3 Takeaways from Flames’ 3-1 Win Over Kings Rupert McDonald | November 12, 2024 The Calgary Flames were able to pick up a 3-1 victory over the LA Kings last night. There was almost nothing you could look at in a negative light as…
Flames’ Kuzmenko Proving He’s Not Worth Extending Rupert McDonald | November 12, 2024 When the Calgary Flames first acquired Andrei Kuzmenko partway through the 2023-24 season, the expectation was that he would be flipped sometime between then and the 2025 Trade Deadline. The…
Skinner Visibly Frustrated Despite Oilers’ Big Win Over Canucks Rupert McDonald | November 11, 2024 The Edmonton Oilers picked up a massive win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night, but you wouldn’t know it based on Stuart Skinner’s reaction. The Oilers netminder smashed his…
3 Takeaways From Flames’ 3-2 Shootout Loss to the Sabres Rupert McDonald | November 9, 2024 The Calgary Flames, as they often do, made things interesting on Saturday afternoon versus the Buffalo Sabres. While they fought hard over the second half of the game, it wasn’t…
3 Reasons Flames Are Having Success After First Month of Season Rupert McDonald | November 9, 2024 The Calgary Flames have by no means been an elite team through the first month of the 2024-25 season, but they’ve been pretty darn good compared to what was expected.…
4 Flames Exceeding Expectations So Far This Season Rupert McDonald | November 9, 2024 If you had polled Calgary Flames fans before the season had started, they would have gladly accepted a 7-5-2 record through the first 14 games. After all, this was a…
Oilers’ Struggles Are Coming at the Best Possible Time Rupert McDonald | November 8, 2024 Considering they were picked by a substantial amount of media members to win the Stanley Cup, the Edmonton Oilers’ slow start to the 2024-25 season has caught many by surprise.…
3 Takeaways From Oilers’ 4-2 Loss to Golden Knights Rupert McDonald | November 7, 2024 The Edmonton Oilers appeared to be in the driver’s seat for a large portion of last night’s game versus the Vegas Golden Knights. It wasn’t meant to be, however, as…
4 Options Oilers Could Consider to Improve Goaltending Woes Rupert McDonald | November 6, 2024 Calvin Pickard shouldn’t be blamed for the Edmonton Oilers’ loss to the New Jersey Devils on Monday (Nov. 4). A quick look at the box score shows you they were…
Flames Need to Set Example and Healthy Scratch Pospisil Rupert McDonald | November 5, 2024 Sunday night was far from a banner-worthy performance from Martin Pospisil. Facing off against the Edmonton Oilers, the Calgary Flames were able to erase a two-goal deficit to get things…
3 Takeaways From Flames’ 4-2 Loss to the Oilers Rupert McDonald | November 4, 2024 The Calgary Flames battled back, but were unable to complete the comeback versus their provincial rival Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night. It was a valiant effort from Alberta’s southern NHL…
5 Takeaways From the Flames’ First 10 Games Rupert McDonald | November 1, 2024 The Calgary Flames have wrapped up their first 10 games of the 2024-25 season, and it’s been quite the rollercoaster ride thus far. Despite having zero expectations of being a…
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