Posts About "Brad Treliving"
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...
3 Trades That Overhauled the Flames Blue Line
January 24th, 2019 When Brad Treliving became general manager of the Calgary Flames in the spring of 2014, he inherited a team that had just finished near the National Hockey League's basement. Through some savvy trades and maneuvering, he managed to slowly but surely transform the hockey club. The Flames' blue line, in particular, has gotten a big...
Is the Flames Rebuild Complete?
November 30th, 2018 In the lifespan of most National Hockey League clubs, the previous team plan has to be thrown into the ocean and a new one drawn up. Even when things go incredibly well, players get old or expensive (or both) and a new course is charted by the team's leadership. The Calgary Flames embarked upon a rebuild following the 2012-13...
Flames' Bennett Is Stuck in No-Man's Land
October 21st, 2018 Hopes were high all around when the Calgary Flames drafted Sam Bennett at the 2014 NHL Draft. At fourth overall Bennett was the highest-ever pick in Calgary Flames history and the thought was Bennett would be an impact player for years to come. Unfortunately, Bennett's been the victim of some challenging circumstances and...
Flames Focused on Results, Not Sentiments
October 1st, 2018 It's been well-documented that the Calgary Flames fell well below expectations in the 2017-18 National Hockey League season. If the theme of last season was "dashed expectations," the theme of the following off-season was "sober second thought." A year ago, the Flames roster and coaching staff was full of sentimental favourites...
Flames Draft for the Future in Dallas
June 28th, 2018 The Calgary Flames headed to the Lone Star State with the fewest draft picks in club history. They owned no first, second or third round selections in the 2018 NHL Draft. Yet somehow general manager Brad Treliving managed to make the biggest splash of any club. The Flames did absolutely nothing on the first night of the draft....
