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Flames sign Dawes
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Flames sign Dawes
Reportedly a 2-year deal, $850,000 cap hit per.

rooneypoo- Fighting Montagoose

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Re: Flames sign Dawes
The balance of power has just shifted in the West.

SeawaySensFan- MR. Montagoose

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Re: Flames sign Dawes
I like Dawes, actually. And he could be a cheap 2nd-line solution for CLG after losing guys like Cammalleri and Bertuzzi.

rooneypoo- Fighting Montagoose

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Re: Flames sign Dawes
Balance of power shift? 2nd liner? This is a guy that just got waived. By Phoenix, of all places. He's not a 2nd liner.
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Re: Flames sign Dawes
wprager wrote:Balance of power shift? 2nd liner? This is a guy that just got waived. By Phoenix, of all places. He's not a 2nd liner.
Ok then. He makes everyone on that team a foot taller.
Better?

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Re: Flames sign Dawes
Seriously? 5'9" 190 with 15 PIMs last year, 10 the year before. He is not an enforcer. It's a depth move.
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wprager- MR. Montagoose

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Re: Flames sign Dawes
wprager wrote:Seriously? 5'9" 190 with 15 PIMs last year, 10 the year before. He is not an enforcer. It's a depth move.
Ok. How about the Flames have just sent a strong message to their opponents in the Northwest Division?

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Re: Flames sign Dawes
wprager wrote:Balance of power shift? 2nd liner? This is a guy that just got waived. By Phoenix, of all places. He's not a 2nd liner.
Dawes got waived because PHO wasn't willing to pay him and because they had too many forwards already, not because he's not a good player. Either you don't see the guy play very much or you're just looking at his stats, because Dawes is a player most teams want on their roster. He is a guy who gives you 100%, every shift of every game. He's got the hands to be a 40+ point 2nd-liner for sure. And in CLG, where everything is up in the air after Iginla, Jokinen, and maybe Langkow and Moss, the top 6 is pretty open. Dawes will compete with Boyd, Glencross, and Lundmark for 2nd line time, for sure.

rooneypoo- Fighting Montagoose

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Re: Flames sign Dawes
This move completely transforms the identity of these Flames.

SeawaySensFan- MR. Montagoose

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Re: Flames sign Dawes
rooneypoo wrote:wprager wrote:Balance of power shift? 2nd liner? This is a guy that just got waived. By Phoenix, of all places. He's not a 2nd liner.
Dawes got waived because PHO wasn't willing to pay him and because they had too many forwards already, not because he's not a good player. Either you don't see the guy play very much or you're just looking at his stats, because Dawes is a player most teams want on their roster. He is a guy who gives you 100%, every shift of every game. He's got the hands to be a 40+ point 2nd-liner for sure. And in CLG, where everything is up in the air after Iginla, Jokinen, and maybe Langkow and Moss, the top 6 is pretty open. Dawes will compete with Boyd, Glencross, and Lundmark for 2nd line time, for sure.
So, then why didn't Phoenix explore a trade? Sounds like they should have been able to get something. Or are you unable to trade a player once they've filed for arbitration and they had no choice?
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Re: Flames sign Dawes
SeawaySensFan wrote:This move completely transforms the identity of these Flames.
I can't tell whether you're being this sarcastic to belittle Dawes, or to just note how slow the news is lately (and I sympathize there). I hope it's not the former.
Look, Dawes is not a guy who's going to transform your roster or your reputation. But he is a good pick up, lots of heart and intensity and some hands, a top 9er for sure who will compete for a top 6 spot on that CLG team.
It's possible to like a move, or a player, without having to make a case for him changing the face of the team. This signing makes CLG a better team, period. Good luck to you if you want to try to quantify that.
A comparable for OTT fans (in terms of the effect of the signing, not the players or their style) is the Ruutu signing last year: a player brought in to fill a roster hole and a team need, and whose character and professionalism no one is going to question.

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Re: Flames sign Dawes
shabbs wrote:
So, then why didn't Phoenix explore a trade? Sounds like they should have been able to get something. Or are you unable to trade a player once they've filed for arbitration and they had no choice?
Because they're an organization in turmoil? I dunno. I agree, tho', it was a curious move to put him on waivers.
And, yes, you can trade a player who's filed for arbitration.

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