Flames' cap puzzle can be solved
The math adds up — with slightly more than US$1 million to spare.
As it stands, the Calgary Flames could say they don’t have salary cap problems — that is provided they’re willing to go with exactly 12 forwards, seven defencemen and two goalies all season and don’t suffer injury problems.
Make that pretty much no injuries at all.
Iggy says rumours just rumours Jarome Iginla has heard all the rumours surrounding the team’s mid-season collapse and insists there’s no truth to any of them, especially the ones involving Dion Phaneuf.
“I never ever fought with Dion,” said Iginla, candidly addressing a popular rumour suggesting the two squared off in the middle of the dressing room.
Flames GM has history of trading at NHL draft Darryl Sutter is known as the wheelin’ and dealin’ cowboy of the National Hockey League entry draft.
History dictates the Calgary Flames general manager will trade up a storm on the draft floor next week in Los Angeles — especially with the offensively challenged club in desperate need of additional scoring punch.
Flames need backup goalie for star Kiprusoff The Calgary Flames are, once again, in the market for a backup goalie.
General manager Darryl Sutter, in an interview Wednesday, confirmed
Vesa Toskala — an unrestricted free agent who drew a salary of $4 million US last season — is not returning to the club.
Flames just need some tweaking, says embattled GM Darryl Sutter Darryl Sutter received a vote of confidence last week from his boss, Ken King.
The pronouncement from the team president apparently meant little to the embattled general manager of the Calgary Flames.
“Ken came out and said that, but it wasn’t important for me to have that publicly,” Sutter said Monday before embarking for the National Hockey League general manager meetings. “It’s more important what happens internally.”
Flames stick with GM Sutter, captain Iginla Darryl Sutter is safe.
Jarome Iginla, too.
On Thursday, Calgary Flames president Ken King quashed whatever lingering speculation remained that his under-fire general manager and/or sputtering star captain/right-winger will be employed anywhere but the Pengrowth Saddledome this winter.
Nystrom ready to jump ship No news is bad news down at the Dome these days as Calgary Flames ownership is apparently struggling with deciding who will attempt to lead the team out of this mess.
Regardless of who is saddled with trying to steer the club through a minefield of bad contracts, an aging core and few prospects without the aid of draft picks, the news is actually about to get worse for the club.
Iginla says he would consider leaving team, if Flames ask By Vicki Hall, Calgary Herald
Jarome Iginla says he would consider waiving his no-trade clause should the Calgary Flames ask him to consider changing teams.
“If they don’t want me here and they want to move in a direction or rebuild or believed they could do better, I would look at it,” the Calgary Flames captain said Wednesday as the players packed up their belongings at the Pengrowth Saddledome.
Ig-nore those trade calls Flames shouldn’t even consider moving franchise player because of scoring woes
While Wayne Gretzky’s trade taught the sports world everybody has a price, the cries to trade Jarome Iginla are both irrational and based largely on emotion.
Iggy talk clause for concern No telling if captain would ever agree to be dealt
Mats Sundin screwed the Toronto Maple Leafs.
If, or when, the time ever comes for Jarome Iginla to make a decision regarding the franchise he loves, we’ll find out where his loyalty lies.
