Posts About "Travis Hamonic"
Flames Go All-In Thanks to Prospect Depth
January 12th, 2018 Over the past few seasons, arguably the biggest thing that Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving has done to improve his hockey club is making trades without losing pieces from the team's roster. The 2015 off-season was highlighted by Treliving acquiring Dougie Hamilton for draft picks, while a five-month span in 2017 featured...
How the Flames Can Win the Stanley Cup
December 30th, 2017 To say the Calgary Flames are among the NHL's elite teams, or to say they're among the Stanley Cup favorites, would be incorrect. They still have a ways to go before they reach that level. But that doesn't mean winning the Cup is impossible or un-achievable this season. No one expected the 2005-06 Carolina Hurricanes or the 2011-12...
Can Hamonic Turn Things Around for Flames?
November 19th, 2017 On the second day of the 2017 National Hockey League entry draft, Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving made a big splash when he spent big to acquire Travis Hamonic from the New York Islanders. In an effort to solidify his club's top two defensive pairings, Treliving sent a first round selection in 2018 and second round...
Calgary Flames: 2017-18 Bold Predictions
September 14th, 2017 Over the next couple of months, The Hockey Writers will be releasing a series of bold predictions. Team by team, this series will take shape as we look at some of the more questionable possibilities that could come into fruition during the 2017-18 season. Talk of a new arena and speculation of a possible move are just two of the...
Is Reinhart Ready to Shine on the Vegas Strip?
September 8th, 2017 Normally, a writer’s knowledge would be questioned if they suggested a player with only 37 games of NHL experience could have a key role in the upcoming 2017-18 season. But, I’m going to try to make the case for Griffin Reinhart, who has essentially been nothing more than a minor-leaguer in his brief professional hockey...
Calgary Flames Roster Predictions 2017-18
September 2nd, 2017 The Calgary Flames had a bounce-back season in 2016-17 in two big ways. First, they rebounded from a lackluster 2015-16 season that cost Bob Hartley his job. Then they managed to survive the steep learning curve of Glen Gulutzan's new system and a start that saw them dead-last in the National Hockey League standings by mid-November,...
