Breaking Through The Wall: Calgary Flames Rise Above .500 Ryan Pike | March 7, 2013 Six times this season, the Calgary Flames have had the opportunity to creep above the .500 mark in the National Hockey League’s standings. After posting a 0-4-1 record in their…
Miikka Kiprusoff Returns: Flame On Thomas Strangward | March 6, 2013 Miikka Kiprusoff couldn’t be returning at a more opportune time. After missing the last 13 games with an MCL injury, the Flames’ all-time wins leader is set to start tonight against his former team, the San Jose Sharks.
Flame Retardant: You May Be Smarter Than Your Team’s GM Steven Ives | March 4, 2013 On February 28, Calgary Flames’ General Manager Jay Feaster made a huge splash in the hockey headlines by signing Colorado Avalanche holdout RFA center Ryan O’Reilly to an offer-sheet, giving…
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…
Home Cooking: Calgary Flames Sweep Key Weekend Series Ryan Pike | February 25, 2013 Two games under the .500 mark and with the sand in the hourglass gradually diminishing, the Calgary Flames hoped to gain some clarity on their season with two weekend games…
Matt Stajan leads rag-tag group of Calgary Flames centers Ryan Pike | February 20, 2013 Last season, the Calgary Flames had quite a few problems. Chief among them was Matt Stajan and, arguably, all he represented. He had a fat $3.5 million cap hit, played…
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 Should Consider Ryan O’Reilly Offer Sheet Thomas Strangward | February 15, 2013 With the apparent complete breakdown of talks between the Colorado Avalanche and their unsigned RFA centre Ryan O’Reilly, there is a strong opinion forming that the likelihood of the Flame’s…
Four’s A Crowd: Inside the Calgary Flames’ Crowded Crease Ryan Pike | February 13, 2013 For the past decade, the Calgary Flames crease has been a model of stability, the undisputed home of former Vezina Trophy winner Miikka Kiprusoff. A knee injury suffered last week…
Leland Irving’s Trial by Fire Thomas Strangward | February 8, 2013 While their divisional rivals in Vancouver wrestle with an envious goaltending controversy, the Calgary Flames find themselves mired in a terrible start that they will have to now dig out…
Tomas Tatar The New Jiri Hudler? Colin Pineau | February 6, 2013 As one Czechoslovakian winger leaves Detroit, another steps in. Last night was Tomas Tatar’s season debut in a Red Wings sweater against Calgary, and it was also Jiri Hudler’s debut…
Calgary Flames beat Detroit, lose Miikka Kiprusoff to injury Ryan Pike | February 6, 2013 It was an evening of mixed results for the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. The Flames played their second road game of the 2012-13 season and captured their second win by…