The Atlanta Flames have made major shakeup changes this offseason. The Flames were looking at addressing their second line. We felt that it was too inconsistant and too poor defensively. Calder has been a leader and a scorer but was never good in his own end. We felt that bringing back Paul Kariya (who was once the captain of the Flames) could pick up Calder's scoring and leadership. Michalek is posed for a big break out but we felt Vas gave us just as much skill but more defensive ability. Kolanos has never lived up to his hype. Reacurring him for the second time was a waste. We expect big things out of Carter, who is a young, upcoming scorer. It was a shame to have to deal Delmore away but he was one year away from UFA status and we managed to get a solid, young defensive dman back. Also we managed to add quality picks to our future pool. The only uneasy player we had a hard time letting go was young D prospect Magnan. But to get quality, you must give up quality.
The Flames are looking forward to the change and should be very competitive next season.
Going out:
Milan Michalek
Kyle Calder
Krystofer Kolanos
Andy Delmore
Roman Hamrlik
Coming in:
Janos Vas
Paul Kariya
Jeff Carter
Johnny Boychuk
Marcel Goc
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