via Michael Russo of Russo’s Rants, Wild players all were talking about the hit this morning and how the league “better suspend” Ott. We will see. Unlike Derek Boogaard’s elbow last year on Brandon Prust, there wasn’t an outcry on this one in Canada… Well, Ott took a leaping elbow into the head on Sykora in my opinion. The league allegedly wants to rid head shots,...
from Tony Gallagher of the Vancouver Province, Saturday was a wonderfully disgusting tour of Gary Bettman’s hockey world for fans of the Vancouver Canucks if they were paying attention, espeically those who might be season-ticket holders. Follow us while we explain. As everyone knows, the Calgary Flames acquired the negotiating rights to Jay Bouwmeester in a trade with the Florida Panthers whereby...
Photo: Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press The Phoenix Coyotes were among the most active teams before today’s NHL trade deadline, engineering four separate deals. The most notable was the trade which sent Olli Jokinen from Phoenix to Calgary in exchange for center Matthew Lombardi, center Brandon Prust and a conditional first-round pick. Lombardi had 9 goals and 21 [...]
CALGARY, Alberta, March 4 (UPI) -- The Northwest Division-leading Calgary Flames acquired Phoenix forward Olli Jokinen before Wednesday's trading deadline expired. The deal also included the Coyotes getting forwards Matthew Lombardi and Brandon Prust and a conditional first-round draft pick from the Flames. Earlier, Calgary also obtained defenseman Jordan Leopold from the Colorado Avalanche in an...
(Courtesy of the Phoenix Coyotes) GLENDALE, ARIZONA – Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney announced today that the Coyotes have acquired center Matthew Lombardi, right wing Brandon Prust and a conditional first round draft choice from the Calgary Flames in exchange for center Olli Jokinen and a third round draft choice in the 2009 Entry Draft. [...]
The Flames have made what will likely be the biggest splash of the deadline day (aside from a deal for Jay Bouwmeester), acquiring Olli Jokinen from Phoenix for Matt Lombardi, Brandon Prust and a first-round pick (Calgary's option of a 2009 or 2010 pick). I saw Jokinen and the Coyotes play in Nashville last week and there were a ton of rumours that he had not fit in well in Phoenix and would be dealt...
via Randy Sportak of the Calgary Sun, The night took a nasty turn for the worse in the final minutes when Minnesota enforcer Derek Boogaard crushed Brandon Prust into the boards, even though Prust didn’t have the puck. “He’s a menacing player,” said Flames head coach Mike Keenan. “The strategy of the coach was to put him out with a large deficit to try and take advantage...
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) -Earlier this week, Brandon Prust's first NHL goal powered the Calgary Flames to victory. On Tuesday night, it was Curtis Glencross' turn.