FLAMES RUMORS & GOSSIP
Shaune Vetter: What Exactly Are They Doing?
The Calgary Flames successfully signed what many consider to have been the best player not playing in the NHL at this time in Roman Cervenka. By signing him to an entry level contract, the Flames couldn't really out-bid any other teams since the maximum allowable salary according to the CBA would put all teams on a level playing field. One might wonder, then, why would Cervenka...
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Shaune Vetter: A Lesson
After a little bit of a hiatus, I am back to regale you with my suspect wisdom!
A lot has happened since I last opined on the status of the Calgary Flames. With the playoffs being missed, the decision was made to part ways with Brent Sutter in a move that many suspected was coming. The decision was reported as being mutual, which is a very nice way to go about a parting of ways...
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Roman Červenka committed to an NHL future
Earlier in the week, the Calgary Flames signed unknown Czech forward Roman Červenka to an entry-level contract. The deal is comes with a standard base of $925 K with the ability to earn $2.85 million in performance bonuses. Simply put, the Flames are taking a risk by signing an untested player, but Červenka might just be what this team needs.For most of his life, the 26-year-old...
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Flames' Jokinen has surgery
Calgary Flames center Olli Jokinen has undergone surgery on a torn abdominal muscle.
The NHL club said in a statement that Jokinen played through the injury late in the season after first experiencing discomfort March 22 in a game against Minnesota.
His operation was done Tuesday in Philadelphia. Rehabilitation is expected to last three to four weeks and a full recovery is expected...
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11 days ago
Flames center Olli Jokinen has abdominal surgery
Calgary Flames center Olli Jokinen has undergone surgery on a torn abdominal muscle.
The NHL club said in a statement that Jokinen played through the injury late in the season after first experiencing discomfort March 22 in a game against Minnesota.
His operation was done Tuesday in Philadelphia. Rehabilitation is expected to last three to four weeks and a full recovery is expected...
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11 days ago
Olli Jokinen Had Surgery To Repair Abdominal Muscle Tear
Calgary, AB – Injury Update - Olli Jokinen underwent successful surgery on May 1st to repair a tear in an abdominal muscle. The surgery was performed by Dr. William Meyers at the Vincera Core Physicians Clinic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rehabilitation is expected to be three to four weeks and a full recovery is anticipated.
Jokinen first reported discomfort on March 22nd...
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Peter Tessier: Flight Plan: Wellwood out & Jokinen in?
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The news that Jay Feaster has signed top Czech player Roman Cervenka to a 1 year deal with a possible maximum cap hit of 3.77 (the entry level max) has fuelled specualtion that Olli Jokinen's time may coming to an end in Calgary. Jokinen is coming off a 2 year deal which paid him 3 million per year for his unlikely second go around with the...
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Talking The Next Flames Coach
from Vicki Hall of the Calgary Herald, The latest rumour had former NHL coach Bob Hartley — a close friend of the Feaster family — coming to Calgary from Salzburg, Austria.
With the Heat riding an 11-game winning streak, the name of Abbotsford head coach Troy Ward is a constant in any conversation surrounding a replacement for the departed Brent Sutter.
“We’...
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Flames sign Czech center Cervenka
The Calgary Flames signed Czech center Roman Cervenka to a $3.775 million, one-year contract.
The deal was announced by the team Wednesday.
The 26-year-old from Prague spent the last two seasons with Avangard Omsk of the KHL of Russia and had 54 goals and 46 assists in 105 games.
Cervenka led Omsk in scoring during the 2010-11 season with 31 goals and 30 assists in 51 games playing...
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Flames Sign Roman Cervenka For $3.775M
Calgary, AB – The Calgary Flames announced today that they have signed centre Roman Cervenka.
“Roman is a highly skilled player with great hands, excellent vision and the ability to score goals at an elite level of play,” said Flames General Manager Jay Feaster. “Our scouts in Europe identified him as someone who could slot into our top six forward group...
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Defensive crunch: A pair of Badgers weigh their options
The futures of defensemen Justin Schultz and John Ramage have been a source of great speculation in the Wisconsin hockey community and beyond.
Both have been drafted- Schultz by the Anaheim Ducks (43rd overall) in 2008 and Ramage by the Calgary Flames (103rd overall) in 2010.
Though they both have a chance to make an impact at the next level, but their paths to get there will likely...
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Cammalleri receives jersey, letter from Canadiens owner
Mike Cammalleri received a gift in the mail from Geoff Molson.
Cammalleri's No. 13 jersey with a hand-written letter was delivered from the Montreal Canadiens owner, the player noted on his Twitter account.
"Much appreciated thank you. Merci," he wrote.
Cammalleri wanted to keep the sweater as a souvenir, but former general manager Pierre Gauthier told him that he...
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Help wanted: head coach, Calgary Flames
So what do the Calgary Flames do now?Firing coach Brent Sutter was a no-brainer, given the team’s collapse and his epic late-season blow-up. Assistant coach Dave Lowry departed too, giving the next coach a cleaner slate to work with.But charting the next course for the franchise isn’t so easy, given the advanced age of cornerstone players Jarome Iginla and Miikka Kiprusoff...
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April 12, 2012
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April 12, 2012
Michael Cammalleri wanted to keep Canadiens jersey after trade, team wanted him to pay $1,250 for it
When Michael Cammalleri was traded from the Canadiens back to the Flames in January, he seemed relieved. It was no secret that Cammalleri had grown tired of the Canadiens organization and they were no longer seeing eye-to-eye, so it seemed like an appropriate time for the relationship to end. Cammalleri had, however, enjoyed a number of huge playoff moments with the Habs during his...
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April 11, 2012
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April 11, 2012
Does trading Jarome Iginla make sense?
It seems like we go through this every year, doesn't it? The NHL trade deadline approaches and right on cue Jarome Iginla's name starts surfacing in various rumor hubs around the Internet. Will this be the year Iginla and the Flames finally part ways?
It seems like the NHL trade deadline has borrowed a strategy used by a soap opera, constantly recycling storylines...
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February 07, 2012
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February 07, 2012
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