Posted by holer on 4/7/2011 3:30:00 AM (view original):
I have to say that with all the mistakes that were made with this team this year, at least they didn't go out with a whimper like they have so many times in the past.

not necessarily holer.  by the end of 2014, everyone is off the books except bourque and giordano.  by the end of 2013 we only have stajan (at only $2.5M), kipper (at only $1.5M) and bouwmeester (still at $6M) under contract (in addition to bourque and giordano).  if we spend the next two years trying out all the young guys in the farm team to see if any of them are late bloomers and actually have promise, finish near the bottom of the league and get a couple of really high draft picks, and trade away vets for prospects wherever possible, then we could start signing some decent FAs in 2013, sign some more in 2014, and turn the team around within three years.  of course this is dependent on making the right moves and signings, and maybe finding a hidden gem or two, but it's entirely possible to have a team that could be competitive for the 2014/15 season with two, maybe three top five draft picks in the lineup.  with a smart GM, it doesn't have to take more than a few years.  they just have to be willing to pull the trigger.  :>

or we could keep signing aging stars and wannabes and finish middle of the pack year after year, sometimes sqeaking in and other times falling just short.  :>

 Recchi  should be on Feamsters radar

watching this 3rd period is like watching the Lakers play a  team full of parapalegics.. let the Canucks score already then ask them nicely to not embarass you the rest of the period

17-6 in shots ,not as bad as i thought? looked like 33 -2

moral victory for the Flames..losing to the Canucks by 1..good job ,awesome effort..whats Karlsson's problem? stop the puck idiot..nobody touched you douche

we could have beaten you, but we didn't want you going into the playoffs on a losing streak, so we let you win.  heh.  :>

Gc was received. Thanks randle!

Posted by randle44 on 4/9/2011 11:55:00 PM (view original):
 Recchi  should be on Feamsters radar

Unfortunately, this is so true...

Why??  Flames go after ANOTHER aging vet?  True he could contribute BUT this always bringing Vets is exactly what Sutter kept doing.   Result is that the Flames have been 'spinning their wheels'...year after year attempting to BARELY make the post season.  Being hard against the cap, no room to move etc AND no prospects in the farm systems...  Not exactly a recipe for long term health of a franchise (past should prove that)

We were being sarcastic....

The Calgary Flames have traded defenceman Dion Phaneuf, forward Fredrik Sjostrom, and prospect defenceman Keith Aulie to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forwards Matt Stajan, Niklas Hagman, Jamal Mayers and defenceman Ian White.


It never stops being funny!!!!!!!!!!

You still think you got something in Phaneuf?  Good luck with that.

Searching for what the Leafs gave up....still searching.....still searching.....

Lol that is funny. We found a sucker to take Phiona. One less contract to worry about