Future of the Franchise May Be the Flames’ Fix for the Present

Posted: 12th April 2010 by Daniel Sallows in NHL
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The Calgary Flames are caught between a rock and a hard place, and it isn't easy to point the finger at who is indeed to blame for the situation. The players couldn't get it done on the ice, Brent Sutter couldn't get it done behind the bench, and ultimately, Darryl Sutter didn't get it done upstairs—though it wasn't for a lack of effort on his part. Frankly, Calgary's immediate future looks to be in more trouble than Tiger Woods with an open tab at a Las Vegas brothel. With 17 players signed, consuming $49.1 million of cap space, that leaves $7.9 million for Darryl Sutter to spend on four forwards and a backup goaltender. Not to mention they desperately need some offensive punch, as the team lost 16 games by the count of one goal. Meanwhile, Craig Conroy, Eric Nystrom, Jamal May ...

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