2SKATES1STICK Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Jakub Nakladal CONFIRMED 27 years old 5 points in 10 games at World Championships Chose Calgary over Chicago and Carolina UNCONFIRMED Only considered offers from teams with locations beginning with 'C'. Columbus and Colorado were uninterested despite pleas from his agent. Chose Calgary because it is also in 'C'anada, also red is his favourite colour He is 'C'zech playing in 'C'algary, 'C'anada and he is a hockey 'P'layer - aka 'CCCP' He wishes he was part of the former USSR(CCCP) Putin is his hockey idol Formerly known as 'Nadal', grew bored of tennis http://calgaryherald.com/sports/hockey/nhl/flames-snare-czech-defenceman-jakub-nakladal Just over a week removed from the playoff picture, the Calgary Flames on Tuesday made a move to address one of their biggest weaknesses: defensive depth. The local NHL club announced the signing of 27-year-old defenceman Jakub Nakladal, who led the Czech Republic’s blueliners in scoring during the recent 2015 world hockey championship with five assists in 10 games. “He’s a guy that our guys liked,” Treliving told the Flames’ website. “Where he fits, training camp will determine that. We look at this as we think there’s some upside there. There are always questions with players that have spent their careers in Europe in terms of transition and how long that will take. He’s a solid person. He keeps himself in great shape. But we’ll see. Training camp, preseason will determine where he slots in. We talked about continuing to add depth to the blue line. This is that. “We think there’s upside here, but to us the risk-reward factor we felt when we analyzed it favours upside without a great deal of risk. We’ll see. We think this is a smart, sensible signing with upside in a position that we want to continue to build and add depth.” Described by excellent hockey scouting resource eliteprospects.com as a “defensive defenceman who is good around his own net,” the 6-foot-2 205-pound Nakladal reportedly got a one-year, two-way deal from the Flames. It’s a low-risk move that could pay off for the Flames, who relied too heavily on minute-munching defencemen Kris Russell, Dennis Wideman and T.J. Brodie in the playoffs after captain Mark Giordano went down with an injury. The right-shooting Nakladal had three goals and 15 points to go along with 63 penalty minutes in 50 games this past season with TPS Turku of Finland’s SM-Liiga. Prior to that he spent three seasons in the Kontinental Hockey League, split between Ufa Salavat Yulayev, Moscow Spartak and Prague Lev, amassing two goals and 20 points in 117 games. Nakladal has never played in the NHL before, spending six seasons prior to that with Pardubice HC in the Czech Republic. A Sportsnet report noted the Flames survived a shortlist that also included the Carolina Hurricanes and Chicago Blackhawks for his services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltt Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Saw this coming from a country mile away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N7Nucks Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Were the 'C'anucks ever approached Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatedkid666 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Good signing for the flames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucky_nucker Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Defensive defenceman? Wonder where he fits in their line up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Where's Wellwood Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Love the unconfirmed stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwags Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Jakub Nakladal CONFIRMED 27 years old 5 points in 10 games at World Championships Chose Calgary over Chicago and Carolina UNCONFIRMED Only considered offers from teams with locations beginning with 'C'. Columbus and Colorado were uninterested despite pleas from his agent. Chose Calgary because it is also in 'C'anada, also red is his favourite colour He is 'C'zech playing in 'C'algary, 'C'anada and he is a hockey 'P'layer - aka 'CCCP' He wishes he was part of the former USSR(CCCP) Putin is his hockey idol Formerly known as 'Nadal', grew bored of tennis http://calgaryherald.com/sports/hockey/nhl/flames-snare-czech-defenceman-jakub-nakladal So obviously, he is an oblivious Soviet spy who is convinced the Cold War is still happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucktican Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 plan the parade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Well it's a free player. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=96711 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 So obviously, he is an oblivious Soviet spy who is convinced the Cold War is still happening. Nakladal or Putin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2SKATES1STICK Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 So obviously, he is an oblivious Soviet spy who is convinced the Cold War is still happening. yes Nakladal or Putin? yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 The transition from tennis to hockey is probably more challenging than from Europe to North America. It's harder to pull underwear out of the ass crack with a pair of hockey pants on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baer. Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Well it's a free player. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=96711 His stats aren't even good. I expect him to play 30 games get 5 points then get sent down and mutually agree to terminate contract. Calgary doesn't really have the best eye for imports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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