Jay Feaster has gone on record over his dislike of no-movement and notrade clauses. So the Calgary Flames general manager expected the question Monday before it was even uttered. Why give Anton Babchuk a modified no-trade clause to stay in Calgary? Especially when 11 other players have a no-move or no-trade clause attached to their
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Flames’ GM Jay Feaster on Signing Anton Babchuk
Flames GM Jay Feaster talks about locking down defenseman Anton Babchuk for 2 more years.
Arrival of Erixon a Rangers family affair, Highly-rated Swedish defenseman eyes a roster spot on dad’s former team
The NHL Entry Draft’s top 10 picks are reserved for the cream of the crop — the elite 18-year-olds who often develop into the league’s brightest stars. The 2011 NHL Entry Draft at St. Paul, Minn., won’t take place until June 24, but just over three weeks earlier, the Rangers effectively became the first team
Rangers acquire, sign Tim Erixon
The New York Rangers obtained the rights to defenseman Tim Erixon and a fifth-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft from the Calgary Flames on Wednesday in exchange for forward Roman Horak and a pair of second-round picks in the 2011 Entry Draft. The Rangers then signed Erixon, a first-round selection by the Flames in
Anton Babchuk becoming nice piece on Calgary’s blueline
It wasn’t that long ago a hard-shooting first round draft pick arrived in Calgary with impressive offensive credentials, but a reputation for being suspect defensively. He was quiet and reserved, but boy, did he have a cannon from the point. If that description sounds like early-season acquisition Anton Babchuk, it’s because it is. But it
Babchuk Scores, Flames Defeat Stars in Shootout Thriller
Curtis Glencross scored the decisive goal in the third round of the shootout, lifting the Calgary Flames to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars. Rene Bourque, Tom Kostopoulos and Anton Babchuk lit the lamp for the Flames, who have won three in a row. Miikka Kiprusoff made 31 saves. Mike Ribeiro, Jamie Benn and
Flames’ Babchuk Made Most of First Outdoor Experience
One of the few members of the Calgary Flames who didn’t grow up with much outdoor ice experience, Anton Babchuk made the most of it in the Heritage Classic. The 26-year-old from the Ukraine didn’t grow up dreaming of an event like this. He didn’t hit up the neighbourhood pond with his pals to practice
Anton Babchuk Scores For Flames In 4-3 Shootout Loss Against Sharks
David Moss, Niklas Hagman and Anton Babchuk scored in regulation for the Flames, who moved into the seventh spot and a playoff position in the Western Conference by earning one point. “It was a tough loss,” said Hagman, who ended his 16-game goal-scoring drought. “It’s always fun to score, and I haven’t been doing that
Anton Babchuk Scores For Flames In Heritage Classic
Rene Bourque scored twice, Anton Babchuk had a short-handed goal and Alex Tanguay also scored for the Flames, who became just the second home team to win in the NHL’s six outdoor games. “I think it’s right up there with playing your first game, scoring your first goal, things like that,” Bourque said of the
Babchuk Assists In 4-2 Victory Over Dallas, Flames Stay Red Hot
Olli Jokinen and Tom Kostopoulos also scored for Calgary, which has used a 10-1-2 run to move into a five-way tie for fourth place in the Western Conference, one point behind the Phoenix Coyotes. “What is giving us success over the past little while here is we’ve been taking one game at a time and