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Five Hole Fanatics/Matchsticks & Gasolines' Kent shares (pre-Bouwmeester signing) Flames FA thoughts
Five Hole Fanatics/Matchsticks & Gasolines' Kent shares (pre-Bouwmeester signing) Flames FA thoughts
H/T to Vance from Bangin Panger for another great PhotoShop Please keep in mind Kent sent me this post before it was announced that Jay Boumweester signed a big contract with the Calgary Flames. Congrats to Kent and Calgary fans for that; good luck to Sutter as he tries to make some kind of ...
2009 Free Agency: What the Flames should do
matchsticksandgasoline.com —   I got a head start on this awhile ago, identifying and reviewing a number of potential... free agents the Flames may be targetting this summer. The landscape has obviously changes somewhat since my initial volley with the Bouwmeester acquisition, so let's do a bit of a run down:  ... (more) 2009 Free Agency: What the Flames should do
Signing Bouwmeester - Pros and Cons
matchsticksandgasoline.com — I'm guardedly excited about the possibility of adding Jay Bouwmeester to the Flames roster. My reluctance comes... from his potential sticker price and the Flames looming cap issues, not my perceptions of him as a player. As I'll try to illustrate, Bouwmeester is probably one of the best defenders ... (more) Signing Bouwmeester - Pros and Cons
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Flames ink defenseman Bouwmeester to multiyear dealUSATODAY.com NHL - Top Stories 7/1/2009
The Calgary Flames have signed star defenseman Jay Bouwmeester to a multiyear agreement. The Flames acquired the rights to Bouwmeester ...
Flames announce the signing of star defenceman Jay BouwmeesterNHL.com News in English 7/1/2009
CALGARY - Calgary Flames GM Darryl Sutter has succeeded in signing defenceman Jay Bouwmeester to a multi-year agreement. The Flames acquired the rights to Bouwmeester on June 27 from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Jordan Leopold and...
Flames ink BouwmeesterNHL.com News in English 7/1/2009
CALGARY (AP) -The Calgary Flames have signed star defenseman Jay Bouwmeester to a multiyear agreement. The Flames acquired the rights to Bouwmeester on June 27 from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Jordan Leopold and the 67th pick in the 200...
Flames ink BouwmeesterBoston.com -- Hockey news 7/1/2009
Jay Bouwmeester didn't wait for the start of free agency and signed a multiyear contract with the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.
Flames ink Bouwmeester to multiyear contractSI.com - NHL 7/1/2009
The Calgary Flames have signed star defenseman Jay Bouwmeester to a multiyear agreement.