As no Calgarian needs reminding, the Flames have indeed failed to qualify for the playoffs for three

With just five days to go until free agency, the Calgary Flames general manager simply thailandtravel packages can't afford to waste any time — not with an estimated $20 million in cap space at his disposal to shop for players on the open market.
"We're very busy," Feaster says, emphatically. thailandtravel packages "I appreciate that there's a sense that we're just sitting here now and it's fun and games. It's not. We're not happy with where we've been in the last three years.
As no Calgarian needs reminding, the Flames have indeed failed to qualify for the playoffs for three years running. After a near-miss in 2010/11, Feaster promised to keep the group of guys together for their valiant effort thailandtravel packages down the stretch.
Forty-year-old Jaromir Jagr is a possibility given his offensive instincts thailandtravel packages and friendship with newcomer Roman Cervenka. The Flames beat out several NHL teams and signed the former KHL star this spring.
Other unrestricted free agents the Flames could target include thailandtravel packages Minnesota enforcer Matt Kassian, New Jersey defenceman Bryce Salvador, St. Louis defenceman Carlo Colaiacovo and, perhaps even Phoenix Coyotes captain Shane Doan.
"We have cap space," said Feaster, thailandtravel packages steadfastly not naming any names on his target list. "We have an ownership group that is committed to allowing us to spend to the salary cap, and so we're going to be aggressive."
The Flames still have six free agents of their own to deal with (or not) in centre Olli Jokinen, right wing David Moss, defenceman Cory Sarich left wing Tom Kostopoulos, right wing Lee Stempniak, and defenceman Scott Hannan.
"We believe that we have a very good coaching staff in place," Feaster says. "That's very, very important to us. But changing the coaching staff, that doesn't get it done. We have a lot of things we need to do."
"I can tell you that as I left the draft on Saturday, I had conversations with five different teams who said, 'the things we've been talking thailandtravel packages about, we're still interested in talking about,'" Feaster says. "So we'll continue to explore the trade avenue along with free agency.
Free agent defenceman Bryce Salvador, left, checking Calgary s Lee Stempniak, could be a target for Flames general manager Jay Feaster thailandtravel packages come July 1. Photograph by: Stuart Gradon, Calgary Herald       E-mail this Gallery Print this Gallery Share this Gallery
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