Flames Trade Deadline - Who is Next?
Kent Wilson
April 02 2013 02:03PM
With Iginla and Bouwmeester gone, the Flames head into the deadline tomorrow with a majority of their big chips already cashed. With how rapidly and earnestly the org has suddenly embraced a tear down, however, there could be a couple more trades on the horizon.
Calgary has more than a few attractive pieces left, depending on demand and just how close to the bone Feaster wants to cut...
Introducing Mark Cundari and Reto Berra - UPDATE
Kent Wilson
April 02 2013 10:17AM
Calgary added two more prospects with the Jay Bouwmeester trade yesterday. Like Agostino and Hanowski, neither Reto Berra or Mark Cundari are household names - at least not here in Calgary (Berra may very well be a folk hero in Switzerland). Here's some background on each guy:
Brave New World
Kent Wilson
April 01 2013 10:49AM
It only took about five years of faltering results, increasing budgets and doddering superstars, but the Flames flipped the page on the Iginla era when they finally traded Jarome last week. The quality of the return as well as the integrity of the process can be debated forever, but there's no question it's something that had to be done.
Good-Bye Jarome
Kent Wilson
March 29 2013 11:11AM
It's kind of fitting that the end of the Jarome era in Calgary comes with the Flames awash in failure and uncertainty, because that's how his time began with the team as well. When Jarome made his debut as a fresh faced 19-year old rookie in the 1996 playoffs, little did he know it would take another eight years for the club to make the post-season again.
Introducing Ben Hanowski and Ken Agostino
Kent Wilson
March 28 2013 03:51PM
As the dust settles on the Iginla frenzy, Flames fans are left with a hole in their collective hearts and a glimmer of new hope in the form of Ben Hanowski, Ken Agostino and a fresh first round pick.
