While the Flames season appears lost, the Hitmen are beginning their second season on Thursday.  Calgary won the Scotty Munro Trophy as regular season champions for the second year in a row, Brandon Kozun won the scoring title with 107 points and Martin Jones was the top goaltender in the league.  Eight players scored 20+ goals.  Calgary finished the regular season on a 23-2-0-1 run.  There really is a team in this city that knows how to win in the clutch.

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Heading into the 2010-11 NHL Season the Flames will have the second largest payroll in the NHL and that's with out including are 7 NHL free agents. The payroll is only behind the youthful and sometimes questionable Chicago Blackhawks - None the less they are in a much better situation then we are, more after the jump.

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So I must say seeing Stajan Signed at over double the price he was getting in Toronto I wonder how Flames GM can justify bumping up this player.

I first saw this on a TheScore.com on the NHL Trade Deadline Tracking Page they have and I was astonish. OK sure he was getting 48 points and that benchmarks in that range but really on the leafs he was getting more ice time the he should on the flames. I will reserve judgment til I see him in some more games but I would like to know what some others think about this bump?

I'm sure a lot of people have scratched their heads a few times after the first three Canadian Olympic games, second guessing Steve Yzerman's selections on defense. But there is one thing that I am very curious about: how many people out there knew that all thirteen forwards and seven defensemen chosen for the roster dressed for every game?

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Does anyone have any insight on E.J. Hradek's article on espn.com/nhlinsider today, which stated the Flames might be looking into the services of one Mr. Fleury??? I do not have insider access, and cannot view the article, but I know Theo's been quite busy promoting his new book. Is this just the opining of a wishful sports writer, or is there something we should know? Please share if you have any information - thank you   :)

Greatest entrance video in all of Hockey I think so. The University of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks.

This is the official UAF Hockey Open from the 2009-2010 season for the Alaska Nanooks. This video was commissioned by the University of Alaska Fairbanks and runs at Carlson Center home games on their jumbotron.

It said I had to come up with 75 words so what are some of your favorite entrance videos and if the Flames were to change their entrance song from Spitfire by Prodigy what should they change it to?

"The biggest thing is, (former Flame Dion Phaneuf) wasn't accepted by the Calgary fans, even though he was once a Norris Trophy candidate." - Olli Jokinen

Via: Toronto Sun, stolen from: Litter Box Cats

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According to, well...Twitter in general. Details are coming down and should be revealed soon.

So as luck would have it I got to go to the game tonight.  This is what I saw during the game that impressed me about our new look Flames and some things that could use some work.  Feel free to disagree or agree or just rage on me for thinking these things.

Also on a funny note I wore my Phaneuf jersey with white stick tape over Phaneuf saying "WHITE" and white stick tape below the number saying "I GO TO TORONTO" Dion Phaneuf.

Higgins is strong on the boards at one point I remember him sheltering the puck (third period) from 3 canes on the half boards.  The finish is just not quite there for him but it could come.  Nothing overly special on the PK just good and solid.

Kotalik has a rocket even from a snapshot, stupid decision making with puck on the point for PP I remember him driving the puck into the shins of a Cane in the first period.  That being said he kept the puck lowish on his shots.  Strong guy but a little timid deep in the O zone, actually not totally inept playing defense as his one penalty was on the breakout.

Stajan had two great scoring chances one of which he scored on (a beauty of a move that had skill writen all over it) the other was on a Iginla rebound and Ward made a great save.  Not too noticeable other than that, also from afar has some chemistry with Iginla.

Hagman had a meh game I didn't notice too much of him but if that line stays together my guess is that we will only notice two or the three in any game.

White had a great shot block after taking a penalty I noticed he doesn't take the body but plays positioning mostly.  Nothing special from him the corsi number for him that came up in the game thread was surprising I would like to know who played in front of him.  My personal thought is he is not re-signed this summer and D. Sutter would gladly let him sign with a other team as a RFA and take the picks.  BTW if he signs for what he wants elsewhere the Flames get a 1st and 3rd (3.5 million) which makes the Phaneuf trade better in my opinion.

Mayers has wheels had a good fight but he plays a competent game.

I thought J-bouw and Regehr had a good to great game on the 5 on 3 late in the first they where out for the the last 1:30 of the period.  Also at the end of the game I noticed they played together at a increasing rate, perhaps a sign of things to come or just making sure we shut Stall down?

Gio had a great hit.  Sarich took what like 8 minutes worth of penalties.  On the penalty subject that was borderline BS how many we got.  It is downright amazing we outshot them with the lopsided penalties.

I loved the 3Bs line!!! great offense capable D as I only noticed once where they really got caught in their own zone for an extended period of time.


Let me know what you thought.  Oh and sorry for the long windedness of the post.

in my opinion you give Sutter only a window of 3 years to get the flames back to the Stanley cup. now with the trade yesterday of Phaneuf to the Leafs it frees up room for the flames to go after free agents in the off-season and with the possibility of Joiken getting dealt to the rangers i believe that gives them more room to operate with the cap. i think they need to find a suitable back-up goalie that compliment kippersouff so that he does not have to play up to 65 or 70 games a year. maybe take a Martin Biron or a Ray Emery. so are my thoughts, what are yours?