NHL 2009/2010 - Calgary Flames

[Sabres90]

Scheint Kipper ja gleich mal nen starken Einstand gehabt zu haben , hoffentlich führt er das so weiter, denn die letzten 2 Jahre hatte er ja bekanntlich mit dem Seasonstart immer zu knabbern!

[Cookie La Rue]

noch nicht alles Gold was glänzt,für die Nucks reicht es aber

Aber auch nur wegen dem:

KIPPER  

Besonders die 3. und 4. Linie haben geglänzt, Iggy und Jokinen fand ich eher enttäuschend, da hätte ich mehr erwartet.

Das 2. und 3. Drittel gingen aber an die Canucks, im Gegensatz das 1. klar an die Flames mit viel mehr Willen und Elan...

[MrFlame]

noch nicht alles Gold was glänzt,für die Nucks reicht es aber

KIPPER 

[Versicherungsfuzzi]

bei den Farben bekomme ich Augenkrebs 
back to the 80´s 

[MrFlame]

sehr schönes 1.Drittel 

[Flames1848]

D-Pairings:

Regehr-Bouwmeester
Phaneuf-Giordano
Pardy-Sarich/Kronwall

Laut Flames-Insider wird wohl doch so gestartet:

Regehr-Phaneuf
Giordano-Bouwmeester
Pardy-Sarich/Kronwall

Sutter gab aber an, das wenn das so nicht funzen sollte, er auch schon nach 1 Shift wieder umstellen würde....

Ps.: Ich hab das Gefühl Cookie LaRue liest hier mit (wenigstens Einer)  Psssssst 

[Flames1848]

Neuzugang bei den Flames:

Wer? Schaut selber:

http://www.wearethecofred.com/



Lines für heute abend laut Flames HP


Moss-Jokinen-Iginla
Dawes-Langkow-Bourque
Glencross-Conroy-Boyd
Prust-Nystrom-Sjostrom

D-Pairings:

Regehr-Bouwmeester
Phaneuf-Giordano
Pardy-Sarich/Kronwall

Goalie:
Kiprusoff

[Flames1848]

Sarich wird im Opener wohl fehlen

Die Wunde an Sarich´s Fuss ist wieder etwas aufgegangen. Sutter will da kein Risiko eingehen. Sollte es nicht gehen wird Kronwall neben Pardy spielen.

Neue Defense Lines?

Nur ein Täuschungsmanöver oder doch eine Änderung. Die Lines der Defense sahen beim Training jetzt anders aus: Phaneuf spielte nicht mehr mit Giordano sondern mit Robyn Regehr und JayBo dafür mit Gio in einer Reihe.
Da bin ich heute Nacht mal gespannt wie die Pärchen aussehen...

[Flames1848]

Jaffray bleibt

Dadurch das John Armstrong auf IR ist, kann Jaffray bei den Flames bleiben und es müssen Lundmark und Stuart runter. Für Jaffray spricht wohl, das er körperlich ähnlich aggresiv spielen kann wie Prust.

[Flames1848]

Zum Stralman Trade

Ganz zufrieden bin ich mit dem Trade nicht. Ein 3rd reicht zwar aus, aber warum geben wir gerade den Verteidiger ab, der in der Pre am besten um den No.6 Spot gekämpft und als einziger der 3 Anwärter einen 2 Wege Vertrag hat?

Edit 14:45:

Hab mich in den Trade weiter eingelesen und sehe das jetzt etwas anders:

Die Flames wollten Kronwall via Waiver in die AHL schicken.

Die CBJ wollten Stralman schon zur Deadline.

Die Jackets werden Sutter gesagt haben (" Gib uns Stralman für einen 3rd oder wir nehmen Kronwall umsonst vom Waiver).

Da blieb ihm gross keine Wahl, da sind wir mit dem 3rd gut bedient. Meine Vermutung stütze ich darauf, das Kronwall anschliessen sofort vom Waiver genommen wurde (wusste auch nicht das das geht  )

Ich denke das das die Flames noch ein paar Future Considerations bei den Flames in petto haben.

[Flames1848]

Sarich wieder fit

Cory Sarich ist nach seiner Wunde am Fuss wieder fit und voll einsetzbar. McGrattan wird wohl beim Spiel gegen die Oilers (08.10.) wieder angreifen. Er trainiert schon ohne gelbes Jersey (No-contact-Jersey). John Armstrong wurde auf die Injury Liste gesetzt und 6zählt so nicht zum 23er Roster. Sieht man die Lines vom Montag, werden wir wohl so spielen:

* David Moss-Olli Jokinen-Jarome Iginla

* Nigel Dawes-Daymond Langkow-Rene Bourque

* Curtis Glencross-Craig Conroy-Dustin Boyd

* Fredrik Sjostrom-Eric Nystrom-Brandon Prust

Extra — Brian McGrattan

The Pairings

* Robyn Regehr-Jay Bouwmeester

* Mark Giordano-Dion Phaneuf

* Adam Pardy-Cory Sarich

Extra — Staffan Kronwall, Stralman

The Goalies

* Miikka Kiprusoff

* Curtis McElhinney

Quelle: Flames-Insider

[Flames1848]

Dadurch das Lundmark, Stuart und Jaffray über Waiver zu den Heat müssen sieht der Kader für Donnerstag jetzt so aus:

Kiprusoff
McElhinney

Bouwmeester
Regehr
Phaneuf
Sarich
Giordano
Pardy
Stralman
Kronwall

Iginla
Jokinen
Langkow
Conroy
Bourque
Dawes
Glencross
Moss
Boyd
Nystrom
Sjostrom
Prust
McGrattan (Injured)
Armstrong (Injured)

[Flames1848]

Hier das komplette Statement Fleuries zu seinem Abschied:

he following is the statement he read at a news conference surrounded by family and friends.

Good morning everyone. Thank you for coming.

These last few days have been very difficult. How could I possibly top what I have accomplished here in the last two weeks? I would have never dreamed that I would have the opportunity to say goodbye to the games that has given me and my family so much. So, today, after much debate with my family and friends, I am officially retiring from playing hockey.

I would like to thank the Calgary Flames, especially Harley Hotchkiss, Doc Seaman and B.J. Thank you for teaching me what it is truly like to be a member of the Calgary Flames family. You taught us all how to be true professionals in every sense of the word.

I remember sitting at Doc Seaman's funeral last year and one phrase that really stood out and embodied what Doc was about as a person and that was 'Leave it better than how you found it.' Over the last two weeks I think I've accomplished that. Doc, I hope you are smiling down today. And I hope you are proud that I finished my career as a Calgary Flame.

To Cliff Fletcher, Al MacNeil, Al Coates and Ian McKenzie: Thank you for taking a chance and giving me an opportunity to realize a life-long dream of becoming a National Hockey League player.

I want to thank Darryl Sutter and Ken King and their staff for giving me this opportunity. I look forward to hopefully working with you in the future.

I would like to thank Gary Bettman and the NHLPA, Dr. Shaw and Dr. Lewis for believing in me. Thank you for providing me with the tools to help me get to where I am today.

Thank you Don Baizley for our 20 plus year relationship. Your advice and guidance is truly appreciated.

Thank you to all my teammates from the 1989 Stanley Cup team. This team was by far the most amazing group of people a young man could have possibly been tutored by. There will never be another team in Calgary that had a more solid group of people I have ever been associated with. Thank you for all your love and support through the years.

As I left the Saddledome on Friday I knew that this part of my life had finally come to an end. The emotions that I felt were the ones of someone who had left it all on the table. I did everything within my power to prolong the inevitable. So, as I say goodbye today, I am at peace. I don't have anything left to prove to myself.

To my mom and dad, thank you for being together through 42 years of marriage. Your love for one another through tremendous adversity is truly inspiring. I am so happy that we got to share so many special victories through the years. To Ted and Travis, I could not have asked for two better brothers. You have always been there when I needed you the most. I am blessed to have such an amazing and close family. To my kids, Josh, Beaux, Tatym and Skylah, thank you for your unconditionally love and forgiveness. I am looking forward to seeing you all grow to become successful and we el-rounded people. I hope that you have enjoyed watching me as much as I enjoyed playing in front of you. I love you all very much. To my wife, Jennifer, thank you for allowing me to be part of your life. You are simply the most caring and giving person I know. You helped me come out of the darkness and realize what it is to dream and succeed again. Without you none of this would have been possible. Your selflessness is what makes you who you are. I love you. I would also like to thank the members of our extended family who are here today. Thanks for your love and support.

To my fans, well, what can I say? Thank you so much for your support and especially the last two weeks. How many athletes can actually say that they left the playing field to a standing ovation? Please don't be angry. We actually got to say one last, final goodbye. I want you all to know that I could not sign with another team. I get to retire as a Calgary Flame.

I want to thank all the members of the media for your support over the last two weeks and throughout my career.

For so many years I thought I was just a hockey player. But I am more than that. I have been given a gift. The gift to overcome and inspire people. For the last two weeks I pulled on your heart strings. I made those of you who were doubters at the beginning become believers. I have been humbled by this experience. No matter how far down the ladder we may have fallen, all of us can always become better people. My life is now all about being of service. If you are filled with fear and feel defeated, remember you are not alone.

I will leave you with one last thought:

Step 12:

Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we try to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

Don't quit before the miracle.

Thank you for your time today.

Absolut Klasse Theo 

[Flames1848]

Jetzt ist es raus: Fleury retired

Seine Worte:

`I could not sign with another team,' he said. `I retire a Calgary Flame.'

Theo, du bist ein Grosser  

Aus seiner Retire-Rede:

"I never dreamed I'd have the opportunity to say goodbye to the game," Fleury said."When I left the Saddledome Friday, I knew this part of my life had come to an end," he said. "I am at peace.

"I think something will evolve. I wanna stay involved in the game. I worked hard to get back here," he said. "I get to retire a Calgary Flame," he said.

"How many athletes get to leave the game to a standing ovation?"

Die Flames beraten über einen Job in der Franchise für ihn in den nächsten Tagen. Wie wärs mit Ass.-Coach in Abbotsford oder Calgary?

[Flames1848]

18:30 Uhr (unsere Zeit) Pressekonferenz über Fleurys Zukunft

Heute um 18:30 Uhr unsere Zeit (wenn ich mich nicht verrechnet hab) wird Fleury bekanngeben, wie es in seiner Karriere weitergeht. Aus nem Bericht im Herald mal die Optionen:

NHL (2 Wege oder AHL)
Europa
Funktion ausserhald des Spielbetriebes bei den Flames
Retirement