Under pressure
Ryan Lambert
July 24 2009 10:04AM
The Flames have made a lot of big moves this season, throwing around a decent amount of money, wheeling and dealing for all kinds of players to fill secondary and tertiary roles, and pissing off a New Jersey-based franchise in the process, but the biggest amount of pressure isn't on Darryl Sutter, who will rule the Flames like a king until such time as he, and only he, sees fit to shuffle along.
If you wanna know the truth, it's all on Kipper.
Connecting the dots
Jean Lefebvre
July 23 2009 09:08AM
A certain manufacturer and distributor of brewed beverages in this country claims in an ad campaign that there’s an unwritten code in this country and then proceeds to list a bunch of actions that are supposedly reflective of Canadians. Not surprisingly, many of the code items are hockey-related, but there seems to be one missing. Allow us to rectify this error
Dump your garbage on a garbage franchise
Ryan Lambert
July 22 2009 12:30PM
With that Radim Vrbata trade yesterday, it looks like it's officially open season on trading problem contracts to Phoenix.
Summer camp hits and misses
Jean Lefebvre
July 19 2009 02:01PM
The Official Handbook of Hockey Cliches demands that the draft be referred to as a crapshoot. Not roulette, not keno, not baccarat — the acceptable game of chance choice for simile purposes when it comes to the teenage talent roundup is craps.
Take me to the airport, put me on a plane
Ryan Lambert
July 18 2009 04:42PM
The problem for Calgary is apparently that the Flames have expectations to pass through everywhere again.
