Posts About "Lance Bouma"
Blackhawks Weekly: Back Down to Earth
October 23rd, 2017 We’re three weeks and nine games into the 2017-18 season for the Chicago Blackhawks. The Hawks played three times this week, losing to the St. Louis Blues 5-2, dropping an overtime contest to the Edmonton Oilers 2-1, and then beating the Arizona Coyotes 4-2. Their record is now 5-2-2, with 12 out of a possible 18 points on the...
Cammalleri, Jokinen, Hayes & More Being Bought Out
June 30th, 2017 As originally reported by Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, the NHL waiver wire will be full heading into the free agency period that starts on July 1. The full list of players placed on waivers with the intent to buy out their contracts includes Jimmy Hayes from the Boston Bruins, Jussi Jokinen from the Florida Panthers, Mark Stuart from...
Flames Will Need A Strong Supporting Cast
April 10th, 2017 The Calgary Flames will need outstanding performances from their entire supporting cast of players if they want to upset the Anaheim Ducks in the playoffs. Late in the season, head coach Glen Gulutzan found some good chemistry on a third line composed of Kris Versteeg, Sam Bennett, and Alex Chiasson, which was an encouraging...
New Years Resolutions: Flames Need Improvement
December 28th, 2016 New year, new me as the cliche goes — but for some Flames, ringing in the New Year should come with new resolutions. With the up-and-down season the Flames have endured to this point, they find themselves on the cusp of a playoff spot with a large portion of the season still remaining. To make it to the promise land of postseason...
Handicapping Expansion Draft for the Flames
December 11th, 2016 When the National Hockey League celebrates its 100th birthday in November 2017, it'll do so with 31 member clubs. The Vegas Golden Knights will begin play in 2017-18 and the hockey operations departments of the 30 currently-existing NHL teams are frantically preparing for the expansion draft process, slated for June 2017. The Calgary...
What Do the Flames Have in Lance Bouma?
October 13th, 2016 Recently, our own Jon Bateman looked into the glut of rugged two-way players under the Flames employ. Of those, Lance Bouma stands out as an interesting case for the team moving forward. Entering his fourth full season as a regular with the Flames, it's hard to figure what the big left winger is capable of contributing given his varied...
How Many Rugged 2-Way Players Do the Flames Need?
September 29th, 2016 I wonder if potential fourth-line wingers Garnet Hathaway, Michael Ferland and Lance Bouma have ever asked Flames defensive prospects Ryan Culkin, Kenney Morrison, Brett Kulak or Tyler Wotherspoon what they plan to dress up as for Halloween? My vote would be that they go as red-shirted expendable security officers from Star Trek because...
Gaudreau, Monahan and Bouma Scratched Tuesday
February 9th, 2016 In a rare event, Calgary Flames coach Bob Hartley may scratch some of his star players for disciplinary reasons. Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan and Lance Bouma -- The Calgary Three -- may all be watching Tuesday's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs from the press box, according to Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos and TSN's Bob...
Lance Bouma to Miss "a Few Weeks"
January 13th, 2016 For the second time this season, Calgary Flames forward Lance Bouma will be sidelined for an extended period of time, the team announced Tuesday evening. Bouma is set to miss "a few weeks" after suffering a lower-body injury in the third period of Monday's loss to the San Jose Sharks. "Bouma’s going to be out, again, quite a bit...
Lance Bouma, Flames Agree to Terms
July 24th, 2015 Following an arbitration hearing on Wednesday, the Calgary Flames and forward Lance Bouma have agreed to terms on a three-year contract with an AAV of $2.2 million. The deal has an actual cash value of $2.1 million in the first year, $2.2 in the second, and $2.3 in the third, according to Tim Wharnsby. The 6-foot-1, 210 pound...
Lance Bouma's Role in Calgary's Success
April 10th, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com In last Tuesday’s game against Arizona, Lance Bouma dove in front of a slap shot that hit him square in the chest. Grimacing in pain, he hobbled off the ice—a scene not uncommon to Flames fans—and went straight to the dressing room. This alone did not worry me: Somehow Bouma’s body has been...
Top 10 Candidates to Win the 2015 Masterton Memorial Trophy
March 10th, 2015 Since 1968, the NHL has annually awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy to the "player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey." The Award is voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers Association (PHWA) and the winner gets $2,500 donated to the Bill Masterton Scholarship Fund in...
Unheralded Trio Driving The Flames Playoff Push
February 20th, 2015 When the Calgary Flames returned from the All-Star Break, head coach Bob Hartley decided to do a little line shuffling. Having had some success together in the previous game against the Anaheim Ducks, Hartley decided to keep Sean Monahan with Johnny Gaudreau and Jiri Hudler on the team top line. In an effort to anchor the rest of...
