Posts tagged with "Sam Bennett"
Flames Center Depth a Product of Drafting & Patience
September 18th, 2017 In the world of ice hockey, success often comes as a product of building a team correctly by creating a plan and sticking to it. In recent years, several management groups have espoused the philosophy of building up the middle by acquiring and developing centers and hoping they can develop some depth. The Calgary Flames are one of the...
Calgary Flames Sign Sam Bennett to Contract Extension
September 6th, 2017 The Calgary Flames and forward Sam Bennett have agreed to terms on a 2-year deal worth $3.9 million, the team announced Wednesday. Bennett was among nine restricted free agents still looking for a new deal heading into the 2017-18 season prior to inking this extension - a deal that will pay him $1.95 million in each of the next two...
Will Sam Bennett Become Elite?
August 13th, 2017 When Sam Bennett was drafted fourth overall by the Calgary Flames in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, it was initially met with great praise. At the time, he was rated as the top North American skater of the draft class and easily was projected to be at a minimum, a top-six centerman. Yet, after two complete seasons with the club,...
Flames' 5 Keys to Contention
August 12th, 2017 If their actions this summer are any indication, the Calgary Flames believe that they can contend in 2017-18. They augmented their young core of forwards and their mobile defensemen with the additions of Travis Hamonic, Mike Smith and Eddie Lack this summer in an effort to shore up their roster. However, the Flames' dreams of contention...
What To Do With Sam Reinhart
May 4th, 2017 A hot topic around the water coolers in Buffalo, fans can’t quite decide what to do with Sam Reinhart. The 21-year-old was drafted 2nd overall in the 2014 draft. Since then he has been under a lot of scrutiny as one of the pillars of the rebuild. This is in no way meant to sway or swing fans one way or another but to enlighten those...
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...
