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FlamesNation Roundtable - 2013 Season Halfway Point
Kent Wilson
March 12 2013 10:20AM
(We're at the mid-point of the season, so it's time for another FN roundtable. Ryan Lambert, Ryan Pike, Justin Azevedo, Vintage Flame and Book of Loob all weighed in on a few of the club's current pressing issues.)
1.) Despite some decent showings and a capped out roster, the Flames are currently at the bottom of the Western Conference. Do they hold on as long as possible and hope for the playoffs yet again? Or does the rebuild start now?
Ryan Lambert: I've actually heard and seen more and more talk that People Around The League(!!!) think this is the year they trade Jarome Iginla, actually and finally. That's supported by the Calgary Sun about how they haven't even started talking extension for the captain. I think they still hang on as long as they possibly can to milk a few more bucks out of the fanbase but I think given how bad they've been this year, this really is the last straw. About damn time.
Book of Loob: The team says they have an internal policy not to ever tank out and go full on rebuild, and history suggests this is true, so I doubt that they do, at least not in the way we all typically define a rebuild.
One look up north shows that consistently drafting first overall picks is not necessarily a blueprint for success, so I understand why the team doesn't want to take that path, nor, I think, should they.
As far as guys like Jarome and Miikka go, I'm sure they're available (assuming they'd be willing to waive NMCs), but they're not going to give them away for the sake of getting a return. If they can't get anything they need, they won't trade them.
Vintage Flame: The disturbing thing about this question, is that I don't think anyone in the organization even knows the answer. The logical answer is that nothing is going to change between now and the time playoffs start, so why fool yourselves; in fact nothing has changed over the past four seasons... what are they waiting for? Start the rebuild now.
The problem remains is that who exactly should the team be building around? If they continue to "build" around Iggy and Kipper, then by default you are not building around the likes of Backlund, Brodie and even Baertschi. This problem is going to be compounded every year they wait to fundamentally shift this organization.
Justin Azevedo: To me, it doesn't really matter if they try for the playoffs as long as they don't buy at the deadline. The assets they have to sell, save Iginla, won't make the team appreciably worse than it is already. If they're smart - of which I'm unconvinced - they'll sell in a way where they could actually make the team better. The forwards and defence have been better than the record states, but the goaltending has sunk them. The only goalie who hasn't cost them points in the standings is Taylor - between Kiprusoff, Irving and MacDonald, the Flames are down 5 points compared to replacement level goaltending. Not average, replacement.
If they can get some luck and some replacement-level goaltending, they definitely have a chance to make a push into 7th - hell, they'd be in 9th right now with two games in hand with RLG. I say roll with Taylor and MacDonald and go for it. Lastly - the Flames are 15 goals below replacement level right now. Their goal differential? -16.
Ryan Pike: Let's be honest, the rebuild should have begun a couple of years ago. As soon as Jay Feaster came in, ideally he should've been swinging the wrecking ball. He didn't, because the team's core was competitive. Two years later, they're longer in the tooth and less competitive. If I'm Jay Feaster, I'm listening to any and all offers. I may not shop specific pieces, but I listen to everything.
2.) Who would you trade at the deadline?
RL: Every veteran who's not nailed down.
BoL: Seems to me like most guys are fair game to be traded. If you can shuttle out all the dead weight on the bottom D pairings for, oh, anything, do it.
I think the only untouchables on the roster are Brodie and Baertschi, unless an offer the Flames can't refuse is made. Bouwmeester probably fetches you a pretty big return, I'd probably be dangling him, just to see what bites you get.
That said, I don't see the Flames getting rid of a lot of these guys, because that would in fact be a "rebuild".
VF: If the deal is out there, don't wait for the deadline. But given that's when most team are willing to "overpay" to make a run at the Cup, then the top three targets have to be Iginla, Kiprusoff and I think Mark Giordano.
JA: Giordano and Kiprusoff. Get what you can/waive Comeau, Sarich, Babchuk, McGrattan, Begin and Jackman. You can fill out the roster with Jones and Sven.
RP: I'd make any trade that would (a) improve the team's core going forward or (b) got the team more draft picks. Specifically, I think guys like Curtis Glencross, Mark Giordano and Mike Cammalleri probably get the team a nice return.
3.) How would you grade the Flames major off-season acquisitions (Hudler, Wideman, Cervenka) so far?
RL: Hudler and Wideman have been exactly what I expected, or maybe even a little better. I never thought they weren't serviceable NHL players, but I thought they were overpaid in terms of money and years on their deals, and that their signings were counter to what the team should be doing. The latter roosters are already coming home to roost.
As for Cervenka, when you give him the kind of deal that comes with that cap hit, and then he ends up a healthy scratch a few times, that's not good. We were told he could turn into a top center. He's not close. That was the worst-case scenario in signing a KHL star who had never made it in North America, and it's not looking good for the kid. At least it's only a year.
BoL: I don't know...I guess a C? Cervenka, I think, has had a tough time adjusting to the NHL game, but it doesn't seem like the coaching staff has any faith in him, because he's not getting the opportunities or the ice time anymore. I don't see how you justify parking him on the bench while simultaneously trotting McGrattan out to elbow someone and fight a goon and then not see him for the rest of the game. Cervenka just hasn't been used the right way.
You have to consider this is all a very big transition for him. He is in a new continent, doesn't speak English, and the KHL is not the NHL...it would take anyone time to adjust properly, but it seemed like Cervenka has been on a shorter leash than he should be.
I think Hudler and Wideman have exceeded expectations, but are both significantly streaky as well. Wideman has done what everyone thought he would do on the power play and we've been given the added benefit of him not being a defensive liability, but he's shown that all that good play can dry up, which it can for any player, I guess. Hudler is the same way.
VF: I have liked all three. Hudler was instrumental early in the season when the top line *cough Iginla* wasn't scoring and I have really liked his game in general. Part of what has made this a more exciting season, despite the losses, is the creativity of Hudler and the jump he has brought here. Wideman obviously has been a dramatic improvement on the Flames power-play and it shows. I don't think he's been the defensive liability that many thought he was going to be either. That has to be considered a bright spot. You could see from the start the talent that Cervenka had, he was just tentative and not in game shape. Over the last 5-10 games though, you could see him starting to become more familiar with the North American game and his adjustments to the plays. I think he is going to be something special to watch next year, if the team is able to re-sign him.
JA: I wasn't happy with the contracts of the first two, but they've played well this year. B for both. I'm not sure if that'll be the case in 2015, but the ink has dried. Wideman's been the Flames' third best dman, which is what he was brought in to be, and Hudler has been a good 2/3 wing option, which is what he was brought in to be. Cervenka is interesting - when he's played, he's been the 2C I thought he would be; but the issue is there's nights where he just hasn't played. It's not due to performance, it's due to conditioning, which is understandable. However, since he can't be out there physically from time to time I have to give him a C.
RP: Hudler's been very good. Wideman's helped out the power-play. Cervenka has been making good plays but watching him, I think he's still trying to get comfortable with the timing and the language barrier.
4.) How would you grade Bob Hartley?
RL: Not well, because his roster management is strange to say the least. But I have to give him a bit of a pass as well given the pile of turds he was asked to make a winner. You see how it's working out. Let's call it a C- because while I had minimal expectations for the Flames overall, he's not even meeting those.
BoL: Bob Hartley confuses the hell out of me, I just don't get what goes through his head a lot of the time. In a lot of ways, he's done some very good things. He's found a diminished role for Jarome lately, and that's allowed Iggy to succeed a little more. He's addressed the notion that Jarome can't be out there in a power vs. power capacity anymore, and that's good. But I don't think he manages his players very well. We've been over Cervenka...I don't understand why he plays Cherv the way he does, why he doesn't put him in a position to succeed. He and Hudler play well together, and I think with Backlund returning, the three of them make a dynamic line that all three were thriving under before Mikael's injury.
The grit factor too, man, I don't know. Blair Jones or Roman Horak are far more capable players than guys like Aliu, Begin, or McGrattan, and if a team like Calgary expects to have any success, they need to assemble the best players they have available every night, and Hartley does not do this. Going those 6 or 8 games where the only option at center was Matt Stajan? That was downright wacky. Bottom line...I was never a fan of the Hartley signing, and I'm still not.
VF: I've liked what Hartley has done so far. He's only had 23 games with virtually no training camp, so I'm not prepared to run him out of town yet. Has he made some questionable calls so far? Absolutely, but what coach hasn't with this team? The fact that he seems to have picked up on how to utilize Jarome properly to avoid playing him PvP and he is scoring now, leads me to believe he knows what he's doing. I'd give him a "B" so far.
JA: He's made some, uh, puzzling decisions at times, but in terms of deployment he's miles ahead of his predecessor. I'll say C+.
RP: I think he's doing the best he can with the roster he's been given.
5.) Can the organization turn this around in a hurry? Or is a re-tool not enough at this point?
RL: They've tried that already, haven't they? Wasn't that what this summer was? Look how it's going. "The core" needs to go, and in turn I'd like to see little attempt to replace them with comparable players. I've heard a lot about what that "culture of losing" is doing to the kids in Edmonton but they're a team that's run phenomenally poorly. While you'd like to think Calgary's a little better-operated than that (given the quality of players drafted in the later rounds the last few years), it all remains to be seen.
BoL: Nothing happens overnight without an influx of talent. Rebuild, or retool, it's going to take time. Calgary has a decent prospect system, but like we're seeing with Sven, they take a long time to develop, seeing as none of them are marquee Crosby kind of players. The Flames can get better with a retool and the right system in place, but it's a steady march, not a sprint.
VF: No they can't. They've been running this hamster wheel for too long already. Every time they go on a late season run and fall short, it just gives them false belief in the way things are being run. That's when we hear the, "We're only one or two pieces away." *Sigh* Honestly though, with this team... what is the difference between a re-build or a re-tool? Personally I think one is a solution and the other is an excuse. The only hope of a re-build starts with #12 and #34 right? So two guys constitute a team re-building? Or is just that trading anyone else falls under the re-tool category and is therefore useless and futile?
JA: The organization's main issue is the lack of young, elite talent. There's probably not any way they can go about getting that except through the draft, so that'll have to come naturally.
They have a ton of depth, which is a good thing. There's three things they need for next season in my eyes: a top-4 dman, a goaltender who can stop 92% of shots taken against him at even strength and a centreman who can handle tough minutes. You don't need more elite scoring talent if you have a line that can take on tough minutes and give high ground to another line. Maybe try and get Brian Boyle from the Rangers for cheap?
If they're smart about it, they could be in the playoffs next year even.
RP: It occurred to me after Saturday's game that this is the group the team has to go to war with. There's no cavalry coming, barring Sven Baertschi returning down the line like a house of fire. Unless this group finds their consistency, I don't think they can turn it around.
6.) The ROR thing was the right move hockey-wise, but a debacle thanks to a misreading of the CBA. Would you have fired Feaster and company as a result?
RL: Well, I'd have never hired them in the first place and fired them long before this, but yeah, they'd have to go. That was embarrassing on a league-wide level and they dodged a fatal bullet only because Greg Sherman is almost as bad a GM as Feaster. Imagine if it had happened; the comparisons would have been Milburyesque.
BoL: Yes, but not because of the ROR thing alone. O'Reilly is just the final nail in the coffin, as far as I'm concerned. Feaster has been all bravado since taking over for Darryl, but he's never had the tools to back up the talk. Every term we've heard Feaster use ("meritocracy" "intellectual honesty", etc.), they've all been just words and have yet to mean anything.
It's too early to tell if his draft record comes out positive, but he has done nothing earth shattering to improve the team. That's not all his fault, of course, but it's his job, and if he can't do it at the level he's expected to do it at, he's got to go.
VF: Hmmm... No I wouldn't have, but that comes with a caveat. From what we have been told, it was the right move. How do you fire a guy for not knowing that the waiver rule was there? If that's the case then there is a line of people that should also be fired. It's not like Jay was the only ignorant one in this matter. Colorado didn't know about it or else they would have told everyone to get rid of any leverage ROR had. Ryan's agent didn't know about it, and I don't believe for a second that Gillis knew about it, despite what he says.
Now the caveat. IF Feaster knew about the waiver predicament but thought that his interpretation was more valid than the guys that wrote the CBA, then that's just stupid. If he thought he had a good case to present in a court of some manner, then that was a careless risk he should not have been willing to take, and he should be fired.
JA: Yes. The fact that the team has access to the MoU, the NHL Executive's Office and NHL's General Counsel and yet still allowed something like this to happen is a total joke. Did no one realize he had played games in the KHL? Did no one ask about that stuff? I don't buy the "we'd challenge the league" excuse, because if the Flames did, they'd lose and it would be decisive as well as even more embarrassing for the franchise.
So it either comes down to they knew about the clause and were willing to risk the player, cash, picks and dignity against 29 other teams and the actual league or they had no idea about it. Either way, both are colossally moronic and would have resulted in the complete destruction of the team.
RP: I'm not going to judge somebody for not reading a CBA that isn't finished yet. That said, somebody either didn't call the right person at the NHL offices or was given the wrong information. That's not necessarily a fireable offense, but it's pretty ugly.
7.) Do you have faith in this management group to make things better going forward?
RL: Not even a little, at least not with what we believe to be ownership's continued interference in their operations. You can't tell the guys cutting the checks to go screw, but at some point someone has to have the autonomy to say enough is enough. They haven't done it yet, and you get the feeling they're little more than marionettes at times.
BoL: Uh..no. It blows my mind that John Davidson was unemployed this summer, and he ended up in Columbus. The day his contract was terminated, the Flames ownership group should have been on the phone with him immediately, offering him the entire world to come save the Flames. Ken King has his fingers far too deep into this cookie jar, and he needs to have them taken out immediately. The Flames now own the Stamps, Hitmen, and Roughnecks, and he's been promoted to oversee all of them and make sure they keep making money. That's great. He'll be good at that. Remove the "President of the Flames" moniker from your LinkedIn profile and get the right people involved.
Obviously that includes Feaster too, and yeah, I'd can Hartley as well. Change starts at the top. If the Flames do intend to rebuild, they'll need to do it with more competent people in place. You can't improve your team if your decision makers don't know how to do it.
VF: If they can show the fanbase that they have the stones to make the tough decisions, like trading Iginla and Kiprusoff, then yes. If they keep trying to snow the fans with the same crap they spew out every year about blatantly ignored cliches like "Meritocracy" and "Intellectual Honesty", not a chance.
JA: See the above answer. That, plus the constant meddling in Hockey Operations by King, Edwards, etc. are all minuses in my book. The drafting record (aside from the best pick they had last year...) looks good, but until those players start making an impact at the NHL level they've done nothing. Throwing away assets, however small, for nothing players (PL3, McGrattan, Modin, etc.), signing insane contracts (Wideman, Sarich), refusing to divest assets before they depreciated (Kiprusoff, Giordano) and making gaffe after gaffe in the media are all just things that lead me to believe that HOPS don't know what they're doing.
In this situation, if you're going to build the team from the ground up, you get rid of everything you can at all levels.
RP: Going forward? Yes. I've had enough conversations with people around the team, particularly relating to player development and drafting, that I think the team will get some nice pieces coming in going forward. I'm just not sure how long that will take.
You need to give Feaster and his management group atleast until this offseason before you can definitively say they need to be fired.
Get over the ROR thing, anyone could have done it, no harm no foul. More people are at fault than just the Flames management group.
If Feaster and management go into this trade deadline and dont improve this team looking towards the future, then yes maybe discuss firing them.
They need to be given this trade deadline and offseason to see what they can truly accomplish in aquiring assests for the future.
The Sutters were given more time than this and they made much bigger organizational mistakes than Feaster and co..
March 12 2013, 11:04AM
1. There's no way as a fan who's watched the freefall over the past 3 seasons that I'd support 'making a run for the playoffs'. It just ain'ta happenin - besides, let's say the Flames magically squeaked into the playoffs on the last day of the season; who in their right mind believes this team can bring any heat into any kind of run? I'm on record repeatedly saying I believe this roster is better than the past few seasons, even to this day, it makes me scratch my head..but it's time to admit being dead wrong...
2. I would hear any and every offer that came up. I would shop every name on the roster, with the POSSIBLE exceptions of Brodie, Backlund and Baertschi. If a smokin offer came in for any of those, I'd consider it. No untouchables.
3. Hudler and Wideman get a B for being what we thought they were, but a C for their contracts (hardly to be faulted for signing them, I know). Net C+. As far as Cervenka, you can definitely catch glimpses of his skill - which is superior to most other players on the team, but he refuses to get into a physical game - there's a difference between slipping a check and bailing on the situation altogether. I've seen him do that on a few occasions. Still rooting for the guy, and I hope he can make a go of it, but I also wouldnt be surprised to see him say "eff this" and head back to a game he's more Komfortable with. C-
4. I love Hartley's attitude, and forthrightness. It's truly a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately the more I watch the more I feel like Hartley is trying to coach an NHL team, and Brent Sutter was trying to coach THIS NHL team. In other words, I think despite Butter's misuse of Iggy et al, he understood how to wring more success out of this substandard roster (read: bore the other team to death). Look - the team is LAST, how do you give the guy anything other than an F? (Really like his attitude though)
5. There are pieces here. There are pieces coming. There's NO way to turn it around this year, but if some smart moves are made, we're not 5 years out either. Better start making these tough decisions before the 'culture of losing' TRULY sets in.
6. I feel the same as Vintage about this one. SOMEONE on the Flames staff is PAID big bucks to pick nuggets like this out. If that person didn't do his job it should be HIS ass. However, the silly bravado, and CYA story about knowing and challenging the rule (total BS imo) was collosally stupid. So i'd let him off with a very very stern warning from this one. Now, again - the team is LAST - that in itself is a fireable offense. 7. Answers to #6 cover this
I sound pretty darn grumpy - I know. But at least it's not apathy....yet.
If any one of Backlund, Baertschi, Brodie, our 1st round pick or essentially any of our other top prospects get traded I will change my mind and say fire them all.
But we should not fire Feaster because hes been unwilling to trade our prospects and young NHLers in trades to improve our club.
Most trade calls Feaster has taken have the rival club asking for our young pieces...
We finally get a guy not willing to mortgage the future and we are still not happy...
Just one question to Justin, you say that the team has a tonne of depth. At what level do you believe this to be true? I'm assuming it is in the secondary and tertiary players, a sort of thick middle between two weak slices of bread.
I'm not certain that is actually the case. I think the middle two lines for the Flames are no better than league average, but that the top and bottom lines are so bad that the rest of the team is collapsing as a result.
March 12 2013, 11:28AM
My biggest fear is that with the "no rebuild" mentality management will trade our top five pick to "improve" the team now. Feaster has already shown that he's willing to give it up. (Without the waiver fiasco it was a good move. The next time I doubt it will be)
25 teams in this league could have gone into Anaheim and LA and been thwacked. Those two teams are just that good.
The Flames' fate will be determined in the next 6 games, all against teams they have to beat to make the playoffs.
Any less than 4 wins, and you can start the rebuild, if for no other reason than Iggy won't re-sign.
Ironically, Iggy might cement his legacy with the fans here by not signing -- and thus pushing management to rebuild.
March 12 2013, 11:32AM
Those teams are good - and hot right now, but I don't think 25 teams would have come off that roadie with zero points.
if they wanted to, they could roll four nhl-level scoring lines and they have 4 or 5 guys who can play 4/5/6 minutes at an nhl level.
it's not high-end depth, no, but they have lots of quality bodies.
March 12 2013, 11:37AM
if they wanted to, they could roll four nhl-level scoring lines and they have 4 or 5 guys who can play 4/5/6 minutes at an nhl level.
it's not high-end depth, no, but they have lots of quality bodies.
I "KINDA" agree here. Most of those forwards fit into the 2B or 3rd line at best.
Can anyone answer these questions? I'm going to give my opinions (full acknowledgement that no cares what my opinion is and I just like to hear my own voice)...
1.) Despite some decent showings and a capped out roster, the Flames are currently at the bottom of the Western Conference. Do they hold on as long as possible and hope for the playoffs yet again? Or does the rebuild start now?
A: Depending on the definition of "rebuild" not "now" but probably at the deadline. Maybe they go on a miracle run before then, probably they don't but regardless prices will be best at the deadline.
2.) Who would you trade at the deadline?
Absent a torrid run of wins leading up to the deadline...
A: Mikka Kiprusoff, he looked awful to start the season and absent his first game back hasn't looked better upon his return. I'd trade him for whatever I could get in return. Unless: He has made it known that he doesn't intend to play out the final year of his deal... at which point I may do a compliance buy out to avoid cap penalties.
B: Jarome Iginla, unless he's willing to sign an extension before the deadline he still has value to the franchise but not so much that it's worth risking him walking this offseason. Best case scenario is he's amiable to resigning here as a free agent in the offseason.
C: Mike Cammellari, after a slow start he's heated up to the point that he'll arner a nice return, especially if the flames will eat some of the money/cap remaining on his contract for this year (but not next year).
D: Any and all 4th liners (McGratten, Begin, Jackman) and bottom pairing D (Babchuk, Sarich, Smith, Butler). Those guys are easily replaceable anything you can get for them is found money.
E: Anyone else on an expiring deal that you either don't want going forward and refuses to sign an extension
What's important is for the Flames to remove people who are not providing good value for dollar (Matt Stajan dispite removing some of his stink still qualifies). To be a successful NHL team you need guys whose on ice value exceeds their contract... you can have guys that are just market value to go along with them but you need to avoid dead money (guys whose dollar value exceeds their on ice contribution) and the Flames have far to much dead money.
3.) How would you grade the Flames major off-season acquisitions (Hudler, Wideman, Cervenka) so far?
I like them all. None of them are disappointments as far as I'm concerned. Cervenka isn't being given enough rope by the coaching staff, he has obvious talent that is wasted by line demotions and scratchings. I don't know the details behind them but in a trunicated season you don't have the luxery of "statement" moves if that's what they were.
4.) How would you grade Bob Hartley?
I'll go pass/fail here. He get's a pass. His roster management needs work... to much affection for "gritty" guys and the silly benching of Cervenka (and curious love affair with Comeau) are debits but he's willing to shelter Iginla and Co. and his style of hockey is more entertaining then what we were subjected to under Butter. That's worth a passing grade IMO.
6.) The ROR thing was the right move hockey-wise, but a debacle thanks to a misreading of the CBA. Would you have fired Feaster and company as a result?
No, had it gone through and the NHL pressed the waiver issue (my tinfoil hat conspiracy theory side thinks that Daly only made it an issue to further dissuade future offer-sheets) and the flames ended up losing out in judgement on that issue then I'd have fired Feaster and Co. but since we don't know what the result of that would have been I lean more on the side of granting a one time mulligan on the issue.
7.) Do you have faith in this management group to make things better going forward?
I have faith that they'll try to do the best they can using the mandate they've been given. I'm still of the opinion that up until this year Feaster was still mired in the mess that Sutter made. I think he ought to get more then one half year with "his" team before faith is lost.
you say anyone could have done it... but not anyone has access to the resources the front office has.
as far as I understand it, the flames could've picked up the phone at any point and asked daly or bettman or fehr or whoever about that clause and gotten a definitive answer. if they had, they would've gotten an answer telling them that the player would have had to gone on waivers.
like I said, either they didn't know, which is unacceptable, or they knew and for some reason thought they could win a case against the people who wrote the clause itself.
everyone on the team has been "approved" by feaster. the team isn't winning. he hasn't done anything - here or in tampa - to demonstrate why he should be kept around any longer. the reason I, and I expect most would agree with me here, want him gone is because he hasn't done anything to improve the future prospects of the team even though everyone said that was something he had to do when he came in. the fact that he hasn't tried to leverage the young assets the team has into win-now players is good, but that should've been expected behaviour. the fact he hasn't leveraged old win-now players into young nhlers or picks is terrible and a complete waste of resources. you need to sell assets before they bottom out, not when they bottom out.
the sutters were kept around because they were winning. 12 months after they stopped winning they were fired.
March 12 2013, 11:47AM
Truer words have never been spoken:
"JA: Yes. The fact that the team has access to the MoU, the NHL Executive's Office and NHL's General Counsel and yet still allowed something like this to happen is a total joke. Did no one realize he had played games in the KHL? Did no one ask about that stuff? I don't buy the "we'd challenge the league" excuse, because if the Flames did, they'd lose and it would be decisive as well as even more embarrassing for the franchise.
So it either comes down to they knew about the clause and were willing to risk the player, cash, picks and dignity against 29 other teams and the actual league or they had no idea about it. Either way, both are colossally moronic and would have resulted in the complete destruction of the team."
I just want some sort of change.
pretty much what I'm getting at. the team as constructed has probably one elite talent on it. none of the forwards should be playing in a pvp role against first liners, sure, but they could do it against second, third and fourth liners with ease.
"want him gone is because he hasn't done anything to improve the future prospects of the team"
Eh? I dunno... I like the Flames prospect base more now after two Feaster drafts then I ever did under Sutter at any time. I'd say that's an improvement.
I just want to make it absolutely clear cervenka has been sitting for conditioning reasons and conditioning reasons only.
March 12 2013, 11:58AM
I just want to make it absolutely clear cervenka has been sitting for conditioning reasons and conditioning reasons only.
Which bodes well, in my opinion. As long as he likes playing in the NHL, conditioning is something that can be improved fairly quickly. He's been quite effective in the offensive zone and honestly a lot better in the defensive zone than I expected (not going to blow anyone away, but after his quotes about not playing defence in the Czech league, etc. I was definitely concerned).
okay, well we can go through the prospects right now.
I count two, possibly three forward prospects with top-6 potential. one of those is sven, who they got lucky with because he dropped. one of those is gaudreau, who is 5'6 and 165 pounds and may not be able to play in the nhl because he is so damn small. jankowski is the last one and he had an nhle of like 13 this year. none of the dmen drafted have anything except 5/6 potential and all of the goalies could turn out well or brutal, who knows.
they've mismanaged the icetime of the nhl-level prospects at the forward position to the point where they currently have no nhl-level forward prospects in the nhl right now. brodie is the only prospect making an impact but he's being forced to play over his skis because every other defenseman not named bouwmeester or wideman has been hot garbage this season.
An open letter to Jay Feaster:
Dear Jay,
Being the general manager of a professional sports club who came to the business from outside of hockey puts you in a rather unique position. Look around you. What kind of people do you interact with daily?
Arguably, most players have the mentality of overgrown boys. They've been playing the same game since they were 5 years old (or younger) and have never had to "grow up". That's something some of them will do when it's time to retire to post-hockey life. Others will refuse and, instead, become coaches (or color commentators).
The owners grew up sometime before mammals evolved, made a lot of money, and decided to look for something to fill the hollow void in their lives that no amount of money, hookers, and blow could ever fill. They yearn for a more innocent time, when life was simple and there was less blood and dirt on their hands. They're evil old men, but they aspire to be children!
Jay, you are surrounded by children. Children have no patience for the future. They want results *now*. You can't give it to them and, sooner or later, they'll throw a tantrum and crucify you. Accept this as inevitable. You can, however, choose to go down as a responsible adult. If they're going to be mad at you, they might as well be mad because you made them eat their veggies. Maybe they'll think of you fondly once you've retired back to Florida.
The Fans (a.k.a. Another friggin' bunch of children waiting to crucify you)
March 12 2013, 12:08PM
I "KINDA" agree here. Most of those forwards fit into the 2B or 3rd line at best.
In no particular order: Cammalleri, Iginla, Tanguay, Hudler, Backlund, Stempniak, Stajan, Cervenka, Glencross
That's 9 guys, and I'd say all 9 of them are either top 6 forwards or tweener "middle 6" forwards (the definite tweeners being Stempniak, Glencross, and Stajan). The depth is quite good; the only issue is that Iginla and Tanguay are about five years too old for that composition to be effective.
... which is still better then what we had under Sutter at any point IMO. You don't go from "Brown Bananas" to gold over night.
March 12 2013, 12:32PM
Was listening to NHL Radio on the satellite radio this morning. The two hosts were almost dumbfounded as to the direction/state that this team is headed. They both concluded that the Flames are the worst in the NHL in terms of management/ownership. They also had no clue as to which direction that this team is heading, the Flames are not rebuilding, they are not tough to play against, they are not quick, they are nowhere near a playoff spot. The Flames are quickly becoming the laughing stock of the NHL. How does management and ownership not see or hear this? I would think its going to take a few empty seats at home games before upper management removes their head(s) from the sand and realizes that their team, is terrible, 30th in the league terrible.
@John Deere Green
Except that they're not 30th in the league terrible. Not yet at any rate... they're more like 22nd in the league terrible.
It's looking like Ramo's Avangard are gonna be bounced from the KHL playoffs very soon. They're down 3-0 (3 straight shutouts) and game four goes tomorrow night. Does anyone think Ramo might make his way over to the Flames? I have heard he wants to play in the NHL but I haven't heard anything about that happening this season. If he does I'm wondering if that could pave the way for the Flames to move Kipper?
March 12 2013, 12:54PM
Feaster has said on air that no matter what happens with Avangaard, that Ramo will not be coming over here this season.
His contract doesn't expire until April 30th.
Why should we know where the team is heading? Management continues to say the same thing every teams' management states - we want to win, and believe we can win. How could they say anything else? We can read between the lines to guess the truth, but they have to toe the, "We're going to do our best to win" line.
Even during the damn 90's we were always told, "This is the year we get better", and we never did, regardless of how we finished or drafted (i.e., poorly).
Do we have the pieces to win this year? Most likely not. Has management done a good job of attempting to improve the team with whatever pieces are available? Think of the players - they have to want to come here. There are normally at least a few teams bidding on their services. Drafting wise, look at our prospect updates - I don't know much about the other leagues, but our players seems to be excelling.
Kent has said before that reaching overseas to grab a Cervenka-like player is always risky, but that's why it's a one-year deal. He's done a decent job –shown flashes that maybe he can stay in a 2C or 3C role. Yes, maybe some people are overpaid on our team - find a team that doesn't have a behemoth contract or two, or a stupid contract or two.
My point is - this season sucks because watching a team with bad goaltending is depressing, because every shot against makes you cringe. Management has made some decent moves, all things considered. As some others have said, save the lynching for when/if they do nothing at the trade deadline. But for now, mid-season update should read – bad goaltending.
"the reason I, and I expect most would agree with me here, want him gone is because he hasn't done anything to improve the future prospects of the team even though everyone said that was something he had to do when he came in".
How can you make this claim? - Baertschi, Gaudreau, Gillies, Brossiot have all exceled in their respective leagues (Sven didn't excel in NHL yet but he will and hes done well in AHL). Also Horak has impressed as has Wotherspoon, Sieloff and even Jankowski has met expectations of such a young man. Not to mention Deblouw, Culkin, Kulak, and Gordon, although not top-flight prospects still have potential to contribute one day for the Flames.
Without trading valuable assets (Erixon aside) how can you deny Feaster hasnt done a good job restocking our lackluster prospect pool?
You are blinding by your frustration, and I don't overly blame you. But don't make false claims because our prospect pool looks better than it has in quite some time.
I hope some others recognize this and back me up here....
March 12 2013, 01:33PM
I just want to make it absolutely clear cervenka has been sitting for conditioning reasons and conditioning reasons only.
How do you know JA? I believe this to be true. But did you get independant confirmation?
March 12 2013, 01:39PM
as far as I understand it, the flames could've picked up the phone at any point and asked daly or bettman or fehr or whoever about that clause and gotten a definitive answer. if they had, they would've gotten an answer telling them that the player would have had to gone on waivers.
This is true but I don't necessarily believe Feaster is at fault there The NHL HATES receiving offer sheets and because of that, teams, not just the Calgary Flames do not like going to them about O/S'.
March 12 2013, 01:40PM
Nice work
Now sen the letter.
March 12 2013, 01:42PM
EDIT: @SeanCharles
The link is to Kent's last NHL Equivalence article.
From that we can assume that for forwards, Gaudreau and Arnold are quality prospects. After those 2, the rest are "Needs significant improvement", "Needs quantum leap improvement", or "Not really a prospect".
Judging from the article, defensemen aren't really well suited to the NHLE method of assessment, and there is no "translation factor" for goalies.
But from a FWD perspective, we've got 2 and they are not going to be here next year.
March 12 2013, 01:49PM
Except that they're not 30th in the league terrible. Not yet at any rate... they're more like 22nd in the league terrible.
Well, if you go by the standings as they are today, and factor in games in hand, they are 26th at best. Ahead of only WSH, TBL, BUF, and FLA.
@Matty Franchise Jr
NHLE doesnt tell the whole story...
Next season we will have Horak, Sven, Reinhart, Bouma, Breen and possibly Aliu all fighting for a roster spot.
These players are all prospects, and NHLE aside, should contribute on some level next season (maybe Reinhart and Aliu will stay in the AHL, but the rest should be up next season).
March 12 2013, 01:58PM
NHLE doesnt tell the whole story...
Next season we will have Horak, Sven, Reinhart, Bouma, Breen and possibly Aliu all fighting for a roster spot.
These players are all prospects, and NHLE aside, should contribute on some level next season (maybe Reinhart and Aliu will stay in the AHL, but the rest should be up next season).
Horak, maybe, Sven, probably, Bouma, maybe, Breen, big maybe, Reinhart, doubtful, Aliu, very doubtful
March 12 2013, 02:12PM
Kent has said before that reaching overseas to grab a Cervenka-like player is always risk
I was always supportive of the Cervenka move. Although it was risky to pencil him in as a top-6 center, it was a worthwhile endeavor in terms of cost and potential I think.
Hard not to support a free attempt at a player. The developmental process is essentially complete, he only takes up a roster spot for one season if he doesn't work out, and literally zero assets have to be given up to acquire him aside from money (and fans don't care about that).
From a hockey perspective it's one of the best moves that can be made. Zero risk, with a potential reward that could be through the roof.
March 12 2013, 02:14PM
Sure, NHLE doesn't tell the whole story, but neither do rose coloured glasses. Only time can do that.
--Dropping philosophy bombs since the good ol' days.
When looking to the future, I'll go with actual statistical analysis over butterflies and rainbows any day.
March 12 2013, 02:14PM
Came across this article at the hockey news. It's a redo of the 2012 draft if it were done today. Janko is at #25. So we did not to bad taking him at #21. Interesting that Ceci isn't on it.
March 12 2013, 02:28PM
One of those "rumour sites" has JBO and Stempniak going to St. Louis for Stewart and Cole... Not sure what the source is but i would assume we would be getting a pick back as well in this scenario seeing as how JBO is the best player in this deal by far.
Hey Kent, maybe that trade scenario article soon?
@Matty Franchise Jr
And if you use team points per game they're tied for 23rd... either way the point stands that they're not 30th in the league terrible to say that they are is hyperbole, not gross hyperbole but hyperbole none the less.
Sure, NHLE doesn't tell the whole story, but neither do rose coloured glasses. Only time can do that.
--Dropping philosophy bombs since the good ol' days.
When looking to the future, I'll go with actual statistical analysis over butterflies and rainbows any day.
I'm just happy Sutter isnt around here descimating our prospect pool. If that means rose colored glasses then fine.
I'm happy cause Feaster is improving in that department, its a process that takes time. I'll give Feaster another year before I truly judge his contributions, or in your case lack of contributions..
March 12 2013, 02:55PM
...And Stempniak is better than Stewart. That would be a horrid trade for CGY.
We'll do a trade article this week no doubt.
Stewart leads his team with 21pts. Stempniak is a more proven commodity, though. Add a 1st and I think about it.
Kent, in your opnion, is there any realistic way to aquire Berglund from St. Lou? I've heard they need play makers and a left shot top 4 D. Would a Tanguay, Stajan, Butler for Berglund trade work?
March 12 2013, 02:57PM
A lot of hate on here for Feaster, I think he's done a pretty good job so far of turning this team around for the future given the orders he had to work with. Remember ownership brought him in NOT to do a re-build and build around this aging core, the problem there is with ownership not Feaster.
When he took over the average age of our roster was 30+ filled with a lot of dead weight. This season, the defense and forward group is better than any of the last 3 years, its just that our goaltending is no longer there to hide the fact that we longer have any elite talent on the team, hopefully with a top 5 pick coming we can solve that problem.
The prospect pool also looks better than it has since I can remember ... If Seth Jones is the considered the #1 pick this year, then his partner Wotherspoon would have been considered a top 10 pick this year imo.
regarding the prospects thing: I'm not a big fan of the "he's better than the last guy" because there's a reason the last guy isn't a gm anymore. compare him to other current nhl gms.
while it is all well and good that those prospects are excelling in their current leagues many a player has done that and not made the nhl.
the prospect pool looks better, but that doesn't mean it will be better.
Comeon now - Sven for sure, Horak probably, Bouma probably (would be here now if not for injury), and Breen probably also (If Sarich, Smith and Babchuck are good enough this year Im sure he will be next)
March 12 2013, 03:27PM
@Purple Hazze
I hear you, on the Feaster hate. Many "don't trust" him to conduct any kind of rebuild saying he's not a hockey guy. However, the same folks trusted D Sutter (a hockey guy), and look at where he lead the team.
My thought is...Sutter as a hockey guy and an introverted know it all A-hole took advice from no one, and that lead to a few bad moves (really bad).
Feaster, as a "non hockey guy" is always going to bounce hockey moves off of his trusted hockey advisors (whomever they may be). As long as those advisors know the hockey end, I'm comfortable that Feaster and co. can do the job, as more then one opinion will be considered on player moves. That does not mean he will never make a mistake (Sarich, Babs re-signing), but hopefully those he does make have minimal impact (no Dion/Olli type trades).
regarding the prospects thing: I'm not a big fan of the "he's better than the last guy" because there's a reason the last guy isn't a gm anymore. compare him to other current nhl gms.
while it is all well and good that those prospects are excelling in their current leagues many a player has done that and not made the nhl.
the prospect pool looks better, but that doesn't mean it will be better.
That is true, but its better to be excelling, in some cases dominating (Brossoit, Gilles), than to be playing terrible in their respective leagues... Our prospects that were drafted under Feaster have all trended up since being drafted.
Even Jankowski was ranked 25th in THN re-draft. Originally he was ranked 2nd round right?


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The hugely popular Fred Williams: infinite horizons will close on November 6. Both the exhibition and accompanying events have received enthusiastic visitor feedback and reviews.
From Patrick McCaughey for the Times Literary Supplement, London: 'In this magisterial retrospective at the National Gallery at Australia, Deborah Hart has deftly mixed the classic Williams of the various series with non-anthology works that avoid neat categorization… If a version of this great exhibition were shown outside Australia, it would secure a lasting international reputation for Fred Williams'
The ABC's Art Nation program also did an interesting piece on the exhibition which can be viewed here.
The highlights of the public events included a sell out Peter Sculthorpe concert and the 'in conversation' event with Lyn Williams and curator Deborah Hart.
There are some interesting Fred Williams events still to come. A full listing of all events related to the exhibition can be seen here. Highlights include:
Premium Sunday
Sunday 6 November 9 am
Enjoy a premium Sunday morning viewing of Fred Williams before the Gallery opens to the weekend crowds. Join curator Deborah Hart and voluntary guides, for the perfect opportunity to relax, to take a closer look.
Williams and Haydn: Hidden Meanings
Sunday 30 October 2pm
Join exhibition curator Deborah Hart and virtuoso fortepianist Geoffrey Lancaster for a discussion on links between the art of Fred Williams and the music of Joseph Haydn, followed by the launch of Lancaster's latest recording 'Joseph Haydn – Complete Keyboard Sonatas Volume 3'. The event will include a performance by Lancaster.
If you haven't seen Fred Williams yet, or you want to see it again, don't miss the opportunity to experience this first major retrospective of Williams' work in over 25 years.
Title image: Fred Williams 'Kew Billabong III 1975 (detail) Private collection © estate of Fred Williams
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The opening of Renaissance: 15th & 16th Century Italian Paintings
from the Accademia Carrara, Bergamo draws nearer.
For those looking travel to Canberra for the exhibition, Qantas Holidays have packages available from 1 November, call 13 14 15. For accommodation information Visit Canberra have set up a dedicated page on their website, or call 1300 889 024.
A reminder that this is a time ticketed exhibition. Tickets can be purchased via Ticketek.
A full list of events accompanying Renaissance will be released in the summer calendar on 1 December. Here is a peak at a couple highlights:
Introduction to Renaissance
Tuesdays in February and March 5.30–7.30 pm
Enjoy an informative introduction to the exhibition by a Gallery staff member prior to an exclusive after-hours exhibition viewing.
$35, $25 members/concession (includes exhibition entry) | bookings essential | James O Fairfax Theatre
Title image: attributed to Marco del Buono and Apollonio di Giovanni
'Love procession (Corteo d'amore)' c1440s(detail)
tempera on wood panel, Accademia Carrara, Bergamo
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Renaissance masterclass
Wednesdays 22 February to 28 March 6.00–8.00 pm
A six -week series of Masterclass lectures by key academics and experts in Renaissance art. Each lecture provides a detailed investigation of a theme, movement, work or artist featured in the exhibition. This series is ideal for enthusiasts who want to delve deeply into the rich artistic content of Renaissance. Exhibition opens exclusively to Masterclass attendees for one hour after each lecture.
$150 series, $130 members/concession (includes six lectures and exhibition entries)
Sandro Botticelli
'Christ the Redeemer' c1505
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Accademia Carrara, Bergamo,
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In mid November the International Prints, Drawings and Illustrated Books department will rehang their permanent collection displays. An exciting set of newly acquired digital prints will be shown, as well as some old favourites from the vault.
In the contemporary galleries British artist Marc Quinn's brilliantly coloured Portraits of landscapes series will be shown alongside a selection of Richard Serra's large, black and white lithographs. These works have all had new frames specifically designed to show them to their best advantage.
Title image: Marc Quinn 'Portraits of landscapes' 2007 (detail), digital pigment print, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. The Poynton Bequest, 2011
Artonline readers will remember that Jasper Johns' Color numeral series was hung in the Pop gallery in July. This month the coloured prints will be replaced with the black versions of the same series, printed with great technical prowess from the same stones by master printer Kenneth Tyler. Read more here. Also entering the Pop gallery is Andy Warhol's much loved Mick Jagger set of ten screenprints.
Jasper Johns ' Figure 3: from the 'Black numeral' series' 1968, lithograph National Gallery of Australia, Canberra © Jasper Johns/VAGA. Licensed by Viscopy
The Art of Good Health and Wellbeing, the 3rd Annual International Arts and Health Conference is being hosted this year by the National Gallery of Australia. The conference will present best practice and innovative arts and health programs, effective health promotion and prevention campaigns, methods of project evaluation and scientific research.
The 2011 conference will continue to have a special focus on mental health and creative ageing, including programs for people with dementia and their carers; workplace wellbeing programs; arts and health programs for Aboriginal communities; the built environment, design and health; medical education and medical humanities.
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Title image: Ramingining artists The Aboriginal Memorial 1987-88 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Photograph: John Gollings
Begin 2012 inspired, informed and in-touch.
Join others passionate about visual arts education from all over Australia in Canberra this summer to exchange ideas, engage with artists and discuss art and education.
The National Gallery of Australia and National Portrait Gallery are hosting a national conference for visual art educators. Be part of this professional learning opportunity at a critical time for visual arts education.
The theme of the conference is Space - Space to renew, Space to experiment, Space to grow, Space for all.
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Title image: Sandro Botticelli
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The National Gallery of Australia's annual Big Draw was held on 25 September and was the most successful ever. Approximately 2,000 visitors enjoyed a range of drawing activities throughout the Gallery with musical interludes by roving musicians creating a wonderful ambience throughout the building.
Artists and gallery educators facilitated drawing in response to works of art in the National Gallery's Collection. Professional and budding artists alike had the opportunity to respond to famous works of art such as Constantin Brancusi's Birds in Space, Lucien Freud's After Cezanne and the Pop Art collection.
Life drawing with a model dressed in a white lycra suit assisted by a skeleton on loan from the ANU Medical Faculty created an interesting juxtaposition in the International Galleries. A tableau vivant also introduced visitors to a major work of art which can be viewed in the forthcoming Renaissanceexhibition opening on 9 December.
Caption: Young visitors at the 'Big Draw' enjoy a bilateral drawing workshop
The highlight of this year's Big Draw was a drawing performance by Gabriella and Silvana Mangano. The Melbourne-based artists drew in performance for three hours in the old foyer of the Gallery with the percussive sound of their drawing adding to the vibrant atmosphere.
The event was once again held in partnership with the National Australia Bank, Eckersleys and Drawing Australia.
Title image: Life Drawing in the International Galleries with model and skeleton
2011 will see the continuation of the Wesfarmers Arts Indigenous programs, a groundbreaking partnership between the National Gallery of Australia and Wesfarmers Limited.
These programs, comprising both the Indigenous fellowship and leadership programs are being recognised both nationally and internationally for the innovative approaches to providing pathways to boost Indigenous Australians in arts leadership roles.
An application process is currently underway at the National Gallery which will see ten Indigenous Australians chosen to undertake the 2nd Wesfarmers Arts Indigenous leadership program.
Successful applicants to the program will be presented with a unique program that includes:
- behind the scene insights into the operations of the National Gallery of Australia and in particular the function and management of the largest display of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art in the world.
caption: Kimberley Moulton observes Thanakupi's 'Garth Eran and Evarth Eran' c1988
- exploration of the Australian Indigenous arts sector and the myriad of issues that impact on it. Share experiences with other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual arts leaders and professionals to shape discussion on the future of the sector.
- a supportive environment for participants to investigate what their future roles in the Indigenous visual arts sector can be through mentorship and guidance with Gallery staff and other Indigenous visual arts professionals.
Australian portraits 1880–1960
is closing at Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston on 13 November.
Space invaders: australian . street . stencils . posters . paste-ups . zines . stickers is closing at RMIT Gallery, Melbourne on 5 November.
New South Wales
Australian portraits 1880–1960
is opening at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre, Gymea (Sydney) on
3 December.
Space invaders: australian . street . stencils . posters . paste-ups . zines . stickers is opening at Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo on 18 November.
Space invaders will be represented by NGA curators Roger Butler and Jaklyn Babington at Outpost: Art from the streets on Cockatoo Island from 4 November to 11 December.
Meek '
Begging for change' 2004
Print, stencil National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Gordon Darling Australia Pacific Print Fund 2007
© Meek
In the last issue of artonline we mentioned the public art project, 'The Graffiti Wall' that was being created as part of Space invaders at the RMIT Gallery. You can view a video of the project and finished wall here.
Join Professsor Jaynie Anderson, Herald Chair of Fine Arts at the University of Melbourne and International President of the Committee for the History of Art, for a free public lecture on our upcoming Renaissance exhibition.
In her lecture Jaynie Anderson will preview the exhibition. It is the first time in Australia that we will see major works by Giovanni Bellini, Sandro Botticelli, Lorenzo Lotto, Andrea Mantegna, and Raphael, to name just a few of the artists who painted the 72 works represented. The two Madonna paintings by Giovanni Bellini are among the most famous that he made and have provoked continual speculation about the nature of religious experience.
The exhibition has been selected from three collections, those of Giacomo Carrara, Guglielmo Lochis and Giovanni Morelli, who defined the heritage of Renaissance Italy for the Risorgimento during Italian unification. There is a particular emphasis on the northern Italian conception of the Renaissance as this exhibition comes from an Italian town located in Lombardy.
Giovanni Bellini '
Madonna and Child' c1475–76 tempera on wood panel
Accademia Carrara, Bergamo
legacy of Guglielmo Lochis, 1866
Rupert Myer A M will introduce the lecture on behalf of the National Gallery of Australia and the Italian Ambassador Gianludovico de Martino di Montegiordano will propose the vote of thanks.
Thursday 24 November 2011, 6pm, Public Lecture Theatre, The University of Melbourne
Bookings essential
Phone: 03 8344 8985
The Brassey of Canberra is an accommodation partner of the National Gallery of Australia and proud supporters of the 2012 National Summer Art Scholarship.
The Brassey of Canberra is offering a cultural experience escape accommodation package for Renaissance: 15th and 16th century Italian paintings from the Accademia Carrara, Bergamo, including accommodation in a premium Heritage room for two guests, two tickets to the exhibition, full buffet breakfast, a complimentary bottle of Chianti and more…valued at only $249!
For more information visit The Brassey of Canberra
Join us for our annual Christmas shopping night exclusive to NGA members.
Enjoy a glass of champagne while you do your Christmas shopping and receive 20% off all purchases. (excluding already reduced items).
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All four established artists are well-known throughout the region and country, and each of them have settled here in St. George, where they became fast friends and continued fabulous art careers. Blakley is a beloved ceramic professor at DSU and is internationally known by his articles, photography, ceramics and art trips. Butera's photography career careened him into fame as the Art Director of Car and Driver magazine. Abbott has worked in many places around the world and his art can be found in homes of the rich and famous, and Lefkow taught high school art in New York in the heyday of the Modernist.
"An interesting phenomena happens when friends create art influenced by their joint travel, conversation, and experiences," says Kathy Cieslewicz, DSU Sears Art Museum Gallery curator. "Although they have not worked collaboratively, these artists continue to teach each other and to be inspired by each other's inspiration. When it really comes down to it, they care about each other and the art they make."
Also as part of the fall exhibit, the Eccles Fine Arts Center Grand Foyer will feature "DSU Homecoming Alumni Artists," highlighting the work of the renowned artist Al Rounds and photographer Les Smith. DSU can claim these artists as its proud alumni. Rounds is especially known throughout the country for his fine art. Interestingly enough, the duo has some great stories to tell about their long friendship and their student days at Dixie.
"Les and I became friends at Dixie College when we both quietly realized that no one else was willing to spend all weekend hiking in the cold and wet or scorching heat waiting for something brilliant to happen," Rounds said. "Our quest was for that 30 seconds of wonderment that would become a painting or a fantastic photograph. Sometimes I would get ideas and Les would know how to get us there. Other times he would get an idea, and I would talk him into doing it.
"Forty years later, we still share the same passion for that which expresses emotion without words," Rounds added. "We continue to search for beautiful lighting and composition to inspire the creativity within us."
For more information on the all the DSU fall exhibits, contact Sears Art Museum Gallery curator Kathy Cieslewicz at 435-652-7909 or at email@example.com.


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Novalug.com is being upgraded and placed on a new internet architecture. This will directly change the way you can log into the site to add content or manage people and settings. During the upgrade all content, users and roles will be retained, but some files may become unlinked. An archive of all files from the old site will be made available and some files you may have uploaded may have to be re-entered in order to be visible.
This upgrade and re-architecture will be fully documented and presented at a future meeting under the working title, "Building an Enterprise like Website for Free (or very nearly so)".
So most of the free tiers of dynamic website hosting I found have tons of little hidden costs you can incur when hosting a Drupal site, so I'm calling that experiment a failure, but I'll move on with some changes to the site.
Notable changes still in scope
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ASX RELEASE - Virgin Blue Holdings Limited14/07/2008
Virgin Blue is supportive of the announcement by Toll Holdings Ltd (Toll) that Toll intends to distribute 98.3% of its 62.7% stake in Virgin Blue to Toll shareholders by way of an in specie dividend.
Virgin Blue shareholders will benefit from the significantly increased liquidity in Virgin Blue shares, and in addition will have more certainty around its long-term ownership. Following Toll's distribution, Virgin Blue should qualify for inclusion in the ASX 300.
Virgin Blue looks forward to a continuation of the strong relationship and support from the Toll Group built up over the last two years, together with the on-going freight arrangements in place between the two companies.
Chief Executive Officer, Brett Godfrey, said "we see Toll's exit as an opportunity to introduce long term investors to the company. Despite the difficult trading environment that we are facing at the present, the longer term outlook for the Group is very strong, and we have a number of new products that will be launched in the coming months, including VAustralia.
With regard to the ongoing strategic review of the business, further initiatives will be announced in the near future concerning capacity management and new revenue initiatives."
Co-founder of Virgin Blue, Sir Richard Branson, said, "Virgin Group has enjoyed working alongside Toll over the past 2 years. Virgin Group remains a long-term committed cornerstone shareholder in Virgin Blue and has a high degree of confidence in Virgin Blue's business model and future."
Toll has advised that its nominated Directors Messrs Little, Ludeke, McInerney and Mallon will resign from the Virgin Blue Board following completion of the in specie distribution. In addition, Mr Bob Watson has resigned as a Director. Current Chairman, Neil Chatfield will continue in the role until the Annual General Meeting.
The Virgin Blue Board will now form a committee to nominate additional independent Non-Executive Directors and a new VBA Holdings Ltd Chairman. The new appointments are expected to be finalised by the Annual General Meeting to be held in October.
Current directors Neil Chatfield and Paul Little have indicated that they have no present intention of disposing of the shares in Virgin Blue that they will receive upon distribution.
On 13 June 2008, Virgin Blue announced capacity reductions and a $50 million package of cost savings as part of the company's response to continuing record fuel prices. The company announced that these initiatives were the first outcomes of an ongoing review monitoring global jet fuel prices which now equate for 35% of the company's cost base.
The company can also confirm its guidance provided on 11 April 2008 that its underlying net profit after tax for the financial year ending 30 June 2008 is likely to be in the range of $132m-$137m, exclusive of approximately $40m of development costs associated with new initiatives being launched in 2008.
The Company's balance sheet and cash reserves remain strong and based on current trading conditions the Board sees no requirement for additional equity raisings in the foreseeable future.
About Virgin Blue Group
Multi award winning airline Virgin Blue and international carriers Pacific Blue and Polynesian Blue currently operate a fleet of 63 modern Boeing 737 and Embraer E-Jet aircraft flying to 24 Australian and eight international destinations including New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu and the Cook Islands. Virgin Blue was the first airline in the world to launch a Government-certified carbon offset program, where Guests can offset the carbon emissions from their flights. Virgin Blue Group has also announced plans to launch Australia's newest international airline, V Australia (www.vaustralia.com), with flights between Sydney and Los Angeles set to launch on 15 December 2008, subject to regulatory approvals.


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Did You Know? Countdown to Rosh Hashanah 2009 (09/10)
Did You Know?
Facts, Figures & Folklore
About Rosh Hashanah &
the Jewish High Holy Days
Sept 10 : 08 days to Rosh Hashanah
Did you know there are five Jewish holidays that are celebrated during the month of September or early October?
These holidays include Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemeni Atzeret and Simchat Torah.
Did you know that the eight-day long holiday of Sukkot, which concludes with the two-day festival of Shemeni Atzeret and Simchat Torah, has an agricultural significance as well as a religious one?
Agriculturally, the holiday is connected to the gleaning of the harvest. In Israel (and among Reform Jews in the Diaspora), Sukkkot lasts for one week, culminating in a one-day festival combining Shemeni Atzeret and Simchat Torah.
Rosh Hashanah begins a 10 day period, known as the High Holy Days or Yamim Nora'im, a time of penitence and prayer that ends with Yom Kippur. Jews worldwide are given these 10 days to repent for their sins and ask G-d for forgiveness.
We'll be presenting a new "Did You Know?" fact each day as we countdown to Rosh Hashanah and the Jewish High Holy Days. Please join us!
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James B. and Rosalyn L. Pick Museum of Anthropology at Northern Illinois University
The Anthropology Museum at Northern Illinois University was founded in 1964 and is operated as part of the Department of Anthropology. The museum houses over 20,000 objects comprised mostly of ethnographic material with some archaeological material. The museum specializes in cultures of Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and the Southwest and Plains Native Americans. In addition, the museum holds smaller collections from Africa, modern Greece, Mesoamerica, and South America. The museum is particularly proud of the Native American basket collection, featuring over 200 specimens, as well as the Indonesian textile collection, which contains over 600 pieces. In addition, the museum also houses about 100 different Indonesian shadow puppets, a fine collection of Thai khon masks, and important collections of Hmong and Karen artifacts. The museum has a growing collection of modern Mesoamerican artifacts reflecting the cultural and artistic changes taking place in modern Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico. The Museum is open during the NIU Academic Year.
A Carnegie library, built in 1902, the Lincoln Public Library is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Decatur Public Library Art Gallery
The Second Floor Gallery, in partnership with Gallery 510, showcases local and regional artwork year-round. Frequently local and national traveling exhibits are displayed. In conjunction with the featured exhibits, the library presents topic-specific programs and events. The gallery is open Monday-Thursday 9am-9pm; Friday-Saturday: 9am-5:30pm; Sunday: 1pm-5pm (Sept-May). Admission to the gallery is free and the public is welcome to all programs and events.
Loyola University Chicago's Lake Shore and Water Tower Campuses offer multiple conference and event facilities with full service amenities to ease the planning of your next event. Each campus offers elegant year-round venues, affordable housing, electronic classrooms and auditoriums, on-premise catering options, and a full range of audio/visual equipment to make your next event a success. Loyola's Water Tower Campus is centrally located in Chicago's eloquent Gold Coast neighborhood and right off of the Magnificent Mile. Experience all the best Chicago has to offer including world famous steak houses, great shopping, theaters, art museums, and many other exciting tourist attractions. On Chicago's north side, Loyola's Lake Shore Campus is just steps from the lake and offers a serene setting for conferences and special events alike. From city to lake, Loyola's two Chicago campuses are surrounded by all the best this city has to offer.
Edgar County Genealogical Library
Trace your Edgar County roots at this library that has genealogical tools, manuscripts, books, filmed records, micro-fiche, and computerized data based on Edgar County families.
Herrin City Library is your community connection to print, video, audio, and online information around the world. Featuring the Herrin History Room, a growing collection of archival information about the City of Herrin and the Williamson County area. We also have some genealogical information about Herrin families. We have city directories and yearbooks for the Herrin Schools. We do have a large collection of Herrin newspapers on microfilm from the 1800s to about 1945.
A full-service library, the Carnegie still contains the original furniture, interior decor and double stairway that was designed and built in 1913 from funds donated by Andrew Carnegie.
Research early history, marriages, cemetery and census records, and family books, all pertaining to Ogle County.
Clark County Genealogical Library
You'll find census records, newspaper clippings, birth and marriage records, and other files of interest helpful to geneological research.
This full-service library presents a variety of arts events throughout the year.
Three galleries on the Millikin University Campus feature changing one-artist exhibits during the academic year. The Perkinson Gallery hosts a wide range of exhibitions that focus on work by professional artists from Illinois and the Midwest, in addition to work by artists with national recognition. The gallery has 2,000 square feet of floor space, with 132 linear feet of wall space. Patrons may view the displayed work for free, Monday through Friday from noon to 5 pm. The Lower Gallery focuses on photographic works. Student artists display their works in the Studio Gallery. The Lower and Studio Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 8 am to 5 pm and Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm Free admission.
The library was originally built in 1896 as a carriage house, and later transformed into a treatment and recreation building for the Keeley Institute, a well-known alcohol rehab center in the late 1800s.
Theater, Music, Business
This historic 1904 building houses one of the most complete genealogy departments in the area.
This campus consists of 316 acres. German Gothic architecture of Old Main towers above the campus.
Vespasian Warner Public Library
Research materials of the DeWitt County Genealogical Society are housed here, as well as revolving exhibits of the Lincoln Heritage committee of DeWitt County. Historical programs and presentations occur throughout the year.
One of the oldest colleges in Illinois, founded in 1837. Blackburn is also one of only seven colleges in the U.S. where students work in exchange for tuition credit, and the only one whose Work program is student-run. This keeps Blackburn's tuition among the lowest of all private colleges in the United States. Over the years, students have literally built Blackburn, brick by brick; the only college campus in the United States to be largely built by its students.
Mary Smith Fay Genealogy Library
Located in downtown Carmi, this extensive library and museum offers history and research services.
Offers a variety of speakers specializing in a diverse field of topics for nonprofit organizations. Campus tours available. Professional Development Institute offers seminars and workshops in the areas of computers, health, management and special interests (can be customized).
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Andrew Carnegie Library - The Arcola Public Library
An original Andrew Carnegie built in 1905. The library boasts all of its original classic revival architecture and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Founded in 1855 by abolitionists, this historic and scenic campus boasts buildings on the historic register, including the Reagan Peace Garden and Museum.
One of the few remaining Carnegie buildings is seated at the center of Williamson County. Originally built in 1916 and renovated in 1997, the library has the flavor of the early 20th century with the technology of today.
A Big Ten school and one of the leading universities in the U.S. Its Evanston campus is on the shores of beautiful Lake Michigan. Founded in 1851, this renowned educational institution is rich in stunning architecture. More than 150 historically significant and interesting sites on campus are featured in various walking tours, each taking approximately 30 minutes to complete. Highlights include the Arch, University Hall and the Arts Circle.
Lawrence Memorial Library/Mata Simpson Resource Center
In 1905 Frank Lloyd Wright designed the interior of this school library which has been restore to its original luster.
Princeton's Library contains an outstanding collection of Bureau County genalogical referencematerial including history books, census and cemetery records, indexed newspaper, city directories, atlases, and family histories. New location and building at 698 East Peru Street.
The Challenger Learning Center at Heartland Community College offers interactive, simulated space and science experiences through scheduled team missions for students and the public.
Western Illinois University Agricultural Department
Explore the Allison Research and Demonstration area, which has historically been farmed without the use of pesticides and limited amounts of commercial fertilizer. The university also has a bull and ram test station.
Bradley University is an independent, privately endowed, coeducational institution. With an enrollment of approximately 6,000 students, Bradley University is the ideal size for living and learning. The University offers a full range of baccalaureate and graduate level programs as well as personal attention, from a faculty dedicated to student learning.
This university boasts a beautiful quad, and features the Schingoethe Center and Dunham Gallery of student art.
Rammelkamp Chapel - Illinois College
Rammelkamp Chapel is the home of religious life on campus as well as the site for various events ranging from weekly chapel services, mass, convocations, concerts and ceremonies.
Established in 1819, the oldest public library in Illinois houses many original books brought here by English settlers.
Southern Illinois University Animal Science & Nutritional Department
Southern Illinois University Carbondale offers guided field trips of its farms, conducted by student agri-ambassadors.
University of Illinois Library
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is the proud home of one of the largest and richest public research library collections in North America. Their 24 million items, the vast majority of which are paper and book-based, include Medieval manuscripts, large collections of incunabula and early printed books, literary manuscripts, maps and atlases, prints, and all sizes and types of printed books and other paper objects. The University Library is committed to sustaining and enhancing its capacity to treat and protect its important paper-based collections, with the majority of conservation and preservation-related investments focused on the care of its rare, unique, and otherwise valuable objects.
Foellinger Auditorium is a unique facility situated at the Southern end of the U of I Quadrangle. Since its construction in 1907, Foellinger Auditorium has been a cultural and entertainment center for the campus by serving two distinctly different functions: classroom and performance.
Edman Memorial Chapel - Wheaton College
This large auditorium, seating more than 2400 people, is the site of campus chapels, concerts, commencements, and various community-related events such as the Artist Series.
An atmosphere of innovation at Illinois is based on a history of interdisciplinary exploration. Faculty and students pursue projects with other top scholars from around the world and across disciplines. Campus resources include the world's largest public university library, outstanding centers for the arts, and many world-class research facilities, including the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. In 2003, Illinois' faculty members won national and international awards including two Nobel Prizes, the Crafoord Prize in Biosciences, and two Guggenheim Fellowships. Students choose from more than 150 majors and 1100 clubs and organizations.
Northwestern University Walking Tours
Founded in 1851, Northwestern University is a renowned educational institution rich in history and architecture. More than 150 historically significant and interesting sites on campus are featured in various 30-minute walking tours.
University of Illinois Champaign Urbana
The University of Illinois is a world leader in research, teaching and public engagement. It's distinguished by the breadth of their programs, broad academic excellence and internationally renowned faculty. This Big Ten school offers rich experiences beyond the classroom from the best in performing arts to world-class sports. Discover the scenic campus through tours of the historic buildings and those that are pushing the envelope in technology.
Come tour the Northern Illinois University, catch a show preformed by their Theatre or Dance department, or explore one of their Art Galleries. There is much to do on campus including their new Anthropology Museum, an Observatory, the Huskies Den or take in a game! Their Museums are free to visit, some fees may apply for shows or School of Music Concerts. There is never a dull moment on campus!
Shryock Auditorium -- Southern Illinois University
SIUC's 1200-seat theater is located in the historic "old campus" and hosts every genre of performing arts. Constructed in 1918 and renovated in 1972, this magnificent facility is home to the Marianne Webb Pipe Organ, a 59-rank Reuter Pipe Organ.
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Open Space Division Honored by USA Today
The City of Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Open Space Division has been honored by USA Today Weekend for its 'Make a Difference Day' project; the announcement was made in the April 19, 2013 edition of the publication. In addition to the national recognition, the paper has announced a $10,000 accompanying prize. The Open Space Division has been organizing the volunteer clean-up at the Piedra Lisa Canyon Open Space (located in the Sandia Foothills, just south of the east end of Candelaria Boulevard) for 13 years cooperatively with The Nicodemus Wilderness Project -- a non-profit organization focusing on shaping future leaders through environmental stewardship. http://www.wildernessproject.org/aboutus.php
Joint efforts between the Open Space Division and Nicodemus include: graffiti removal, trash and recycling cleanup, animal waste removal, native shrub planting, and trail building and maintenance. Highlights from this year's event rendered 41 volunteers, 50 native shrubs planted, over 100 pounds of dog waste removed, and massive trail clean-up efforts and maintenance.
"Our community is a better place because of our Open Space Division, the Nicodemus Wilderness Project, and all volunteers who give so selflessly of their time, " said Mayor Berry. "We owe them a great deal, and thank them for such great work."
Open Space Division Superintendent Matt Schmader says the prize money will be donated to Nicodemus. "They are great partners, and deserve the recognition. I'm sure they will be pleased to have some additional funding."
About the Piedra Lisa Canyon Open Space
Piedra Lisa means "smooth rock" in Spanish and refers to the cliff face worn smooth over time by water as it flows over the granite. This canyon contains a rare riparian environment on the west face of the Sandia Mountains. Sometimes the flow is only a trickle, but the presence of water gives life to cottonwoods, coyote willows, New Mexico Olives, and hackberry trees. http://www.cabq.gov/parksandrecreation/open-space/lands/sandia-foothills-open-space/


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The John Wesley Powell River History Museum recently completed a month long art display with the Third annual Canyon River Runners Art Show. Best of show was presented to Jim Madsen with his entry of Smilodon attack. The John Wesly Powell award went to Jo Baxter for her Tranquility painting. The Shirley Venus Creative Art award went to Richard Prazen for his Four Bears steel sculpture. In the professional category first place went to Arlo Johnson for Where Rivers Run. Second place went to Cliff Green for Gastonia burgei, resin sculpture. Third place went to Jo Baxter for her Stew Again painting. Fourth place went to Valerie Orlemann for Rain on the Bookcliffs, oil painting. Honorable mention went to Jean Gasser for Treasures of the Desert, oil painting.
Amateur awards went to: First place Judi Devore, second place Russell Mendelson, third place, Linda Schooley, fourth place CK Webb and honorable mention CK Webb.
In the Young Amateurs 12-16 years category, first place went to Cameron Ford, second place to Lynsey Kyle, third place, Richard Wilson, fourth place, Elias Politio, honorable mention Tre Burton.