While the Flames were certainly looking to improve the quality of the team come July 1st, the numerous nay-sayers who have been calling for the team to aggressively rebuild cannot be happy with the numerous personnel decisions made since the Flames traded down to draft 17-year-old project Mark Jankowski at this past draft in Pittsburgh. ...
Jay Feaster doesn’t seem to be too taken in by hockey’s annual rituals and television events. When the trade deadline came around during the 2010-11 season and the then-interim Calgary Flames general manager made a swap, it was a depth trade of a late round draft pick for veteran forward Freddie Modin. When free agency ...
The Calgary Flames made a free agency splash prior to July 1 on Wednesday afternoon, announcing two player moves. First, the Flames acquired pending unrestricted free agent Dennis Wideman from the Washington Capitals in return for pending UFA defenseman Jordan Henry and a fifth round choice in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. The Flames subsequently ...
A year removed from trading franchise stalwart Robyn Regehr to the Buffalo Sabres at the NHL draft, the Calgary Flames again made a deal with the Sabres by relinquishing the 14th overall pick for Buffalo’s first round pick (21st) and their 2nd round pick. In doing so, the Flames gained a second round pick as ...
The Calgary Flames entered the 2012 NHL Draft with six draft picks. They left Consol Energy Center on Saturday evening with seven new players and most likely a bit of satisfaction in how they pulled the weekend off. Calgary trades their first round pick (14th overall) to Buffalo for Nashville’s first round pick (21st overall, ...
With round-one of the 2012 NHL Draft complete, it’s time to give each pick an early grade on value and fit with the team that made the selection. For the first half of the first-round check-out Part One. 16.) Washington Capitals – Tom Wilson, RW, Plymouth Whalers (OHL) – The Capitals added a second sizeable forward with the addition ...
The actual 2012 NHL Entry Draft is fast approaching on June 22nd-23rd in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A plethora of mock drafts are piling in from all hockey circles. Every year it seems I contemplate whether or not to go through the intriguing yet dubious task of putting together a mock draft. We all know how ...
When the Los Angeles Kings completed what is possibly the most dominating post season appearance in the last decade of the NHL, Darryl Sutter became just the 5th coach in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup after being hired mid-season. While this was also done recently in 2009 by Dan Bylsma of the Pittsburgh ...
Bob Hartley is now firmly at the helm as head coach of the Calgary Flames, as evidenced by the dismissal of assistant coach Craig Hartsburg by the organization this past week and the hiring of his replacement Jacques Cloutier. General Manager Jay Feaster is definitely expected to be active at the upcoming NHL Entry Draft ...
Montreal Canadiens Win 1993 Stanley Cup The old Montreal Forum was rockin’ and rollin’. Guy Carbonneau, John LeClair and the rest of the Canadiens mobbed Patrick Roy. Fans hugged one another in the stands. The unmistakable sounds of jubilation filled the air. You can watch the Canadiens’ celebration on YouTube. What I want is to ...
