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Flames Hire Bob Hartley as New Head Coach

Parallex — Thu, 31 May 2012 16:26:27 -0000

Flames Hire Bob Hartley as New Head Coach

Not would I would have done but with his deep ties to Feaster he was always the likely choice. Welcome aboard Bob, may your tenure be filled with success.

Morrison Traded To 'Hawks

Parallex — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:40:53 -0000

Morrison Traded To 'Hawks

For AHL Defenseman Brian Connelly...

http://theahl.com/stats/player.php?id=3089
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=81044
http://www.forecaster.ca/demos/hockey/player.cgi?7292
http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/brian_connelly

... I'm not displeased. I thought resigning BMo was a mistake getting a youngish D-man who has had success at the AHL level seems like a fair return.

Jays tell Drabek to "Cut" it out...

Parallex — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:23:11 -0000

Jays tell Drabek to "Cut" it out...

... by which I mean his cutter.

10 Questions with Brett Lawrie

Parallex — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:20:47 -0000

10 Questions with Brett Lawrie

Most interesting bit is that they (as expected I would think) have him working out at Third Base.

Boom Goes The Dynamite - D. Sutter Steps Down

Parallex — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:26:15 -0000

Boom Goes The Dynamite - D. Sutter Steps Down

Breaking Now. Jay Feaster has been appointed Acting General Manager and will assume full and complete responsibilities for day to day hockey operations.
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I really hope that Feaster isn't the long-term solution. While I'm happy to see Daz gone Feaster is no less yesterdays man then Darryl was. So I hope he being acting GM is just a short-term deal while they begin the search and interview process.

Players Eligible for the 2010 Rule 5 Draft

Parallex — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 17:34:48 -0000

Players Eligible for the 2010 Rule 5 Draft

See the link for other teams (anybody worth taking a flyer on from other teams?)...

Blue Jays are: Brad Emaus, Adam Loewen, Jonathan Diaz, Adam Calderone, Randy Boone, Luis Sanchez, B.J. Lamura, Dumas Garcia, Ricardo Nanita, Callix Crabbe, Vince Bongiovanni, Jamie Vermillya, Scott Campbell, Al Quintana, Danny Perales, Ronald Uviedo, Matt Liuzza, Chad Beck, C.J. Ebarb, Concepcion Rodriguez, Sean Shoffit, Juan Hernandez, Frank Gailey

Flames Extend Giordano

Parallex — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:22:23 -0000

Flames Extend Giordano

No dollar terms yet.

Edit: Lebrun says 4.02M/5 Years
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I'm gonna be honest, I would have hoped for a bit more value given the length of the term.

Gaelan Patterson Signs ELC with Flames

Parallex — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:06:54 -0000

Gaelan Patterson Signs ELC with Flames

Like the title says. Nice to get a player in the last round of the draft that you deem worthy of a professional contract.

Flames Sign Bryan Cameron

Parallex — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:46:28 -0000

Flames Sign Bryan Cameron

The Flames have agreed to terms with overage centre Bryan Cameron, of the Barrie Colts. Cameron, 21, led the Ontario Hockey League in goals this season with 53. The five-foot-10, 175-pounder also chipped in 25 assists for 78 points in 62 games.

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This is the kind of move I really like. At worst you have organizational depth for the farm team and at best you find yourself a diamond in the rough ala Giordano. If he makes it he'll have a long road to the NHL to be sure but it's a low risk move for now.

Flames Recall Brett Sutter

Parallex — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:01:04 -0000

As Per the Calgary Flames Official Site. Gee, sure would have been nice to have not traded Dustin Boyd for magic beans or lost Jaime Lundmark on waivers... guess it was more important to pay McG to eat popcorn. I'm mostly annoyed that D. Sutter is probably patting himself on the back for keeping Backlund up and saving himself a recall.

That being said if I were to pick one Sutter to survive a hypothetical Sutter purge it'd be Brett.

Press Release after The Jump.

That being said if I were to pick one Sutter to survive a hypothetical Sutter purge it'd be Brett.

Press Release after The Jump.

Calgary, AB – Calgary Flames General Manager Darryl Sutter announced today that forward Brett Sutter has been recalled from the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League.

Sutter, a native of Viking, Alberta, has accumulated 24 points in 66 games this season netting nine goals and 15 assists along with 69 penalty minutes. Brett is currently playing in his third professional season, all with the Calgary Flames AHL main affiliate. Sutter played in four games with the Calgary Flames last season scoring his first career NHL goal.

BRETT SUTTER #42
POSITION:     LW       SHOOTS: Left
BORN: Viking, AB (June 2, 1987)
HEIGHT:        6’0”      WEIGHT:        196 lbs.
DRAFTED:     Calgary – 6th round (179th overall) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft

Keep an eye on these college free agents

Parallex — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:08:03 -0000

Keep an eye on these college free agents

Interesting piece on NHL.com (Well... interesting to me since I don't follow NCAA hockey). Far be it for me to recommend copying Brian Burke but considering the lack of Top 60 picks the Flames have over the next few yeas (and overall weakness in the prospect pool at forward) I think Sutter would be a fool to not try and Woo guys like these ala Bozak and Hanson.

Glencross Sidelined

Parallex — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:22:19 -0000

Glencross Sidelined

Hope Curtis isn't gone too long. I really like what he brings on the PK and how much he improves the lower half of the forward roster.

Backlund in for Conroy, Conroy down to the 4th would be my guess on the immediate impact to the line-up but my thoughts and Sutter thoughts don't synch very often so we'll see.

AHL Weekly: Heat showing no signs of cooling

Parallex — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:18:56 -0000

AHL Weekly: Heat showing no signs of cooling

Clearly more injuries is the secret to their success...?

Backlund named AHL Player of the Week

Parallex — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:16:20 -0000

Backlund named AHL Player of the Week

Heard on CP he was called up to the big squad. Better hope the plaque/trophy doesn't get broken in the mail.

Flames Top 20 Prospects

Parallex — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:45:48 -0000

Flames Top 20 Prospects

Since Kent is being uncharacteristically non-toot-my-own-hornish I guess I'll be the one to throw up his article at HF.

Lundmark on Waivers

Parallex — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:48:34 -0000

Lundmark on Waivers

So sayith Bob McKenzie. Also up on waivers Cheechoo (That's a hefty AHL price tag) and May.

Flames Recall Mikael Backlund

Parallex — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:34:56 -0000

Flames Recall Mikael Backlund

As per Boomer.

Beats playing Sjostrom in a scoring role I guess.

Kronwall Waived, Lundmark Reassigned to Abbotsford

Parallex — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:23:46 -0000

The Sources: Bob McKenzie Twitter feed on the Kronwall Waiver, The Flames official site on the Lundmark reassignment.

Meanwhile the Flames assigned Jamie Lundmark to Abbotsford of the AHL. Lundmark was recalled from the Flames top affiliate on January 8. He played in the last two games, scoring a goal and a shootout winner against Vancouver on Saturday.

@TSNBobMcKenzie - January 12, 2010
Tampa's Blair Jones clears waivers; Calgary puts Staffan Kronwall on waivers.

The Sources: Bob McKenzie Twitter feed on the Kronwall Waiver, The Flames official site on the Lundmark reassignment.

Meanwhile the Flames assigned Jamie Lundmark to Abbotsford of the AHL. Lundmark was recalled from the Flames top affiliate on January 8. He played in the last two games, scoring a goal and a shootout winner against Vancouver on Saturday.

@TSNBobMcKenzie - January 12, 2010
Tampa's Blair Jones clears waivers; Calgary puts Staffan Kronwall on waivers.

There is some speculation on calgarypuck that the Lundmark reassignment is in name only and that he'll be instantly recalled once Kronwall either clears or is claimed. If that's the case he'll soon become waiver eligible.

From the Calgary Flames Newsroom at NHL.com Flames Recall Jaime Lundmark Calgary, AB -...

Parallex — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:42:22 -0000

From the Calgary Flames Newsroom at NHL.com

Flames Recall Jaime Lundmark

Calgary, AB - Calgary Flames General Manager Darryl Sutter announced today that forward Jamie Lundmark has been recalled from the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League.

Lundmark is second in scoring on the Abbotsford Heat with nine goals and 12 assists for 21 points in 32 games and 64 penalty minutes. Lundmark has played over 250 NHL games including 84 games with the Calgary Flames.