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Flames Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:17:25 PDT

Younger will mean faster.

Younger will mean more passion.

Will it mean a better Flames team?

That's the expectation of general manager Darryl Sutter.

With the loss of top-scoring left winger Kristian Huselius to free agency and quite likely second-line right winger Owen Nolan, the Flames will have much more youth on the flanks. The centers will remain the same, but the way it's shaping up, you're looking at a team with a crew of wingers consisting of Mike Cammalleri, Rene Bourque, Eric Nystrom and Curtis Glencross on the left side and Jarome Iginla, David Moss, Dustin Boyd, Brandon Prust and Marcus Nilson on the right.

Cammalleri and Iginla are proven entities, but beyond that it's a young crew with more potential than proven success.

Sutter...

Flames sign LW Bourque (PA SportsTicker)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:24:43 PDT

Three days after acquiring Rene Bourque in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks, the Calgary Flames on Friday signed the restricted free-agent left wing to a contract.

Coyotes sign D Hale (PA SportsTicker)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:47:42 PDT

The Phoenix Coyotes further bolstered their defense Thursday, signing veteran David Hale to a two-year contract.

Georges Laraque: No to Nashville, but available for Bar Mitzvahs (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:52:41 PDT

Steve Kotlowitz, the agent for UFA Pittsburgh Penguins pugilist Big Georges Laraque, has told the Nashville...

Flames sign three (PA SportsTicker)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:56:41 PDT

The Calgary Flames got involved in the free-agent frenzy Wednesday, signing Curtis Glencross, Jim Vandermeer and Peter Vandermeer.

Blue Jackets ink LW Huselius (PA SportsTicker)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:29:41 PDT

After spending the majority of the last two days bolstering their blue line, the Columbus Blue Jackets turned their attention to offense Wednesday night, signing left wing Kristian Huselius to a four-year contract.

Flames sign Glencross, unite Vandermeer brothers (AP)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:27:30 PDT

The Calgary Flames signed former Edmonton Oilers forward Curtis Glencross and brothers Jim and Peter Vandermeer on Wednesday. Glencross, 25, split last season between Columbus and Edmonton, scoring 15 goals and adding 10 assists in 62 games. He signed a three-year contract. Jim Vandermeer, a 28-year-old defenseman, re-signed with the Flames, inking a three-year deal.

CuJo returns to Toronto with 1-year deal (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:19:28 PDT

Curtis Joseph returned to Toronto on Tuesday, signing a one-year deal to play as a backup for the Maple Leafs...

Flames sign D Giordano, three others (PA SportsTicker)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:22:39 PDT

The Calgary Flames on Tuesday signed defenseman Mark Giordano to a contract.

Penguins sign RW Godard (PA SportsTicker)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:02:39 PDT

The Pittsburgh Penguins continued their busy Tuesday by signing right wing Eric Godard to a three-year contract.

G Joseph returns to Toronto (PA SportsTicker)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:38:40 PDT

Curtis Joseph is returning to the site of some of his best seasons.

Flames get Bourque from Hawks for draft pick (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:43:43 PDT

The Calgary Flames have acquired restricted free agent forward Rene Bourque from the Chicago Blackhawks in...

Flames acquire LW Bourque (PA SportsTicker)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:46:48 PDT

The Calgary Flames picked up a promising forward Tuesday, obtaining left wing Rene Bourque from the Chicago Blackhawks for a conditional second-round pick.

Flames acquire LW Greentree from Flyers (PA SportsTicker)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:42:38 PDT

The Calgary Flames acquired left wing Kyle Greentree on Monday from the Philadelphia Flyers for defenseman Tim Ramholt.

L.A. faces power outage, Edmonton prepares for aftershocks (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:48:07 PDT

Like we said last night: The Los Angeles Kings shipping defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky to the Edmonton Oilers for...

Flames re-sign Conroy, Langkow, Nystrom, McElhinny (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:58:23 PDT

The Calgary Flames announced Friday that the team has re-signed centres Craig Conroy and Daymond Langkow, left...

Flames put 3 players on waivers (AP)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:34:51 PDT

The Calgary Flames placed forward Marcus Nilson and defensemen Anders Eriksson and Rhett Warrener on waivers Thursday. All three players have a year left on their contracts. Nilson had three goals in 47 games last season. Warrener had a goal and three assists in 31 games, and Eriksson had a goal and 17 assists in 61 games.

Puck Headlines: Roenick delays inevitable TV career again (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:00:34 PDT

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Tanguay to Montreal, is Sundin next? (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:46:14 PDT

The Montral Canadiens added some experience and offensive skill when they traded for Calgary Flames left-winger...

Canadiens acquire LW Tanguay from Flames (PA SportsTicker)

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:30:26 PDT

The Montreal Canadiens on Friday acquired left wing Alex Tanguay from the Calgary Flames for their first-round pick in this weekend's draft, the 25th overall selection, and a second-rounder in 2009.

Flames take C Nemisz with 25th pick (PA SportsTicker)

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:16:13 PDT

The Calgary Flames used the 25th overall pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft on Friday to select center Greg Nemisz from the Ontario Hockey League's Windsor Spitfires.

Flames get C Cammalleri in three-team deal (PA SportsTicker)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:23:46 PDT

The Calgary Flames on Friday acquired center Michael Cammalleri from the Los Angeles Kings in a three-team trade involving the Anaheim Ducks prior to the start of the 2008 draft.

Flames get Cammalleri, deal Tanguay during draft (AP)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:59:38 PDT

The Calgary Flames were busy at the NHL draft, acquiring center Mike Cammalleri from the Los Angeles Kings in a three-way deal and shipping forward Alex Tanguay to the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night. The Flames sent their first round pick, 17th overall, to Los Angeles for Cammalleri. The Kings then traded the 17th and 28th picks in the first round to Anaheim for the Ducks' pick at No.

Live from Ottawa, it's a crappy Internet connection! (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:34:04 PDT

For the second straight draft, I'm sitting in the media risers with a wireless Internet signal that is...

Flames, C Langkow have deal in place (PA SportsTicker)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:17:26 PDT

Daymond Langkow apparently will not be testing the open market this summer.

Put Bure, Gilmour in the Hall of Fame; leave Anderson out (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:39:12 PDT

Hall of Fame debates may seem like a bunch of puckheads pissing in the wind half the time, but they're actually...

Puck Headlines: New Florida coach prepared if Jokinen must go (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:10:34 PDT

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Puppa to Pecker, debating the funniest names in NHL history (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:58:23 PDT

The boys at Orland Kurtenblog had a rather inspired idea recently: Conducting a draft to help pinpoint what is,...

Who cares who you're wearing? NHL Awards fashion review (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:45:00 PDT

Having covered the NHL Awards from live blog to Vezina controversy to confessions of a seat filler, there's...

Puck Headlines: Murray out in Boston, Hossa stays in Pittsburgh? (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:35:29 PDT

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