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Flames Future Line Combos That Make Sense

  • Tanguay - Langkow - Iginla
  • Hagman - Conroy - Bourque
  • Glencross - Stajan - Moss
  • Stone - Jokinen - Jackman
  • Bouwmeester - Regehr
  • Sarich - White
  • Giordano - Pardy


SBN's Mock NHL Expansion Draft--Which Flames Would You Protect?

FILE- This Oct. 31, 1992 file photo shows Quebec Nordiques' Curtis Leschyshyn checking Winnipeg Jets' Keith Tkachuk in front of the Quebec Nordiques net minded by Ron Hextall,  in Quebec City. First Winnipeg, then Quebec City?While Manitoba awaits word on the return of NHL hockey, the would-be owner of a team in Quebec described plans to bring a second franchise back to Canada. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jacques Boissinot,File)

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3 months ago: FILE- This Oct. 31, 1992 file photo shows Quebec Nordiques' Curtis Leschyshyn checking Winnipeg Jets' Keith Tkachuk in front of the Quebec Nordiques net minded by Ron Hextall, in Quebec City. First Winnipeg, then Quebec City?While Manitoba awaits word on the return of NHL hockey, the would-be owner of a team in Quebec described plans to bring a second franchise back to Canada. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jacques Boissinot,File)

With the dearth of NHL news in the weeks leading up to training camp, SB Nation's hockey division has decided to run a little experiment in the form of a mock NHL expansion draft. Leading up to this exercise, two new locations were chosen (Winnipeg and Quebec city) along with names for the new franchises (the Jets and Nordiques)--you can all stop holding your collective breath now. Former SBNer James Mirtle will act as the GM of the faux Nordiques while Behind The Net's Gabriel Desjardins will oversee hockey operations for the Jets. The actual draft goes down later this week, but first, the matter of which players each team wishes to protect from being pilfered by the new franchises must be settled. Here are the rules, as per On The Forecheck, after the jump:

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Flames assistant GM Jay Feaster says a visit with the doctor last week got the gritty centre cleared for "light" skating, but Langkow is still unable to take contact or even lift weights with just a few weeks remaining before training camp opens at the Saddledome.

"It's hard to say exactly a timeline on it, but I think we're hoping that it's ready for camp," said Nathan Zaseybida, Langkow's agent. "Over the last couple of weeks, he's had big improvements, and that's pretty typical with the injury. It's just a sensation that he's having that needs to pass."

"...Everyone's being kind of extra cautious and making sure everything's 100% before we put him back on the ice taking contact."

- An update on the condition of centre Daymond Langkow via the Calgary Sun's Steve MacFarlane

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Summer Fill: M&G Talks to Blueshirt Banter's Joe Fortunato

"Ryan, I've told you 100 times I'm NOT INTERESTED!"

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"Ryan, I've told you 100 times I'm NOT INTERESTED!"

The Flames and Rangers have been in similar positions since the lockout; both have experienced decent but unspectacular regular season successes followed by mediocre playoff performances, and both missed on the post-season this past spring for the first time since the work stoppage. Both general managers seem to have zero awareness of the concept of budgeting and both seem to share some sort of fetish for goons, expensive defencemen, and Scandinavian goalies. In an effort to get to know our Eastern Conference parallels better, I sent a few questions over the boys at Blueshirt Banter as part of SBN Hockey’s Summer Fill series. Enjoy! 

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The Flames announced their roster for the Young Stars Tournament today, which runs from September 12th-16th in Penticton, BC, shortly after the team begins training camp on the 10th. The roster will feature Flames prospects that have played less than 100 games at the NHL level and includes the likes of Mikael Backlund, Mitch Wahl, Greg Nemisz, and T.J. Brodie. Prospects will square off against fellow youngsters from the Oilers, Ducks, Sharks, and the host Canucks.

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What to expect from Langkow

Earlier this summer I did some historical comparisons for Iginla and Kiprusoff versus their recent peers, with the object of learning what to expect from them going forward. Both stacked up fairly well relative to their age in comparison to some very good players

Now it is Daymond Langkow’s turn.

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A Case of the Mondays: Moscow Edition

I don't know how well Cristobal Huet's stick-breaking tirade will go over in a peaceful nation like Switzerland, but it worked for Ray Emery in Russia...

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I don't know how well Cristobal Huet's stick-breaking tirade will go over in a peaceful nation like Switzerland, but it worked for Ray Emery in Russia...

This week marks the last leg of my European adventure (and hopefully the end of me slacking when it comes to my writing duties). Unfortunately our packed schedule has prevented me from making as many hockey-related stops as I had hoped (that and the fact that I forgot the cord for my camera to upload pictures in the haste of packing), but stay tuned for photos and commentary some time next week! I plan on wearing my Team Canada jersey out and about on Wednesday, so hopefully I make it home in one piece. 

It's been awfully quiet on the Flames front recently and all around the NHL, and the fact that the off-season is finally drawing to its long-awaited close is a relief. Training camp is on the horizon and the clock is ticking for teams like the Flames to jettison their excess baggage to destinations unknown. Season previews will soon be hitting the interweb and store shelves in abundance, but until then, allow me to entertain you with the return of your weekly links!

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Potential Forward Line Combinations

Calgary Flames' Jarome Iginla, center, celebrates his second goal against the Edmonton Oilers with Mikael Backlund, from Sweden, and Dustin Boyd, right, during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Larry MacDougal)

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7 months ago: Calgary Flames' Jarome Iginla, center, celebrates his second goal against the Edmonton Oilers with Mikael Backlund, from Sweden, and Dustin Boyd, right, during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Larry MacDougal)

Last week I proposed a few trades the Flames could potentially make in order to get both under the cap and to add a prospect.

All trades aside, I am ridiculously curious to see what the line combinations will be for the Flames this year.

There are a variety of questions that need to be answered.  Who plays with Iginla?  Does Backlund get meaningful icetime?  How will Conroy be used?  Which forwards should be matched up against the opposition's best?  Will anyone from Abbottsford get a regular call-up?

With that in mind, I started bouncing line combinations around in that empty space I call a head, just to see what came out.



More after the jump...

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After letting three scouts go earlier this summer, the Flames have hired former NHLer and long-time member of the Avs' front office Michel Goulet as the team's new Western pro scout and the addition of Ari Haanpaa and Fred Parker as amateur scouts, based out of Finland and Ottawa, respectively. Kent posted a short piece on this earlier here, and Goulet joined the Fan 960 for an interview as well

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