NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – August 3, 2019
Flames buy out Michael Stone, the final four salary arbitration filings, and more in today’s NHL morning coffee headlines.
TSN.CA: The Calgary Flames officially bought out the final year of defenseman Michael Stone’s contract after he cleared unconditional waivers on Friday. He was entering the final season of a three-year, $10.5-million contract.

The Calgary Flames officially bought out the contract of defenseman Michael Stone on Friday (Photo via NHL Images).
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Cap Friendly indicates the Flames now have over $7.75-million in salary-cap space with restricted free agents Matthew Tkachuk and Andrew Mangiapane to re-sign. Tkachuk’s next contract will likely exceed that amount.
It’s anticipated they’ll make a cost-cutting move before the season opens in October. Possible trade candidates could include defensemen T.J. Brodie or Travis Hamonic or winger Michael Frolik.
TORONTO SUN: The Maple Leafs signed former Philadelphia Flyers winger Matt Read to a professional tryout offer.
NEW YORK POST: The Rangers have added Gord Murphy to the coaching staff of their AHL affiliate in Hartford.
Your final four arb filings of 2019: Joel Edmundson and STL — team offer: $2.3M, player ask: $4.2M
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) August 2, 2019
Rocco Grimaldi and NASH — team offer: 700k/200k, player ask $1.275M
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) August 2, 2019
Jake McCabe and BUF — team offer: $1.95M, player ask: $4.3M
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) August 2, 2019
Yesterday I expanded on the trade offers between BlackNGold and Flames fan:
“Brodie and Frolik
For Rust and JJ and Ruhweedel
Waive Ruhweedel
Now Cgy has over $10 M available to sign Tkachuk and Mangiapane
Ggy gets Rust to augment the forwards
Ggy moves on from Frolik which is a contract that has been recently bandied about as a trade option”
With that trade Pens Go from ZERO chance at cup (with JJ as a Reg) to fair chance at meeting Bolts in ECF
GMJR just needs to shed some Sal to sign Petterson and also still get under the Cap
Pengy , you’re a good fella but you’re obsessed with getting rid of JJ .
Maybe just pretend they did trade him and that the new guy has tremendous upside.
When he is on the ice sing a little bit, I find that helps till the medication kicks in.
I think what Pengy is after here; is he wants all of us to refer to him as JJ; but to nervous to ask.
Maybe Lyle can assist and have Pengy handle autocorrected to JJ.
I keep forgetting who JJ is until I look it up.
Thanks Vinnie
I might go hoarse singing.
I just wish that GMJR had an obsession to win the cup again in the magnitude of a minute fraction of my obsession to rid the Pens of JJ.
If he did; JJ would be gone ; Pens would have a chance again ; and I could end my obsession
With my luck it would be a Pens/Leafs trade involving JJ
I can’t afford to start taking meds due to JJ; because if I start; I’d likely not stop
🤓🤬
Hi Caper
Jumpin’ Jehoshaphat here
😂
Hi Caper
Jumpin’ Jehoshaphat
here
😂
Hi J Shark
Since I offered a proposal of a trade with Sharks (see on Today’s Rumours side) to meet your suggested needs of filling out 3rd line ; AND getting 2nd line winger; please then do NOT look up who JJ is.
Let’s just pretend it’s a silly nickname for say um , Bobby Orr …. Oki Doki?
Cheers
@ Pengy: Vinnie does have a point: In short, the more you wish for JJ to be traded, is the less likely it will ever happen.
Hi Joey
So if I wish for him to stay; he’ll get traded?
LOL
🙏🙏🙏
@ Pengy: Ya never know bud 🙂