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Flames Have Recipe to Cook Ducks
April 13th, 2017 Prior to the playoffs kicking off with five games last night, NHL.com collected 19 of their experts to make their predictions of every series in round one. It wasn't exactly a love-in for the Calgary Flames.Among the experts, 16 picked the Anaheim Ducks to move onto the second round, with only three believing the Flames would pull...
Flames Monday Musings: A Playoff Primer
April 10th, 2017 Well, it took until the final day of the regular season, but the matchups are now set for the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.There’s nothing quite like the lead-up to the start of round one, where every team legitimately believes they can make a run. That being said, the Calgary Flames face a daunting task in the Anaheim...
Flames Monday Musings: Gaudreau's Achilles Heel
April 3rd, 2017 Well, so much for dreams of a Pacific Division title, or home-ice advantage in round one. After a week of alternating wins and losses, the rear-view mirror is where the Calgary Flames’ attention is now focused.Losing earlier in the week to a desperate LA Kings team (who have since been eliminated from playoff contention) was...
Hamilton's Entered League's Elite
April 1st, 2017 After seeing some serious improvement in the play of the Calgary Flames’ blue line over the past couple of months—highlighted by the acquisitions of Michael Stone and Matt Bartkowski—it’s easy to forget just how inconsistent the defensive unit had been for months.The struggles of TJ Brodie, Dennis Wideman, Jyrki Jokipakka and...
Flames Monday Musings: Chaos in the Pacific
March 27th, 2017 This is why predictions are useless.Just a couple of weeks ago, it looked all but certain that the San Jose Sharks would win the Pacific Division, with a battle being waged between the Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames for the second and third place spots.Now, with the Sharks mired in six-game losing streak...
Flames Monday Musings: Clinching Is in Sight
March 20th, 2017 Following a week that saw the Calgary Flames win three of four on a mini-home stand, with the lone loss coming against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night (their first regulation loss in over a month), the team seems to have found its stride at the right time.Highlighted by another strong week from Brian Elliott in which he won...
