04-25-2010, 09:45 PM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Carter Bancks
Looks like he has been invited to the Flames development camp this summer.
http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=526911
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Bancks has attended two NHL training camps as a free agent. The first invite was by the Atlanta Thrashers after his impressive efforts at the 2008 NHL Prospects tournament. Then last summer he was invited to the San Jose Sharks training camp. He will now look forward to his third camp with who he calls his favourite team, the Calgary Flames.
Bancks says he needs to work on a lot of aspects to his game but his main focus is his size.
“I really need to gain some strength and some speed,” Bancks admits. “I’m pretty light weight right now so I’d like to put on some weight and gain power and speed over the summer and get ready for development camp. Try to fine-tune many aspects of my game as there are a lot of improvements that I can make.”
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They must really like him, he has been playing in Abbotsford on a try-out contract and has played in every game since.
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04-25-2010, 09:51 PM
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#2
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Lifetime Suspension
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“I’d like to think I’m a good two-way player,” he said. “Good in my own zone and very hard working. I try to finish all my checks, get under their skin and be tough to play against.
"Hopefully as I go along I’ll get a little more confident and be able to produce a little more offensively.”
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In other words, a grinder. Just what we need more of!
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04-25-2010, 09:56 PM
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#3
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Ren
In other words, a grinder. Just what we need more of!
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no kidding. why can't they sign franchise players among the undrafted prospect pool
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04-25-2010, 10:27 PM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Canada 02
no kidding. why can't they sign franchise players among the undrafted prospect pool
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No kidding, whatever happened to the likes of Boyle, Rafalski, St.louis, Backstrom ets.?
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04-25-2010, 10:40 PM
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#5
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Auckland, NZ
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We did sign a franchise player. Mark Giordano.
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04-25-2010, 10:42 PM
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Scoring Winger
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He was the heart and soul of the Lethbridge Hurricanes and will go down as one of the most popular players in franchise history. If he makes the show Flames fans will love him.
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04-25-2010, 10:46 PM
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#7
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Calgary
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Let's try for his brother, Adam.
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04-25-2010, 11:02 PM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Da_Chief
No kidding, whatever happened to the likes of Boyle, Rafalski, St.louis, Backstrom ets.?
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exceptions prove the rule
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04-26-2010, 01:15 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Conquering the world one 7-11 at a time
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Originally Posted by Orv
He was the heart and soul of the Lethbridge Hurricanes and will go down as one of the most popular players in franchise history. If he makes the show Flames fans will love him.
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Yep. I've seen a fair amount of this guy with the Hurricanes, and I'd love to see him in a Flames uniform. He's definitely smaller but the guy has miles & miles of heart.
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04-26-2010, 02:44 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Americas hat
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Well, we got a ton of "heart" guys already. But he is playing well for the heat, so I welcome him into the fold.
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04-26-2010, 08:48 AM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by jeremywilhelm
Well, we got a ton of "heart" guys already. But he is playing well for the heat, so I welcome him into the fold.
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We do? 
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04-26-2010, 09:24 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Back in Calgary
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it can't hurt to have him try out can it?
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04-28-2010, 07:25 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Conquering the world one 7-11 at a time
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Originally Posted by jeremywilhelm
Well, we got a ton of "heart" guys already.
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Sadly, that's not true anymore. I think it was one of the biggest problems with this year's edition of the Flames.
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04-28-2010, 07:39 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Auckland, NZ
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Originally Posted by Redliner
Sadly, that's not true anymore. I think it was one of the biggest problems with this year's edition of the Flames.
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I think he means a heart player is an energy player.
We have lots of those. What he's implying is that we need some bonafide skill.
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04-28-2010, 09:58 AM
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Had an idea!
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Originally Posted by Ren
In other words, a grinder. Just what we need more of!
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Or a pest which we don't have any of.
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