After struggling down the stretch of the 2009-10 season and failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Calgary Flames made some changes in personnel during the offseason.
In hopes of generating more offense, the Flames are turning to some familiar faces, having signed two former players, Alex Tanguay and Olli Jokinen, shortly after free agency began. GM Darryl Sutter hopes the returning veterans will provide Calgary's leading scorer, Jarome Iginla, with some offensive support.
Tanguay knows Calgary, playing for the Flames from 2006-08. In his first season with the Flames, he put up a career-high 81 points and will be expected to provide offensive production to take some of the load off of Iginla.
The well-traveled Jokinen is back after being dealt to the Rangers prior to last season's trade deadline. He has 252 goals and 316 assists in 881 NHL games and spent parts of the past two seasons with the Flames after coming over from the Coyotes.
Goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff was a workhorse once again, accounting for 35 of the team's 40 wins last season and finishing with a 2.31 goals-against average. He appeared in 73 games, more ...
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Calgary Flames Hope Old Faces Will Provide Added Offense
August 6th, 2010 by Mike Stainkamp Leave a reply »
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