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Yearbook 2013-14
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OUT OF THE ASHES
The dynamite has been blown, leaving the remains in smithereens. Now, the Calgary Flames begin the long, painful rebuild. Whether the Flames waited one, two or three years too long to set the match is irrelevant. It’s finally been done. Long-time core players are gone, such as the face of the franchise, Jarome Iginla, along with Alex Tanguay and Jay Bouwmeester, leaving behind mainly a group of youngsters who hope to become the first wave of skaters to guide the club back to being a Stanley Cup hopeful. With a lesson from what’s taken place in Edmonton, Calgary and their faithful had best remember that Rome won’t be built in a day. Or a year. Or even a couple of disappointing seasons. OFFENSE For the first time since the mid-1990s, Iginla won’t be…
NOT BELLY UP YET
Sharks coach Todd McLellan hopes his team picks up where it left off. No, not the Game 7 defeat to the Los Angeles Kings in the second round of the playoffs. Just before that. Because after a season of multiple highs and one prolonged low, San Jose was playing its best hockey in a 12-5-1 stretch run that led to an opening-round sweep of the Vancouver Canucks. “We had more tempo and energy in our game,” McLellan said. “We’ve created a foundation with that, but there’s no guarantee that’s there when we return.” Much of the transformation came after GM Doug Wilson’s “reset on the fly.” Ryane Clowe, Douglas Murray and Michal Handzus were shipped out for much-needed draft picks. Raffi Torres was added for his speed and physicality, Scott Hannan for…
FRESH FACES
NATHAN MACKINNON Playing behind great young forwards like Matt Duchene, Gabriel Landeskog, Paul Stastny and Ryan O’Reilly in Colorado will affect MacKinnon’s numbers, though all the skill and compete level is there. SVEN BAERTSCHI A return from last year’s list, Baertschi is still eligible due to a hip injury and the short season. The Flames are desperate for top-six talent and the Swiss playmaking winger ended 2013 on a seven-game point streak. JACOB TROUBA Outstanding at Michigan and with Team USA at the world junior, Trouba will draw immediate attention in Winnipeg thanks to his hard-hitting ways and ability to play a responsible two-way game from the blueline. RYAN MURRAY Major shoulder surgery wiped out 2012-13 for the sublime-skating D-man, but he’ll get a second chance to make a first impression. The Blue Jackets are markedly better,…
BEAUTY AND THE EAST
WHEN THE NHL AND ITS PLAYERS FINALLY came up with a mutually agreeable realignment plan, Winnipeg Jets chairman and governor Mark Chipman could hardly contain his enthusiasm. He said the Jets were “very, very supportive” of moving into a conference of western teams. And any time someone uses the word “very” twice, you know he means business. We’ll have to check with Chipman later to see if he’s still gungho on playing teams more often that have historically knocked the stuffing out of his franchise. It might be a rough go if you’re a Jets fan. For a while, the only good thing about watching the Jets could be getting to see them lose in your own time zone. We won’t blame you if you soon pine for the good old…
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