Tag: Dougie Hamilton

NHL Rumors: Montreal Canadiens and the Calgary Flames

On the Calgary Flames and Montreal Canadiens ... @Prospects_Watch: Tony Marinaro said on the radio (a couple of days ago) mentioned a Flames-Canadiens trade rumor - Max Pacioretty for T.J. Brodie. On the Calgary Flames ... Eric Francis of the…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers – Chiarelli, Rattie, Nugent-Hopkins, Defensive Needs and Potential Targets

On the Edmonton Oilers ... David Staples of the Edmonton Journal: Oilers CEO and Vice Chair Bob Nicholson said they are evaluating things, but GM Peter Chiarelli will return next season as their GM.  “I am here today to tell…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Canucks, Blues and Flames

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Jason Botchford of the Vancouver Province: Before being injured with an infected foot, Ben Hutton had been a healthy scratch in 12 of their last 46 games. He performance and ice-time has dropped since the…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Hurricanes, Flames, Coyotes, Oilers, and Maple Leafs

On the Carolina Hurricanes, Calgary Flames, Arizona Coyotes, Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Adjustments to the draft lottery odds are waiting for approval. The last place team would be at 18.5 percent. At this…

Mark Easson

Pacific Division: Calgary Flames Season Outlook

Calgary Flames 2017-18 Outlook Forwards Calgary’s promising young forwards, including leading scorers Johnny Gaudreau (61 points in 72 games) and Sean Monahan (a team-high 27 goals contributing to 58 points) hope to build on success next year. Matthew Tkachuk, vital…

Kevin Wickersham

NHL Rumors: Franson, Maple Leafs, Rangers, Kings, Devils and Bruins

On Cody Franson ... Rick Dhaliwal: It is possible that free agent defenseman Cody Franson signs this week. On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Michael Augello: After re-signing Connor Brown over the weekend, the Maple Leafs are now at 48…

Mark Easson

NHL Expansion Draft: Calgary Flames Primer

There's a lot of intrigue about what the Calgary Flames will do with protecting some of their players. We all know that their star players will be protected but it's some of the last forwards and the goaltender spot that…

Hunter Hodies

NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames – Brouwer, Expansion, Johnson, Versteeg and Stone

On the Calgary Flames ... Eric Francis of the Calgary Herald: Flames forward Troy Brouwer will likely be left unprotected for the expansion draft. When the Flames gave up a second round pick for Curtis Lazar, it meant they likely…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Sabres, Stars, Islanders, Maple Leafs, Devils, Flames, Canucks and College UFAs

On the Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars, New York Islanders, Toronto Maple Leafs, New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks and some college free agents ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Mike Harrington wrote a couple weeks ago wondering if the Sabres…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Lightning, Bruins, Flames, Stars, Jets and Blues

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: The Lightning announced yesterday that centers Tyler Johnson, Vladislav Namestnikov and Cedric Paquette are all day-to-day with lower-body injuries. It doesn't appear that any will be able to…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Lightning, Habs, Rangers, Devils, Jackets, Flames, Preds, and Jets

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Centers Tyler Johnson, Vladislav Namestnikov and Cedric Paquette left last night's game early with lower-body injury. Coach Jon Cooper didn't have an update any of them after…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: San Jose Sharks and Calgary Flames

On the San Jose Sharks ... Mark Purdy of the San Jose Mercury News: Forward Patrick Marleau is on pace for 28 goals this season. He's a pending free agent and this could be his last season with the Sharks,…

Mark Easson