Fantasy Hockey: Five Defensemen to Consider Anatoliy Metter | March 8, 2013 With many fantasy leagues entering the final stages of the regular season, some managers might be clutching their keyboards and mousepads waiting to hop on that one waiver-wire gem that…
Double Down On DraftKings: Make It Rain Cash! Chris Wassel | March 8, 2013 It seems the daily fantasy hockey leagues are taking notice of one thing. Finding the gems are of the utmost importance in winning. This is far from the perfect science.…
The Calgary Flames: Optimism and Pessimism Thomas Strangward | February 25, 2013 In whichever way the Flames season continues, there has never been so much evidence to support the two-fold identities of Flames fans- the optimists and the pessimists. For those not…
Jay Bouwmeester: Raising the Bar for Playoff Futility Josh Smith | February 19, 2013 Jay Bouwmeester is on the verge of reaching a very unwelcome milestone. The Flames defenseman has the longest active iron man streak, having played 598 consecutive regular season games. The key…
Flames Training Camp Preview Part 2 of 3: Comeback Candidates Thomas Strangward | September 11, 2012 While the second lockout of NHL players in 7 years is slated to occur in five short days, there is still merit in optimistically assessing the key issues permeating throughout…
A look at the 2012-13 Calgary Flames – Defense and Goalies Ryan Pike | September 11, 2012 While the summer of 2012 was primarily spent over-hauling the Calgary Flames coaching staff and forwards, the team did virtually no tinkering on the roster’s back-end. The club lost Scott…
Armed and Dangerous: Fantasy Hockey Draft Strategy Fantasy Hockey Coach | September 5, 2012 By Peter Harling “You can’t win your hockey pool in the first round, but you can lose it” Hockey is full of tired old clichés and fantasy hockey…
Top 20 Overpaid NHL Players Fred Poulin | August 30, 2012 *in no particular order, focusing on players making more than four million With the imminent lock-out looming, let’s have a look at the most overpaid players in the National Hockey…
Assessing Calgary’s Recent Contracts Thomas Strangward | July 3, 2012 While the Flames were certainly looking to improve the quality of the team come July 1st, the numerous nay-sayers who have been calling for the team to aggressively rebuild cannot…
Potential Studs and Duds in Hartley’s System Thomas Strangward | June 8, 2012 Bob Hartley is now firmly at the helm as head coach of the Calgary Flames, as evidenced by the dismissal of assistant coach Craig Hartsburg by the organization this past…
Previewing Canada’s 2012 World Hockey Championship Team David OConnor | April 29, 2012 Every spring, the main goal of National Hockey League players is to win the Stanley Cup. However, when that dream finishes for the year some of the best players no…
Florida Panthers It’s Been a Long Time Coming Karl Selvig | April 13, 2012 Tonight ends a streak of 11 years, 11 months, and 29 days sans playoffs for the Florida Panthers. During that time, Florida has had eight coaches, eight general managers, and…