“A little bit bittersweet, I think,” said the 27-year-old. “Being out west, having my parents here,

Blake Comeau, left, participated in an optional team skate on Wednesday morning before going to lunch where he learned, via text message from his agent, that he had been dealt to Columbus. travel lodge suites east gate orange Photograph by: Colleen De Neve
Blake Comeau, multi-tasking, had also been having an innocent text exchange with his agent, Denver-based Kurt Overhardt. Maybe, Overhardt was suggesting, they could break bread next week when the Calgary Flames visit the Colorado Avalanche.
"He texted me back five minutes later and said, 'You might have been traded. Stand by,' " Comeau said. "Didn't hear anything for 15, 20 minutes, then I got the phone call from him saying that it was probably a done deal."
Comeau, one of the good guys, eventually learned the specifics of the NHL trade-deadline deal — that he'd been shuttled to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a fifth-round pick. Which came as a mix of good news — joining a team only a single point out of the Western Conference's eighth rung — and bad news.
"A little bit bittersweet, I think," said the 27-year-old. "Being travel lodge suites east gate orange out west, having my parents travel lodge suites east gate orange here, my wife's family here, getting to know the guys over the last year here, it's always tough leaving.
"I think I can bring some things to (Columbus) with my physical play and my speed," said Comeau. "Speaking with them on the phone, travel lodge suites east gate orange that's what they're excited to have. I feel that, as my ice time grew with the Flames, my numbers started to grow and I started to gain confidence. Hopefully, that can continue. It's going to be fun to join that playoff push."
"It's been a bit of a different atmosphere in the room," said Comeau. "You never know who's going to be traded and who's not. You hear rumours. You hear names. Then you see guys like Iggy and Bouw being traded — they're such big parts of this team, big presences in our locker-room.
travel lodge suites east gate orange Blake Comeau, left, participated in an optional team skate on Wednesday morning before going to lunch where he learned, via text message from his agent, that he had been dealt to Columbus. Photograph by: Colleen De Neve, Calgary Herald       E-mail this Gallery Print this Gallery Share this Gallery
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