Staios era starts with a "W"
Jean Lefebvre
March 05 2010 09:30PM
The Flames didn't do so hot against Jacques Lemaire's old squad earlier this week, but they took care of business against his current club on Friday night at the Saddledome.
The Vesa Toskala trade
Jean Lefebvre
March 04 2010 01:26PM
The peerless Kent Wilson eloquently expressed his thoughts (and, as it turns out, the thoughts of many Flames fans) earlier today on the Steve Staios acquisition.
The capper on that one is that it would not have been beyond belief had the Oilers been the club giving up the third-round draft choice for the privilege of dumping an onerous salary (the same way the Flames packaged a second-round pick with Wayne Primeau in the off-season swap with Toronto). Instead, it's the Flames who coughed up the pick, which explains all the excitement and joy in Edmonton and the grumbling and head-scratching in Calgary.
Live blog: Swap shop '10
Jean Lefebvre
March 03 2010 07:23AM
The Calgary Flames got the jump on the National Hockey League's annual clearout sale by making a couple of major deals before the Olympic break. What will Darryl Sutter be up to today, if anything?
Join us throughout the day for news and views (and perhaps the odd irreverent comment) about the 2010 trade deadline.
Kipper's return
Jean Lefebvre
February 28 2010 11:54AM
When it comes to sedatives, there's diazepam, lorazepam, nitrazepam and oxazepam.
Now, brand new and specially made for Flames fans, is bronzepam.
Bourque and the Chris Simon Factor
Jean Lefebvre
February 27 2010 10:29AM
It’s been approximately a week since word cyber-leaked about Rene Bourque’s contract extension and 48 hours since the Flames officially announced the six-year deal that would theoretically keep the winger in Calgary colours through the 2015-16 season.
