Posts About "Brad Treliving"
Calgary Flames News & Rumors: Peters, Aliu, Lucic, Brodie & Hamonic
April 22nd, 2020 Although the NHL’s regular season has been suspended in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, there is news emerging from each NHL organization. In this News & Rumors post, I want to help Calgary Flames fans stay more up-to-date with news about the team and its players. Item One: Former Flames Coach Bill Peters Takes a New...
Calgary Flames' Trade Deadline Breakdown
February 25th, 2020 With the 2020 NHL Trade Deadline coming and going, the Calgary Flames had some interesting decisions to make. Coming into the season as one of the favourites in the Western Conference after last season's 107-point showing, they have struggled to gain any type of traction this season. Calgary Flames celebrate (AP Photo/Michael...
Flames Need Defensive Help Before Trade Deadline
February 18th, 2020 Heading into February, the Calgary Flames were once again displaying a need for a top-six winger. Additional defensive depth was a secondary concern, but it has remained on the radar as the NHL Trade Deadline approached. But after two of the team’s top three defenders – Mark Giordano and Travis Hamonic – fell to injuries,...
Maple Leafs & Flames Need to Swap Hamonic for Kapanen
January 23rd, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames have a lot in common. Both teams suffered painful first-round playoff exits last season after thinking it may have been their year to go deep. They each started the year off slow, before unexpected coaching changes gave the rosters a bolt of energy – pushing them into playoff spots. Now,...
Flames Have Crucial Month Ahead as Trade Deadline Looms
January 7th, 2020 The Calgary Flames find themselves in the midst of an extremely tight Western Conference race that sees them currently clinging on to the final wild-card spot. The Flames are just three points behind the second-place Arizona Coyotes in the Pacific Division and five points behind the division-leading Vegas Golden Knights, but they...
4 Things Brad Treliving's Past Teaches Us About His 2020 Trade Strategy
January 5th, 2020 “The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.” It’s a quote attributed to nobody in particular, and a favorite of Elliotte Friedman, who is known to use it on his podcast 31 Thoughts. It’s also something Calgary Flames fans should bear in mind when trade rumors surface. In the wake of the Michael Frolik trade, in...
Flames Ready to Repay Avalanche in Season Opener
October 3rd, 2019 Yesterday’s news. That’s the Calgary Flames' attitude as they start the new season, putting last spring’s first-round playoff flop behind them and looking ahead to a lengthier Stanley Cup chase. The defending NHL Pacific Division champs can exact a modicum of revenge on the Colorado Avalanche — the team that booted them — as...
Calgary Flames Extend General Manager Brad Treliving
October 3rd, 2019 CALGARY — The Calgary Flames announced a multi-year contract extension for general manager Brad Treliving just hours before the team played its season opener Thursday. The 50-year-old from Penticton, B.C., enters his sixth season as Calgary's GM. ...
Calgary Flames' 2019 NHL Draft Primer
June 17th, 2019 The Calgary Flames were the second-best regular season team in the National Hockey League in 2018-19. Heading into the 2019 NHL Draft, general manager Brad Treliving likely hopes to make moves – picks and otherwise – to keep that momentum rolling. The good news is that the Flames were able to back-fill their roster with...
Flames' Treliving Sticks to His Plan
March 9th, 2019 The 2019 trade deadline came and went without fanfare for the Calgary Flames. The Winnipeg Jets added Kevin Hayes. The Nashville Predators added Wayne Simmonds and Mikael Granlund. The San Jose Sharks added Gustav Nyquist. The Vegas Golden Knights added Mark Stone. In the midst of their best season since 1988-89, the top team in...
Flames Stand Pat While Rivals Load Up at Deadline
February 26th, 2019 On a trade deadline in which almost every other Western Conference contender made significant moves, the conference-leading Calgary Flames only added a depth defenseman. Flames general manager Brad Treliving was apparently reluctant to mess with team chemistry and/or give up futures for rental players. In doing so, he seems confident his...
Flames Face Crucial Trade Deadline
February 24th, 2019 When Brad Treliving became the general manager of the Calgary Flames in 2014, the team had a handful of good, young assets and a lot of question marks. Five years later, the organization is in a very interesting place heading into the 2019 National Hockey League trade deadline. Perched atop the Western Conference with 20 games...
Flames Face Trade Deadline Balancing Act
February 18th, 2019 After a whirlwind first two-thirds of the 2018-19 season, the Calgary Flames are in an unfamiliar place as they approach the trade deadline: contention. The hockey club is perched atop the Western Conference standings and in a year where there's no clear conference powerhouse, they're in a position to potentially make a deep playoff...
