Lost in the hustle and bustle of the last pre-season game for your Calgary Flames last night was an interesting bit of news. According to a report by Calgary Sun scribe Eric Francis (and some comments from the player's agent), the Flames have begun talks with pending unrestricted free agent Kris Russell on a new contract.
“I had very preliminary talks with Brad, and obviously, they’re big fans of Kris, and it’s home for him, so he’d like to stay,” said Roy following his visit to Calgary. “Are we going to get something done? We are hoping.