On June 27th, at the qualifying offer deadline, we learned that there would be a mass exodus of players from the organization. While thirteen players needed to be qualified in order for the Flames to retain their rights, only Sean Monahan, Johnny Gaudreau, Tyler Wotherspoon and Freddie Hamilton were. Not qualified were: Joe Colborne, Josh Jooris, Joni Ortio, Kenny Agostino, Kevin Poulin, Bill Arnold, Turner Elson, Drew Shore and Bryce Van Brabant. This meant they would become unrestricted free agents. At time, the sheer volume of players the organization was parting ways with was somewhat surprising. A lot of people were surprised and disappointed about the Flames letting go of Joe Colborne and Josh Jooris in particular, but it looks like Brad Treliving really knew what he was doing.
Good Call, Brad
