Calgary Flames: Trying to Lose? Thomas Strangward | April 25, 2013 After making massive changes and gearing up for a long-overdue rebuild of their roster over the last month, the 2012-2013 Calgary Flames found themselves in an unfamiliar position- the win column. Since a 5-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on April 6th, the Flames have gone 6-3-0 and have earned 12 of a possible 19 points. Ironically, the winning streak could not have come at a worse time
Rebuilding Calgary Flames Heat Up After Trade Deadline Ryan Pike | April 22, 2013 After a fairly disastrous 2013 season, general manager Jay Feaster essentially pulled the plug on this incarnation of the Calgary Flames just prior to the NHL trade deadline. Jarome Iginla?…
The Young Calgary Flames Thomas Strangward | April 19, 2013 Despite the losing season, the disastrous Ryan O’Reilly offer sheet gaffe, the trades of Jarome Iginla and Jay Bouwmeester, and the much-bandied about retirement rumours attached to Miikka Kiprusoff, I…
Playoffs Out Of Reach, The Calgary Flames Battle On Ryan Pike | April 18, 2013 The great Yogi Berra once said, “It ain’t over ’til it’s over.” While the Calgary Flames have five games remaining in their 2013 regular season schedule, their hopes for a…
Calgary Flames: The Youth Movement Starts Early Ryan Pike | April 15, 2013 When the Calgary Flames traded away Jarome Iginla and Jay Bouwmeester prior to the NHL’s trade deadline, it likely operated as a white flag to the rest of the league…
Three Reasons to Keep Watching the Calgary Flames Thomas Strangward | April 12, 2013 There is a significant amount of uncertainty swirling around the Calgary Flames for the first time in over a decade. Call-in shows and local discussions over that time have made…
Flames Stumble In Third, Lose To Vancouver Ryan Pike | April 11, 2013 For the second straight meeting, the Calgary Flames out-played the Vancouver Canucks. For the second straight meeting between the two clubs, the Flames fell by a three-goal margin. Despite out-shooting…
Playoff Hopes Gone, Calgary Flames Prepare For the Future Ryan Pike | April 10, 2013 To say that the 2012-13 hockey season hasn’t gone as planned for the Calgary Flames would be a tremendous understatement. After being derailed by a 119-day lockout, the club found…
Calgary Flames Begin Rebuild with Mixed Results and Message Thomas Strangward | April 4, 2013 The Calgary Flames are certainly correctly proving the adage that March roars in like a lion and peters out like a lamb. Beginning the month as a self-described playoff bubble…
Flames Continue Moves, Send Bouwmeester To The Blues Ryan Pike | April 2, 2013 Just a few days after sending team captain Jarome Iginla to the Pittsburgh Penguins for three future assets, the Calgary Flames have done the exact same thing with alternate captain…
Possible Destinations for Brian Elliott: Western Conference Jeff Ponder | March 30, 2013 Heading into the shortened 2012-13 season, the Blues were expected to fare well with their solid goaltending duo of Jaroslav Halak and Brian Elliott. After posting 15 combined shutouts in…
The Jarome Iginla Era Ends In Calgary Ryan Pike | March 28, 2013 The Jarome Iginla Trade is in the books. Announced late Wednesday night in Calgary – and in the wee hours of Thursday morning for the rest of North America –…
