MatthewFlames
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CALGARY (CP): Ask anyone within the Flames organization a few months ago what they thought the 08/09 season would bring and the conservatives amongst those polled would talk about a top six finish in the Western Conference and a real chance at winning a playoff round or two. Nobody expected this season of transition - with three of the Flames top 6 forwards (Ryder, Hejduk and Prospal) being moved out as salary cuts with nobody within the system ready to replace them until next season.
Nobody until the unlikely waiver wire pick-up of Lightning cast off Boyd Devereaux. "We really needed someone to play with Daymond Langkow on the second line in that RW spot. Boyd could bring experience and defensive reliability... and maybe some chemistry."
Some chemistry might be an understatement. Boyd has caught fire and helped the Flames to their best 4 game stretch of the season, with three very important wins. Devereaux has been the catalyst for the two game win streak, with a goal and 3 assists for four points in his first two games. Better is that Daymond Langkow has improved his Flames worst -20 plus/minus by a plus-4.
"I don't expect it to continue" laughed Devereaux "but I'm happy if I can play a part in turning the teams season around."
RUMOURS: The Flames have officially told suitors that G Backstrom is off the market despite the big improvement in form of Andrew Raycroft.
Nobody until the unlikely waiver wire pick-up of Lightning cast off Boyd Devereaux. "We really needed someone to play with Daymond Langkow on the second line in that RW spot. Boyd could bring experience and defensive reliability... and maybe some chemistry."
Some chemistry might be an understatement. Boyd has caught fire and helped the Flames to their best 4 game stretch of the season, with three very important wins. Devereaux has been the catalyst for the two game win streak, with a goal and 3 assists for four points in his first two games. Better is that Daymond Langkow has improved his Flames worst -20 plus/minus by a plus-4.
"I don't expect it to continue" laughed Devereaux "but I'm happy if I can play a part in turning the teams season around."
RUMOURS: The Flames have officially told suitors that G Backstrom is off the market despite the big improvement in form of Andrew Raycroft.