Posts About "Blair Jones"
Calgary Flames: Changes on the Farm Pay Dividends
November 23rd, 2013 One of the most important changes made in the Calgary Flames organization over the off-season was seemingly a minor one, but has already paid dividends for the club. After playing a defense-oriented system in their American Hockey League affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat, the Flames opted to implement the same uniform playing system across...
Tough Decisions Looming for the Calgary Flames
October 17th, 2013 A few injuries and a few surprising performances in the first two weeks of October may force the Calgary Flames into making some tough decisions in the last two weeks of October. The Flames currently sit at 23 roster players, including Chris Breen (who's on a conditioning stint in the AHL) and excluding three injured players (Mike...
Rebuilding Calgary Flames Prepare For 2013-14 Season
August 5th, 2013 The truncated 2012-13 NHL season was one of transition for the Calgary Flames. The team part ways with captain (and all-time leading scorer) Jarome Iginla and blueline minute-muncher Jay Bouwmeester prior to the trade deadline, while long-time starting goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff is considered all-but-retired following a sub-par,...
Matt Stajan leads rag-tag group of Calgary Flames centers
February 20th, 2013 Last season, the Calgary Flames had quite a few problems. Chief among them was Matt Stajan and, arguably, all he represented. He had a fat $3.5 million cap hit, played fourth line minutes and was inconsistent from game-to-game. He was also a living memory of the Dion Phaneuf trade to Toronto, the first massive stumble of Darryl...
Feaster's Flames get shopping done early
July 2nd, 2012 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 began last...
Evaluating Calgary's Expiring Contracts
April 17th, 2012 Since the Calgary Flames closed out their regular season and headed into a playoff-free spring for the third consecutive year, the fan base and local sports media did not have to wait long before the first significant move of the off-season to occur. On Thursday, April 12th, Flames General Manager Jay Feaster announced that head coach...
