from George Johnson of the Calgary Herald,

On either side of fishin’ magician Brad Treliving, two of the biggest catches of the summer: Dougie Hamilton and Michael Frolik.

They slipped on their new duds, Hamilton donning No. 27 and Frolik No. 67 (the Brian Burke-imposed mandate against double-digits higher than 40 apparently gone by the boards) to pose for the obligatory grip-’n’-grin photo ops.

The word “excited” was ladled out in generous portions.

“Today,” said Treliving, kicking off a 10 a.m. media availability, “we want to officially introduce both Dougie and Michael to Calgary, to you folks and to our fans.”

Two more reasons for the Calgary Flames’ faithful to at least dream of aiming for the stars.

Rather than reflect on a job well done, sit tight and monitor what was already an encouraging situation, Treliving and his organization refused to stand still, weren’t willing to be satisfied or stay status-quo. The proof was there, in the flesh, Friday.

In this business, it’s been proven, idlers get left behind.

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