CALGARY, AB -- The Calgary Flames announced today that they have acquired right wing David Jones and defenceman Shane O’Brien from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for left wing Alex Tanguay and defenceman Cory Sarich.

“This trade adds needed size up front and grit on the back end while also allowing us to get younger.” said Flames General Manager Jay Feaster. “We like the fact that Jones plays a north-south game, drives hard to the net, kills penalties and is a right hand shot. O’Brien is a hard guy to play against, knows how to get under the skin of the opposition and stands up for his teammates. We are pleased to add both of these players to our organization.”

Jones, a native of Guelph, Ontario, has spent six seasons with the Avalanche accumulating 70 goals and 56 assists for 126 points and 84 penalty minutes in 272 games. In his last season at Dartmouth College, Jones was a Hobey Baker finalist and named as the Ivy League Player-of-the-Year.

DAVID JONES – RIGHT WING

BORN: Guelph, ON DATE: August 10, 1984

HEIGHT: 6’2” WEIGHT: 210 lbs.

SHOOTS: Right

DRAFTED: COL – 9th round, 288th overall, in the 2003 NHL Draft

HOW ACQUIRED: Traded along with Shane O’Brien from Colorado in exchange for Alex Tanguay and Cory Sarich on June 27, 2013

Good trade for Feaster ...

For Colorado? Not so much ...

Good trade for Feaster ...

For Colorado? Not so much ...
- JS2012

Meh kind of a swap of duds for both teams.

Although Tanguay to Denver reeks of "getting the band back together" with Roy and Sakic running the show. Foote's already supposedly with the team in some capacity. What's next, Chris Drury?

Not a wise way to run a pro team.

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun 17s

Bickell's deal is $16 M over 4 yrs

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun 17s

Bickell's deal is $16 M over 4 yrs
- Toad in Nj

Jesus Christ..for a guy that got 23 points in the regular season and one good playoff run...crazy money...

Coyotes staying in Phoenix....BB69 gets to wear his Bruins Jersey still at games there...

Jesus Christ..for a guy that got 23 points in the regular season and one good playoff run...crazy money...
- busher

Smells of Fernando Pisani all over again

Another NHL cluster(frank)....Allstar teams announced and Ovie named to both teams;one as right winger and one as left winger....didn't anyone at NHL HQ look at these prior to being published?

1st Team:
Kunitz-Crosby-Ovechkin
Subban-Suter
Bobrovsky

2nd Team:
Ovechkin-Toews-St.Louis
Beauchemin-Letang
Lundqvist

Smells of Fernando Pisani all over again
- willey101

i think he is a better player than pisani
we shall see if it works out or not..but the guy seems to work very hard and i don't see this being a penner situation where you need to beg the guy to show up

Sunaya Sapurji ‏@sunayas 10m

Sweden has a new rule where players leaving to play hockey abroad (CHL) will not be eligible to play for jr national teams starting at U18.

@Hockey_tracker: CSNPhilly reports the #Flyers are monitoring the situation with the #STLBlues & Pietrangelo

corvo to the sens

mueller, 1 year, dallas

mueller, 1 year, dallas
- Toad in Nj

BB will be heartbroken...

BB will be heartbroken...
- busher

Why o Why!!!!

Great. Now he has to contend for ass with Seguin in town

EDIT: Are you sure? TSN has a Chris Mueller from Nashville signing in Dallas.

how do I get a photo on my computer to post in here?

Coyotes staying in Phoenix....BB69 gets to wear his Bruins Jersey still at games there...
- busher

Me at the Vancouver/PHX game when we were defending cup champs

oops

http://www.startribune.co...ports/wild/214558171.html

Me at the Vancouver/PHX game when we were defending cup champs


- bruinsbeer69

Looks like Treyvon was high nagger pie

http://www.hlntv.com/arti...n-martin-day-10?hpt=hp_c2

- busher

i pissed off so many people that night


hahahahahahahahaha

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=427322

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=427322
- Toad in Nj

Oh George

Oh Lou

http://sports.yahoo.com/b...vils-favor-195220564.html

I wonder if he can get next years' first round pick back

Must be nice to be able to leave 77 million dollars on the table ...