November rolls in and with it the single best effort of the young season. The opinion of the masses is that the flames are a slow, aging team. Efforts like this make you realize that there are more ways to win in the NHL then by being the fastest team on the ice.
The fastest way to move up the ice is to move the puck, and put it in areas that the opponent isn't. This is what the flames did tonight. They also beat a top tier team. They beat them, and beat them up. The new lines moved their feet and the puck quickly, the new D looked like a step forward.
A glimmer of hope returns
3 Champs
1. Iginla
2. kipper
3. jaybo
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
Saturday, July 2, 2011
MY ROSTER FOR 2011 / 2012 www.capgeek.com
CAPGEEK.COM CAP CALCULATOR
FORWARDS
Jarome Iginla ($7.000m) / Brad Richards ($7.000m) / Alex Tanguay ($3.500m)
Curtis Glencross ($2.550m) / Olli Jokinen ($3.000m) / David Moss ($1.300m)
Brendan Morrision ($1.000m) / Daymond Langkow ($4.500m) / Rene Bourque ($3.333m)
Tim Jackman ($0.550m) / Mikael Backlund ($1.270m) / Tom Kostopoulos ($0.916m)
/ / Greg Nemisz ($1.045m)
DEFENSEMEN
Jay Bouwmeester ($6.680m) / Mark Giordano ($4.020m)
Cory Sarich ($3.600m) / Chris Butler ($1.250m)
Brett Carson ($0.575m) / T.J. Brodie ($0.741m)
/ Steve Staios ($1.200m)
GOALTENDERS
Miikka Kiprusoff ($5.833m) / Henrik Karlsson ($0.862m)
BUYOUTS: Nigel Dawes ($0.141m)
CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled without the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $61,870,832; BONUSES: $800,000
CAP SPACE (22-man roster): $2,429,168
FORWARDS
Jarome Iginla ($7.000m) / Brad Richards ($7.000m) / Alex Tanguay ($3.500m)
Curtis Glencross ($2.550m) / Olli Jokinen ($3.000m) / David Moss ($1.300m)
Brendan Morrision ($1.000m) / Daymond Langkow ($4.500m) / Rene Bourque ($3.333m)
Tim Jackman ($0.550m) / Mikael Backlund ($1.270m) / Tom Kostopoulos ($0.916m)
/ / Greg Nemisz ($1.045m)
DEFENSEMEN
Jay Bouwmeester ($6.680m) / Mark Giordano ($4.020m)
Cory Sarich ($3.600m) / Chris Butler ($1.250m)
Brett Carson ($0.575m) / T.J. Brodie ($0.741m)
/ Steve Staios ($1.200m)
GOALTENDERS
Miikka Kiprusoff ($5.833m) / Henrik Karlsson ($0.862m)
BUYOUTS: Nigel Dawes ($0.141m)
CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled without the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $61,870,832; BONUSES: $800,000
CAP SPACE (22-man roster): $2,429,168
Saturday, June 18, 2011
And back to normal!!!
All is good in the world today. Vancouver Canucks resorted back the 41 years of mediocrity just in time to lose game 7 and nearly burn down one the most beautiful cites in the world.
Idiots. 89 days till training camp.
Will be interesting ton see what feasted does to create cap room.
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Idiots. 89 days till training camp.
Will be interesting ton see what feasted does to create cap room.
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Monday, April 4, 2011
#12
No, not Hakan Loob.
Jarome Iginla. He is easily, the greatest Calgary Flame player of all time. He has scored 1000 points all as a flame, and played 1000 games as a Calgary Flame, he has Art Ross, The Richard, The Pearson, and so many more accomplishments.
The talk today in Calgary is that the team should be looking at trading him now, to maximize return, and to give Jarome a chance to win the Stanley Cup. I see the train of thought; I however can't see this helping the team win now, or down the road.
This entire conversation has been reignited by the local media (Peter Maher in particular) the timing of it could not be worse. Instead of the 1000 point achievement or the slim playoff chance being the focus on the return from the road. Iginla will be face with a 10 deep throng of media, asking “do you want a TRADE??” Hall of fame broadcasters are not supposed to do this. They are supposed to have more class and a much better sense of timing. I understand that this is a fair discussion; it is one that if it is to be had should be after the death of any playoff chances, not now.
Some will argue that this is the hockey circle of life (credit rob Kerr fan 960) and that this is how Jarome came to the team in the first place. Theo Fleury was moved in a deal that brought #28 here. However when you look at past deals involving superstar players, they nearly always end up extremely one-sided. History forgets that the Flames didn’t want Iginla, they wanted Todd Harvey, a better prospect at the time, can you imagine where the franchise would be today, had they got the player they wanted?
Joe Thornton was moved from Boston to San Jose. Joe has racked up points in San Jose, about to score his 1000th NHL point; Boston has nothing to show for the deal. Dany Heatly is filling the net with Joe in the shark tank, and Ottawa has only a single 2nd line player in return. Brad Richards moved onto Dallas from Tampa, for basically Mike Smith, a backup goalie. Name one player that Ryan Smyth was traded for. Another trade that the “Flames had to make” cost them at least 1 more Stanley Cup. The day they dealt Doug Gilmour to Toronto signaled the end of the Flames “dynasty” and the start of a revival in Toronto. The Flames would have been better off GIVING Dion to the Leafs for FREE. They would still have AULIE, and they would not have the brutal long term Stajan contract (IMO the deal that cost DSutter his job) or Hagman for another year. This move is crippling the team at this point.
Trading Jarome Iginla MAY help rebuild the Calgary Flames. Trading Jarome Iginla MAY help him win the Stanley Cup. Neither is guaranteed. Trading Jarome Iginla WILL tarnish what has been one of the greatest player city relationships in sport. Doing this could leave us with nothing, no rebuild, no lifelong face of our franchise.
Trading him is the easy way out. Moving out or burying the bad contracts, and adding younger and better talent is hard. In my opinion trading him means that you admit that are not intelligent, or creative enough to rebuild your team. If that is the case then why are you running a NHL team?
Jarome Iginla. He is easily, the greatest Calgary Flame player of all time. He has scored 1000 points all as a flame, and played 1000 games as a Calgary Flame, he has Art Ross, The Richard, The Pearson, and so many more accomplishments.
The talk today in Calgary is that the team should be looking at trading him now, to maximize return, and to give Jarome a chance to win the Stanley Cup. I see the train of thought; I however can't see this helping the team win now, or down the road.
This entire conversation has been reignited by the local media (Peter Maher in particular) the timing of it could not be worse. Instead of the 1000 point achievement or the slim playoff chance being the focus on the return from the road. Iginla will be face with a 10 deep throng of media, asking “do you want a TRADE??” Hall of fame broadcasters are not supposed to do this. They are supposed to have more class and a much better sense of timing. I understand that this is a fair discussion; it is one that if it is to be had should be after the death of any playoff chances, not now.
Some will argue that this is the hockey circle of life (credit rob Kerr fan 960) and that this is how Jarome came to the team in the first place. Theo Fleury was moved in a deal that brought #28 here. However when you look at past deals involving superstar players, they nearly always end up extremely one-sided. History forgets that the Flames didn’t want Iginla, they wanted Todd Harvey, a better prospect at the time, can you imagine where the franchise would be today, had they got the player they wanted?
Joe Thornton was moved from Boston to San Jose. Joe has racked up points in San Jose, about to score his 1000th NHL point; Boston has nothing to show for the deal. Dany Heatly is filling the net with Joe in the shark tank, and Ottawa has only a single 2nd line player in return. Brad Richards moved onto Dallas from Tampa, for basically Mike Smith, a backup goalie. Name one player that Ryan Smyth was traded for. Another trade that the “Flames had to make” cost them at least 1 more Stanley Cup. The day they dealt Doug Gilmour to Toronto signaled the end of the Flames “dynasty” and the start of a revival in Toronto. The Flames would have been better off GIVING Dion to the Leafs for FREE. They would still have AULIE, and they would not have the brutal long term Stajan contract (IMO the deal that cost DSutter his job) or Hagman for another year. This move is crippling the team at this point.
Trading Jarome Iginla MAY help rebuild the Calgary Flames. Trading Jarome Iginla MAY help him win the Stanley Cup. Neither is guaranteed. Trading Jarome Iginla WILL tarnish what has been one of the greatest player city relationships in sport. Doing this could leave us with nothing, no rebuild, no lifelong face of our franchise.
Trading him is the easy way out. Moving out or burying the bad contracts, and adding younger and better talent is hard. In my opinion trading him means that you admit that are not intelligent, or creative enough to rebuild your team. If that is the case then why are you running a NHL team?
Sunday, January 9, 2011
The insanity of 2011!
"They" say that the definition of insanity is "doing the same thing over and over, and expecting a different result. In saying this you would have to conclude that this season for the Calgary Flames has been INSANE!!!
The same players don’t show up, the same players are sent out to win us games, and these same players don’t deliver. Using both Rene Bourque and Nick Hagman for the shootout VS Detroit? After arguably the worst game of hockey either has played EVER?! Glencross and Iginla both had fantastic games, yet left on the bench for these uninspired players undeserving of the faith the coach has in them.
D.Sutter lost his job because of the faith he showed in players he believed in. Trade for and sign long term #18. Trade for and sign long term #17, Trade for twice #21 or #13. These players have cost us 1st round picks, 2nd round picks, 2 players taken in the first round, and now the best general manager this team has seen since 1989.
The insanity looks to be ending. The team has a new GM, unlike anyone that we have ever had, and hopefully a new plan to reload quickly, like the Flyers, rather than rebuild slowly, like so many teams stuck in the cycle of top ten picks, and no playoffs.
The CORE is strong enough to build on 12, 4, 34, 5, 28; it just needs young, skilled, and faster help.
The same players don’t show up, the same players are sent out to win us games, and these same players don’t deliver. Using both Rene Bourque and Nick Hagman for the shootout VS Detroit? After arguably the worst game of hockey either has played EVER?! Glencross and Iginla both had fantastic games, yet left on the bench for these uninspired players undeserving of the faith the coach has in them.
D.Sutter lost his job because of the faith he showed in players he believed in. Trade for and sign long term #18. Trade for and sign long term #17, Trade for twice #21 or #13. These players have cost us 1st round picks, 2nd round picks, 2 players taken in the first round, and now the best general manager this team has seen since 1989.
The insanity looks to be ending. The team has a new GM, unlike anyone that we have ever had, and hopefully a new plan to reload quickly, like the Flyers, rather than rebuild slowly, like so many teams stuck in the cycle of top ten picks, and no playoffs.
The CORE is strong enough to build on 12, 4, 34, 5, 28; it just needs young, skilled, and faster help.
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