Posts About "Derek Ryan"
Calgary Flames' 3 Best Contracts for 2019-20
December 18th, 2019 The Calgary Flames have managed to put themselves just four points back of the first-place Arizona Coyotes in the Pacific Division, after earning points in nine of their last 11 games, despite sitting in fourth-place in the division. The tight race in the Pacific has put the Flames in an awkward spot, where only time will tell if...
Flames' Derek Ryan Discusses Geoff Ward, Seattle Hockey and Zombies
December 8th, 2019 Obviously, I am a big hockey fan. But I try my very best not to be an annoying hockey fan. Which is why when I met Derek Ryan for the first time, I tried not to talk about hockey. I told myself, surely he doesn't want to talk about the Calgary Flames all the time. Surely it's annoying when people only see the hockey player and are...
Flames' Fourth Line Swings Playoff Opener
April 12th, 2019 The Calgary Flames began their 2019 Stanley Cup playoff journey with Game 1 against the Colorado Avalanche. They won 4-0, capturing their first post-season victory since 2015. Flames left wing Andrew Mangiapane scored the game-winner in Game 1 against the Colorado Avalanche. (Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports) The game-winning goal...
Flames Find Chemistry with Upgraded Depth
February 22nd, 2019 The National Hockey League is a tough league to win in, with a razor-thin margin between winning and losing. That's doubly so in the second half of the season, when games are often decided by which team makes fewer mistakes. More than ever, it's beneficial for a team to be able to roll four strong lines. A lack of depth was the...
Flames Newcomers Have Mixed Early Results
November 23rd, 2018 Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving was busy this past off-season. After a disappointing 2017-18 campaign that saw his club miss the playoffs, Treliving made several big moves to reconstruct the Flames' roster. Through the first 22 games of the 2018-19 season, the five newcomers he brought into the organization have...
Flames Radically Remake Forward Ranks
July 5th, 2018 The Calgary Flames went into the 2017-18 National Hockey League season with high expectations. Bolstered by the off-season additions of Mike Smith and Travis Hamonic, the team didn't just expect to qualify for the playoffs but to make some noise once they got there. Instead, they missed the post-season by 11 points. These...
Flames sign Ryan and Czarnik
July 1st, 2018 The Calgary Flames have agreed to terms with center Derek Ryan and right wing Austin Czarnik on multi-year deals, per a report from Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman. Per reports, Ryan's deal is for three years with a $3.125 million average annual value, while Czarnik signed for two years with a $1.25 million annual cap hit. Ryan, 31,...
Surging Hurricanes, Struggling Penguins
December 30th, 2017 As the calendar runs out on 2017, the Carolina Hurricanes season really got going in earnest Friday night as they began a deep dive into competition in the Metropolitan Division. The Pittsburgh Penguins came calling for the season's first matchup with the Hurricanes. Raleigh's PNC Arena was packed and loud with 17,975 fans, a fair...
Are the Hurricanes Playoff Ready?
July 7th, 2017 As the dust settles in Raleigh, NC during this NHL offseason, the question rises to the fore, "Are the Carolina Hurricanes Playoff Ready?" Executive Vice-President and General Manager, Ron Francis has been active, axing off loose ends, attending to staffing details and making moves to bring in players that he hopes will make them playoff...
Scoring Forward Eludes Hurricanes
June 26th, 2017 The dust has settled from the NHL Expansion Draft and the 2017 Entry Draft. As the various moves become clear, the Carolina Hurricanes remain without a proven, veteran scoring forward acquisition that would hint at the last few days being a success. Quick 'Canes Review Much has been said and written about the offseason so far for the...
Hurricanes Re-Sign Derek Ryan
June 26th, 2017 After posting career numbers in the NHL last season, Derek Ryan will be back with the Carolina Hurricanes. Monday he signed a one-way, one-year contract worth a reported $1.425 million. Ryan has spent parts of two seasons with the Hurricanes. In 2015-16, he appeared in six games, posting two goals and no assists. In 2016-17, he...
2017 Masterton Trophy Winner: Craig Anderson
June 21st, 2017 It was never going to be anybody else. With all due respect to Andrew Cogliano and Derek Ryan, there was simply no chance that Craig Anderson was going to be leaving Las Vegas without the 2017 Masterton Trophy, the award given to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey....
Oilers in Odd Spot Heading Into Deadline
February 25th, 2017 With the Edmonton Oilers firmly entrenched in a playoff position and the NHL Trade Deadline less than a week away, the club will find itself in a bit of an awkward spot over the coming days. On a roster which already includes the league’s leading scorer and a goaltender who has given them a shot at taking home two points on a nightly...
