Posts tagged with "Kris Versteeg"
Flames Should Sign Familiar Free Agents
June 28th, 2017 The Calgary Flames have a lot of unanswered questions heading into the 2017-18 season, but it's unlikely they will find many answers among the available free agents this year. No, this summer the answers probably lie closer to home with a few familiar faces. If not, young prospects like Mark Jankowski, Hunter Shinkaruk, Brett Kulak or...
The NHL's Hidden Musical Talent
June 25th, 2017 There's a reason why most pro hockey players don't often partake in extracurricular activities outside of the rink. These guys are some of the most gifted athletes in the world, who are so dedicated to their craft that anything that doesn't involve a stick and a puck is just unnecessary noise. They're also making millions of dollars to...
Should the Flames Bring Back Kris Versteeg?
May 1st, 2017 The signing of Kris Versteeg was one of Brad Treliving's better moves as the GM of the Calgary Flames. Versteeg was much more valuable to the team than most Flames fans first thought he would be. How He Got Here The story of how Versteeg came to the Flames is an odd one. Three weeks before the season started Versteeg wasn't even...
Young Flames Learn Lessons In Anaheim Losses
April 17th, 2017 The Calgary Flames returned to the postseason this week for the first time in two seasons, pitted against the Anaheim Ducks in a first round match-up. While the Flames lost both games in Anaheim by identical 3-2 scores – running their winless streak at the Honda Center to 29 consecutive games – they appeared a much better match for...
Flames Must Learn from Mistakes
April 15th, 2017 It was a winnable hockey game. The Calgary Flames outplayed the Anaheim Ducks five-on-five and Brian Elliott made 38 of 41 saves in a 3-2 loss. So, what went wrong? Well, it was a familiar lack of discipline combined with an inability to create enough good scoring chances against John Gibson, the Ducks goaltender who seemed to...
3 Question Marks for the Flames Playoff Run
April 6th, 2017 For the second time in three seasons, the Calgary Flames are locked into a Stanley Cup playoff spot. Regardless of who they are matched up with in the opening round they're likely to be in tough. Here are three aspects of the Flames' team game that they'll need to shore up if they want to survive the opening round of the playoffs. Bad...
