On the Calgary Flames and Dougie Hamilton …
Kristen Odland of the Calgary Herald: Flames GM Brad Treliving yesterday on the Dougie Hamilton trade rumors.
“It’s interesting,” said the Flames general manager. “I was at a game in Toronto — and I wouldn’t read anything into that, I go to a lot of games. But don’t believe everything you hear. Dougie’s an important part of this team. It’s hard to find players of his ilk. I don’t put a whole lot of stock into those comments. We always look to improve our team.
“Comments that we’re shopping particular individuals are totally false. It just seems like you show up in one place and things start to happen. It’s natural.”
Dougie Hamilton on the trade rumors.
“I’ve definitely heard all of it and I think I’m pretty used to it by now,” Hamilton said. “I’m used to rumours. You just have to keep playing. It’s just noise. It doesn’t really affect me too much . . . there are always rumours but I just need to play.”
On the New York Islanders …
Chris Nichols of FanRag Sports: Darren Dreger was on TSN 690 radio talking about the New York Islanders and if their win last night save head coach Jack Capuano.
“But my sense from Islanders people is that Jack Capuano’s job is safe and the outcome of last night’s game wouldn’t have really made a difference. Now, if they get blown out on home ice, perhaps that changes everything.
“But there’s still resolve and complete faith from the general manager, Garth Snow, in Jack Capuano. But, and there’s always a but in these conversations, if new ownership – Ledecky and Malkin – step in and say, ‘Hey Garth, we’ve got to do something because we didn’t invest heavily in a 30th place team. And oh yeah, we’ve got John Tavares, who next year is going into the final year of his contract with us, to sit at the bottom of the National Hockey League. We need to make some changes.’
“Then perhaps Snow has to get active and make a change. But until that happens – and I’m not convinced he would make the change if that happens – but I feel like that’s the only way that maybe Snow fires his coach.”
