 million for several years.

The Smyth cap hit is huge, but it is only for one more season. It sucks in some ways, but some desperation moves by former GM Darryl Sutter have reared their ugly head.

what is supposed to be going the other way dash?
 

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what is supposed to be going the other way dash?

Not sure I understand the question jstew...Are you asking what's going to LA for Smitty?!? Haven't heard too much news on that.

/Aside from puck's post above.
 

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i wanted to say Smyths best days are behind him but I see he is still a consistent 20 goal guy. hes not paid to score but that is a massive cap hit for an aging player in our division.
 

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Not sure I understand the question jstew...Are you asking what's going to LA for Smitty?!? Haven't heard too much news on that.

/Aside from puck's post above.

yep ... maybe lagunadave has heard???
 

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i wanted to say Smyths best days are behind him but I see he is still a consistent 20 goal guy. hes not paid to score but that is a massive cap hit for an aging player in our division.

Ryan Smyth has the 25th-highest cap hit among NHL forwards, at $6.25 million. He was 102nd in scoring among forwards last year.
 

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BlobMac answers the question

Smyth deal is there to be done for draft pick(s) only, but CGY ownership currently debating whether it wants to take the plunge.
 

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BlobMac answers the question

Smyth deal is there to be done for draft pick(s) only, but CGY ownership currently debating whether it wants to take the plunge.

I was looking to see if CGY could easily ship back some salary to LA to help out with the Smyth cap hit.... jumpin' jiminy do they have a lot of no trade contracts!!
Iggy, langkow, stajan!!, bourque, jokinen!!, glencross, jblow, giordano, sarich!!, regher, kipper.

Hagman's the only one with a decent salary without a clause ($3m, 1 yr left)
 

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Smyth played all 82 games and only had 47 points. He's 142nd in points/game by NHL forwards.

:)

For context, Smyth had a worse year than Samuelsson. Now imagine Samuelsson with a $6.25 million cap hit.

:)
 
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I was looking to see if CGY could easily ship back some salary to LA to help out with the Smyth cap hit.... jumpin' jiminy do they have a lot of no trade contracts!!
Iggy, langkow, stajan!!, bourque, jokinen!!, glencross, jblow, giordano, sarich!!, regher, kipper.

Hagman's the only one with a decent salary without a clause ($3m, 1 yr left)

Smyth should fight right in with his no trade contract
 

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That's a 15 yard penalty for piling on, jstew...

/Leos are looking good in the pre-season.
 

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That's a 15 yard penalty for piling on, jstew...

/Leos are looking good in the pre-season.

thought you might have gone this way, Dash

 
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That's a 15 yard penalty for piling on, jstew...

/Leos are looking good in the pre-season.

d looking very tough. I hope David Hyland cracks the lineup at safety ... he's an import though ... crazy hitter

back to this Smyth thing ... why wouldnt Edmonton have a go? ... theyre 11 mill under the floor ... looking at their roster, whats the plan there?

They could have Smyth play his final year and the happiness surrounding that could be a nice smokescreen for them tanking another year and getting another top 5 pick
 
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