Garbage Bag Day Blog and Open Thread
Ryan Pike
April 28 2013 10:44AM
Sunday is the official end of the 2013 season for your Calgary Flames. Players undergo end-of-season medicals and meet with the coaching staff, then visit with the assembled local media before heading off to the off-season.
I'll be down at the 'Dome all day and will be updating this throughout the day with the aim of proving a glimpse behind the curtain of what's traditionally a long, long day for hockey media. I hope it's an interesting read.
And, heck, why not make a day out of it, right?
Feel free to ask questions and otherwise go about your business. Click past the jump for the updates
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Flames Finish 25th...
Kent Wilson
April 27 2013 08:47PM
...And are in line to draft 6th overall in the draft, absent an lottery enduced changes. Calgary has an 6.2% chance to win the lottery and pick first overall. It's also possible someone back in the order wins the thing, which would bump the Flames to 7th.
Post-Game: Goodbye, Farewell and Amen
Ryan Pike
April 27 2013 12:50AM
The Calgary Flames headed east to sweet home Chicago for their final date of the truncated 2013 season. Given that it was a contest between a non-playoff squad and the NHL's newly-crowned Presidents' Trophy winners, there were certain expectations for how the game would go.
Would those expectations be met? In terms of the result, yes, but in terms of the effort? Not entirely.
FGD: It's Almost Done
Justin Azevedo
April 26 2013 01:29PM
Well, we're here. After an interminable 82 48 game season, your 2012-2013 Calgary Flames will walk out of the Madhouse on Madison tonight for the final time as a group. I feel like the game in 2009 where the Flames blew a 5-goal lead against Chicago in this very building likely spelled the beginning of the end for this era of Flames.
Tax time! Evaluating the Flames Assets
RexLibris
April 26 2013 09:02AM
The Flames are going to rebuild. They are also going to focus on the draft, developing talent, attracting free-agents, making the playoffs next season, painting the house, learning Tagalog, and restarting the Middle East peace process. All while providing internet fan forums with wonderful management pop-psych phrases like "post-apex".
When embarking on any constructive venture the two key elements are to first define one’s end-goal, ideally one that is measurable in some fashion. The second is to identify the assets available to achieve that goal.
