Posts About "Emile Poirier"
Revisiting Doug Armstrong's Drafts - 2013
August 12th, 2019 2013 was, simply put, not a good draft year for St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong's resume. They began the evening with no first round pick, having traded it to the Calgary Flames in the trade that brought in Jay Bouwmeester. They ended the evening with just four new players in the organization, none of whom would go on to...
Flames Struck Out in Bouwmeester Trade
January 19th, 2017 For the Calgary Flames the 2013 NHL trade deadline was headlined by dealing long-time captain Jarome Igina. Though parting ways with Iginla, who spent 16 years with the Flames, was a groundbreaking move, people often forget that just five days later Calgary also dealt defenceman Jay Bouwmeester to St. Louis. Now almost four years later,...
Moves Hard to Find for Flames
December 16th, 2016 Early in the 2016-17 season, the Calgary Flames were in rough shape. The team's stars were struggling to find their games. The games weren't anything to write home about. The team lost many more games than they won. Fans were calling for changes and, with Glen Gulutzan newly inserted in the post of head coach, a trade was the most likely...
Calgary Flames Year-End Awards
June 7th, 2015 Now that the season is over for the Calgary Flames, it’s time to honour some of the top performers from the 2014-15 campaign. Remarkable Rookie There’s not much debate that Calgary’s top rookie during 2014-15 was Johnny Gaudreau. The 21 year old from Salem, New Jersey is a finalist, along with Florida Panthers defenceman...
Calgary Flames - Top 5 Prospects
August 4th, 2014 The Calgary Flames haven't made the playoffs since 2008-09 and it doesn't look like they'll be returning to the postseason anytime soon. Brian Burke and company are, however, starting to draft really well and select players who will be the future for this team. As it stands right now, the Flames have a great blend of prospects at every...
Top Ten Calgary Flames Prospects, Winter 2014 Edition
March 12th, 2014 The onset of the Calgary Flames rebuilding process has created a lot of opportunities for young players in the organization. Due to departures of veterans, injuries and other reasons, a lot of young players have gotten a shot in Calgary, with many of them getting their feet wet in the professional ranks for the very first time. As of...
