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Two shrewed moves ease blow from epic failure of not trading Cammalleri

Brian Burke says there's method behind the madness of not trading Mike Cammalleri at the NHL trade deadline.
Fittingly, no one is buying it.
However, instead of harping on the deal he couldn't get done, Burke saved himself and the Flames from an embarrassing day by cashing in big on two unlikely trading chips #-- Lee Stempniak and Reto Berra.

Epic fail? Really Francis? Epic fail was Vanek trade(s)...this is hardly the that level of disaster.

Johnson: Biggest NHL trade deadline news for Flames was who stayed put - Cammalleri

Brian Burke doesn’t anticipate any residue bitterness or gnawing disappointment to compromise these curtain-dropping 21 games.
He doesn’t foresee Michael Cammalleri going into pout mode or slamming on the binders for what’s left of a season or curling up quietly in a fetal position and whimpering softly at the capricious injustice of life.
He expects him to get on with the business.

Flames land draft picks in shipping out Stempniak, Berra

“I had a great time (in Calgary) — it’s a great organization . . . they gave me my first opportunity to step into the NHL, so I’m really thankful for that,” said Berra. “On the other hand, I’m really excited to go to Colorado — a great team, probably a great city, too. A really famous coach (Patrick Roy), who, when I was a child in Switzerland, was probably one of the biggest (names). I’m excited and happy.”

Rebuilding Flames come out firing against Senators

Ortio, with 30 saves, was full marks for his first ‘W.’
Centre Markus Granlund, in just his fourth outing at the big-league level, scored his first NHL goal.
Paul Byron, who also started the season with the farm club, had a powerplay tally and even dropped his mitts for a dance with Clarke MacArthur after the Senators sparkplug injured Calgary’s leading point-producer, Jiri Hudler, with a hard hit early in the third period.

Youth takes centre stage and doesn't disappoint

The Flames, who led 1-0 and 3-0 by periods, also got goals from Paul Byron, 24, and Joe Colborne, 24, who has five points in his last six games.
Michael Cammalleri, overlooked in the afternoon, scored, too.

“The one thing we’ve ingrained is that we’re going to work our butts off,” said Cammalleri, thought to be on his way out of town on trade deadline day. “I thought a lot of our young guys tonight got the ball rolling.

“It was a little bit of an anxious day for sure. It’s the key to life, right? I’m not the Dalai Lama by any means, but you try and stay as present as possible and enjoy everything. I’ve enjoyed it here. Always have. It just takes a second to get your head right.”

Calgary Flames Snapshots: Corban Knight's debut it trade deadline's shadow

Playing his first NHL game for his hometown wasn’t the only bit of good news for Knight and his proud parents. A few weeks ago, his family was able to move back into their flooded out home in High River, and his father, Jack, was in the stands during the morning skate.
“I tried to focus on the ice, but a couple of times, I glanced over — it was a pretty surreal moment,” added Knight, invoking images of almost every youngster starting out in the game.
“I tried not to wave at him and embarrass myself.”

Flames head coach Bob Hartley was on his game in his morning media session. When asked whether he expected the forward lines he used in the skate to be his starting lineup in the game, Hartley said, “I always write my lines with a pencil — it’s easy to erase.” He also had a gem when asked whether players are slightly distracted watching for trade deadline news — “They’re all in front of the TVs. They’re like a bunch of kids watching Barney. You can’t even get their attention.” …

Flames D Ladislav Smid says he was happy to hear that president of hockey operations and interim GM Brian Burke went public early in the day with the news Smid wasn’t going to be traded. “I said it before — I would like to be a part of this rebuild,” Smid said. “I think Brian is going to make some bold moves to make this team better fast. He doesn’t like losing, and neither do we. I’m expecting probably some moves (Wednesday) and some more moves over the summer.”

I have to say, in comparison to Francis, Randy Sportak always has nice things to read. Well done.

Pair of rookies lead Flames past Senators

Hartley was impressed by his young line-up that included three call ups from the minors earlier in the day.
"The American Hockey League is the best school for a young player. Not only do they play but the mental aspect with all the travelling, three games in three nights. That develops character, that develops pride and once they get here, usually they’re ready," said Hartley. "Those guys contributed very well for us tonight and that’s credit to Troy Ward and his staff at Abby."