Cait Platt
I love hockey, just not your team. Tons of 3rd line love, just not that player. Can be found writing on Flame For Thought and Blue Line Station, talking on Rink Side Rants Friday nights, on my couch yelling at the tv as I watch the game, and on Twitter @_CaitMonster.
So amid the Nashlypmics, the Edmonton Oilers signed Nail Yakupov to a three year entry level contract. Excuse me while I laugh uncontrollably at this move. Is Yakupov a great talent? I sure…Read More
Oh boy Tim Erixon. What an unfortunate career you are having. What must it be like to be the son of Jan Erixon and be traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets? Jan played for one team throughout his…Read More
Flipping through the Cap Geek listing for the Calgary Flames, it dawned on me that the team is doing something rather strange. Well not strange, but certainly something that is creating panic in me…Read More
Because the Calgary Flames have been rather quite this off season, I think we need to take a trip over to eBay to check out some of the Flames collectables people are hawking. I’m suddenly crazing…Read More
Theo Fleury is a one man brand of awesome lately. It’s the hockey off season and this man is making sure to make headlines on a weekly basis for his efforts. What am I talking about? Well keep…Read More
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I ask for a moment of creativity, a chance to hope for the future to be better than it was last season.…Read More
Look, Jay Bouwmeester has been the butt of so many jokes and the inspiration of many complaints and…Read More
Calgary Flames announced their schedule in the end of June and like most fans I frantically went…Read More
Once again, I’ve been tricked by the Calgary Flames into thinking things would change this summer.…Read More
So I was holding off on the post until something happened with the Free Agency hold off, but there seems…Read More
It has been a surprisingly quiet July 1st for the Calgary Flames, either Jay Feaster is enjoying his…Read More
A recap of Day Two of the NHL Draft and the Calgary Flames selections:
Patrick Sieloff (D)- If…Read More
Ranked 43rd by TSN, 36th by the Hockey Prospectus, and 14th overall by Craig Button but picked 21st…Read More
The day started with me seeing the Canadian factor of the NHL being represented well, just sadly very…Read More
Last year’s NHL Draft marked the second time the Edmonton Oilers picked first overall and they…Read More
Watching the trade rumors and free agency signing swirl around Twitter and the blogs gives me agita.…Read More
In the 2010 NHL Draft, the Edmonton Oilers began their streak of first selection which they will be…Read More
In the 2009 NHL Draft, the New York Islanders selected John Tavares first overall and have struggled…Read More
In 2008, Jeff Spicoli Steven Stamkos was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning and by 2012, the guy had…Read More
In the 2007 Draft, the Chicago Blackhawks picked up notorious party boy Patrick Kane and Calgary Flames…Read More