I have to hand it to Darryl Sutter. He has single-handedly created the strangest 2 days in recent Flames history. After trading Dion Phaneuf to Toronto on Sunday morning, he then went to work on Olli Jokinen.
The trade rumour that leaked last night was confirmed after tonight's game as Flames GM Darryl Sutter announced that they had acquired wingers Ales Kotalik and Christopher Higgins from the NY Rangers in exchange for Olli Jokinen and Brandon Prust.
Jokinen, who thought he would finish his career in Calgary, said, "You play for that sweater, that logo. Until they tell you you're not part of the team, and they just told me I'm not part of the team."
"It comes with the salary, you make $5 million, 11 goals isnot going to cut it," said a visibly shaken Jokinen. "It's definitely a slap in the face to get traded."
Prust, who has already been traded from the Flames once before said, "Calgary's become my home and I'll always respect the city and the organization"
I have to be honest, my head is spinning and I really don't know what to make of this situation. The Flames now have too many wingers, so the logical next step is for Sutter to make another trade to even things out. What that will be could be anyone's guess. I still think Sutter is doing all this to position for a major acquisition, but I'm not sure who he's going for yet. We might as well start some Iggy-for-Malkin rumours while we're at it.




redmile wrote on Feb 3, 2010
Arvedson, I definitely think you missed the point. These trades have been crazy, and you're right, we all knew it was going to happen. But the rumour mill that spawned around these trades here in Calgary was unlike anything I've ever seen before. I guess you read sincerety into my sarcasm.redmile wrote on Feb 3, 2010
Conroy may not put up numbers, but he is great in faceoffs and he has the respect of his teammates. We place a lot of value on goals and assists (and I'm not saying they're not important), but there are other aspects of a team that make guys like Conroy stick around. He won't be here forever, but he'll be a Flame until he retires.YukonSloMo wrote on Feb 2, 2010
Am I missing something here...how is it that Craig Conroy remains a Flame..Does he have that much character that the Flames can ignore his on ice performance?arvedson wrote on Feb 2, 2010
what was th epoint of this? you told us nothing new and iginla for malkin eh, more like iginla, a 1st and something else. Another choke job by Calgary, congrats Flames fans. Sutter is just behind Slats as worst GM in the league