Posts About "Deryk Engelland"
Golden Knights Should Make Engelland First-Ever Captain
September 25th, 2017 When asked back in February, Calgary Flames head coach Glen Gulutzan used the word leadership multiple times when discussing then-Flames defenseman Deryk Engelland. "He gives a real calm leadership in that locker room," noted Gulutzan, who also coached Engelland with the Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL. "He gives us obviously an edge...
Flames Should Re-sign Stone
March 31st, 2017 Since joining the Calgary Flames, Michael Stone has been a big part of the team's hot play. Stone has been a good fit on Calgary's second defence pair, but as the days go by, Stone creeps closer to becoming a free agent. So with contracts expiring at the end of the season and positions vacant, the Flames are going to be searching for...
5 Unsung Heroes for the Flames
March 30th, 2017 The Calgary Flames are on their way to the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs, a remarkable achievement given how rough they looked in the early going of the regular season. Once at the bottom of the points percentage rankings, the Flames have captured points at a break-neck pace. A lot of the credit for the Flames kicking it into high gear, so...
Scapegoats Shine in Flames Win
March 14th, 2017 Are Dennis Wideman, Deryk Engelland and Troy Brouwer overpaid or over the hill? Maybe, but the Calgary Flames needed them to beat the Stanley Cup Champions. Okay, they also needed this amazing goal from Johnny Gaudreau. Still, the scapegoat story line is something no one would've expected when the Flames played the Penguins in a key...
The Door Is Open for Bartkowski
February 18th, 2017 After bringing Matt Bartkowski in on a PTO earlier this week, the Calgary Flames signed the 28 year-old defenseman to a two-year, two-way deal on Thursday. Now, the question is where does Bartkowski fit within the Flames’ defense core? Not projected to be much more than a bottom-pairing defenseman, the team is certainly hoping he...
Where Does Jokipakka Fit in Calgary?
January 20th, 2017 The impending arrival of the Vegas Golden Knights to the National Hockey League and the accompanying expansion draft has teams on edge. While typically teams would have several years to evaluate where a player fits within the organization's plans, the expansion draft has forced teams to accelerate their evaluation of players that will...
