Oh Crap! Say it ain’t so, Joe! (or Darryl, or Brent, or even Brett!)
There is a rumour floating around that the Flames are trying to re-sign Alex Tanguay, who spent 2 so-so years with the Flames in 06-07 and 07-08 . I am not a Tanguay lover by any stretch of the imagination and I was happy when he was traded to Montreal for a 1st round draft pick (Greg Nemisz) in summer 2008.
Tanguay played 50 games with the Habs last season and tallied 41 points.
Personally I don’t believe this rumour. No offense to the writer at Bleacher Report, but I don’t trust that there is any substance to this rumour. He previously predicted that tanguay would sign with either Florida, Phoenix, NY Rangers, Colorado, or LA Kings… and now all of a sudden Tanguay is supposed to be a “done deal” to sign with the Flames again?!!
If this rumour is true, the Flames would have to trade someone – though Tanguay will come much cheaper this time- and the most likely person on the “who do we trade” list is Phaneuf. I can’t see D.Sutter trading him away before the start of the season.
Greg is the founder of Red Mile Blog has been following the Flames through good times and bad since they arrived in Calgary in the early 80s. He has written hundreds of articles on the Flames since 2005 and considers himself an expert on hockey inconsistency and frustration. He shoots right and usually plays defence, but has been known to jump up in the rush. He is a 2-time CAHL men's league champion and knows the sweet taste of beer from a Cup.
