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Calgary Flames Make Right Moves

Mario Boucher | November 27, 2013

The Calgary Flames made two recent minor trades that will help shape the club’s future. The team traded Tim Jackman to the Anaheim Ducks for a sixth-round pick in next…

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Calgary Flames: Changes on the Farm Pay Dividends

Ryan Pike | November 23, 2013

One of the most important changes made in the Calgary Flames organization over the off-season was seemingly a minor one, but has already paid dividends for the club. After playing…

Tough Decisions Looming for the Calgary Flames

Ryan Pike | October 17, 2013

A few injuries and a few surprising performances in the first two weeks of October may force the Calgary Flames into making some tough decisions in the last two weeks…

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Rebuilding Calgary Flames Prepare For 2013-14 Season

Ryan Pike | August 5, 2013

The truncated 2012-13 NHL season was one of transition for the Calgary Flames. The team part ways with captain (and all-time leading scorer) Jarome Iginla and blueline minute-muncher Jay Bouwmeester…

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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…

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Feaster’s Flames get shopping done early

Ryan Pike | July 2, 2012

Jay Feaster doesn’t seem to be too taken in by hockey’s annual rituals and television events. When the trade deadline came around during the 2010-11 season and the then-interim Calgary…

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Evaluating Calgary’s Expiring Contracts

Thomas Strangward | April 17, 2012

Since the Calgary Flames closed out their regular season and headed into a playoff-free spring for the third consecutive year, the fan base and local sports media did not have…

The Replacements – How Have the Lightning’s Call Ups Played This Season?

Justin Godfrey | March 27, 2012

  In Monday’s game against the Flyers, the Tampa Bay Lightning suited up four players that had started the season in Norfolk, the Lightning’s AHL affiliate. Throughout out the season…

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