Flames D Butler gets 30 stitches after injuring thigh
Calgary Flames defenseman Chris Butler suffered a sizable laceration on his thigh during Tuesday's 6-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
Butler was able to keep his sense of humor after he collided with goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff during the second period.
"Unfortunately, I came to find out Kipper likes his skates pretty sharp," Butler told the Calgary Herald after receiving...
Butler out three weeks
Calgary, AB-Flames blueliner, Chris Butler is slated out for three weeks with a left thigh laceration following an injury sustained during Tuesday night’s setback against Edmonton.
“It could have been worse. Very little muscle dama...
Flames' Butler out with lacerated thigh
The Calgary Flames announced Wednesday that defenseman Chris Butler is expected to miss three weeks with a left thigh laceration.
Via Miami Herald
February 22, 2012
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Flames Defenseman Chris Butler Had Game to Forget Against Bruins (Video)
Suffice to say Calgary defenseman Chris Butler won't add any moments from the Jan. 5, 2012 game to his personal highlight reel. The Flames defenseman, who entered the game against the Bruins with a plus-3, finished 9-0 beating with a minus-4. Check out Butler's rough day as the Ketel One Honorable Moment in the video above.
Ty Anderson: Did I catch a niner in there? B's crush Flames, 9-0
I'm not sure if I've ever seen a player finish with a minus-7 rating in one game in my life. I'm not sure if that's a testament to how bad Chris Butler and the Calgary Flames were tonight or how dominant the Boston Bruins have become. Fresh off a six-goal outing against the Devils last night, the Bruins outdid themselves tonight, this time with a nine spot.
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