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Hockey lore has long held that the crucial component for any championship team is a heavyweight scoring line, a lamp lighting juggernaut that consistently threatens the oppostion at even strength and absolutely dominates on the powerplay. From Lemaire, Shutt & Lafleur with the Canadiens to Trottier, Bossy & Gillies with the Islanders, to Gretzky, Kurri [...]
Sorry for the delay on this, but as you may or may not have heard by now, the Calgary Flames have relieved head coach Mike Keenan of his coaching duties. Flames GM Darryl Sutter stopped short of saying that the team’s failures were a direct result of shoddy coaching, but lets face it here, Iron [...]
Was it bad management, bad coaching, bad playing, or just plain old bad luck that did us in? If you’re in Saddle City right now, that’s the million dollar question. It’s hard to watch some of the, ummm, “highlights” of the series and not look for someone to heave the blame on for yet another one-and-done post [...]
For the love of dropped gloves and break-aways, someone toss the Calgary Flames an alarm clock. After watching things Saturday night go from bad to much, much worse, it’s hard to believe that the Flames were in fact awake and suited up for action at the United Center in Chicago. The entire team operated in [...]
Some advice for Mike Keenan: When Todd Bertuzzi has to be the one to tell you to calm down, you know you’ve gone down a dark path and it’s time to turn back… After nearly 60 minutes of having Adam Burish run his mouth and talk trash on Iginla, Iron Mike looked like he was [...]
Despite falling to the hosting Hawks in the series opener, the Calgary Flames did wonders for their shoddy image in the eyes of their fans last night (PP not withstanding…). The visiting Flames came out hard in the first period, dominating the somewhat cautious looking Blackhawks in physical [...]
As the Calgary Flames get set to start their 08-09 Playoff run tonight against the Chicago Blackhawks, it seems as though some of the black clouds hovering over Saddle City as of late may have finally lifted, or at the very least begun to part. Despite being considered by many [...]
After going 0-for-7 on the year, Calgary backup Curtis McElhinney was finally gifted with his first win. With the minutes on the clock (and regular season) ticking quickly away, Curtis and the Flames made sure that this one would not get away. After all, it’s highly unlikely that Curtis will see any play in the [...]
Jarome Iginla and Co. made no mistake in trying to silence their critics last night as they blasted through the visiting Kings 4-1 at the ‘Dome. Iggy, Langkow, Vandermeer, and Moss all notched tallies to help the effort, with Cammalleri adding two assists, and Flames rookie Matt Pelech posting his first NHL point on an assist [...]
Let the seesaw battle begin. Flames and Canucks fans are in for a wild ride over the next week as the 2008-2009 NHL regular season comes to a close. With just a handful of games left for both teams, and ties in the Games Played and Points columns, not to mention the fact that the [...]
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