The other optimistic sign, possibly related, was the appearance of Cliff Fletcher on the management bargaining team.

Cliff Fletcher was the Flames general manager from the organization's inception in 1972 until 1991, a span of 19 years.

"It's such a cultural shock to start with, never mind getting out there to play a professional sport," said Cliff Fletcher, the team's president and general manager.

"We're in the entertainment business, and our fans have given us the message that they don't like brawls," said Calgary's general manager, Cliff Fletcher.

"The mood was depressed, upset," recalled Cliff Fletcher, the president and general manager of the Flames.

He served with the team from 2003 to 2008 before being replaced by Cliff Fletcher in January 2008.

Signed Cliff Fletcher, senior advisor, to a four-year contract.

Cliff Fletcher of Toronto said, "Everything is becoming more critical because time is passing."

Cliff Fletcher, the Toronto general manager, has been under increasingly shrill criticism.

Sather also left a message for Cliff Fletcher, the Coyotes' new general manager.