Posts About "Derek Ryan"
Flames Have Multiple Options at Center for the 2020-21 Season
January 7th, 2021 Now that the Calgary Flames 2020-21 training camp is in full swing, it's time to look at who will be playing down the middle when the NHL season drops the puck on Jan. 13. Right now, the Flames find themselves with some wiggle room, with five legitimate options available to line up on the faceoff dot. Who head coach Geoff Ward...
Top 5 Most Successful NHL Players Born in Washington State
November 16th, 2020 With the "Year of the Kraken" nearly upon us, it's time to take a gander at the five players, to date, with the most successful playing careers born near the city of Seattle. Honorable Mentions Tom Bissett - the only player in NHL history to be born in the city of Seattle and drafted to the National Hockey League. Drafted in the...
Flames' 3 Worst Contracts for 2020-21
November 13th, 2020 In 2005, the NHL made the decision to establish a salary cap. Before that, teams could spend whatever they wanted on players. Of course, this was a huge disadvantage for small-market or unappealing franchises as they had an extremely tough time luring free agents or convincing their players to sign extensions. The disparity led to the...
NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Flames, Maple Leafs, Plus Players Backing Out?
June 30th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news that a number of players are concerned about the NHL return-to-play plan and may choose not to participate if hockey comes back. In fact, some are calling the whole idea of keeping players safe "a joke". A few restricted free agents are starting to feel the stresses of the current NHL...
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...
