What Are Detroit’s Biggest Needs At The Trade Deadline? Jordan Hoy | January 23, 2014 The NHL’s March 5th trade deadline is just over a month away and it’s about that time when we need to start considering potential areas of need for the Detroit…
The Flames Files: Week Nine In Review Anna Santiago | December 3, 2013 A grueling set of matchups faced the Calgary Flames in Week 9 of the NHL season: the two most recent Stanley Cup winning teams, and a California team whose arena…
Flames’ Struggle Continues Mario Boucher | November 13, 2013 ‘Close but no cigar’ is the pattern emerging for the Calgary Flames. The team has twice gone on an extensive road trip and returned with almost the same result: a…
Bob Hartley Ideal Coach for Calgary Flames Mario Boucher | November 4, 2013 Calgary Flames coach Bob Hartley is proving to be the right coach for this year’s team. As an experienced and positive coach, he has made a big impact on a…
The Flames Are In Trouble Without Mark Giordano Ryan Pike | October 29, 2013 Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano has had a whirlwind career in the National Hockey League. After being signed as a minor-league depth player in the summer of 2004, Giordano worked…
The Week Ahead in Leafland Nathan Kanter | October 28, 2013 After three games, I wrote about the Leafs being undefeated. Was I getting a bit ahead of myself? Yes, of course I was. But now 12 games in, they are sitting…
Nathan Horton Dropping The Ball In Contract Year Ian C McLaren | April 16, 2013 A big part of the mythology of free agency in professional sports is the idea that athletes put up large numbers in the final year of a contract, thus incurring…
Calgary Flames: Grading The First Half Of The 2013 Season Ryan Pike | March 13, 2013 Through the first half of the 2013 National Hockey League season, you could say things haven’t gone according to plan for the Calgary Flames. With a handful of new players…
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…
Flames Tease with Strong First Period in Season Opener Thomas Strangward | January 21, 2013 The abbreviated season brought about by the NHL lockout will have numerous effects that traditional 82-game regular seasons do not have. As the NHL season is limited to 48 games,…
Buying In on the St. Louis Blues: A 2012-13 Season Preview Jeff Ponder | January 18, 2013 The lockout is over and it is time for the St. Louis Blues to pick up where they left off. After seeing his team record one of the best records…
A look at the 2012-13 Calgary Flames – Defense and Goalies Ryan Pike | September 11, 2012 While the summer of 2012 was primarily spent over-hauling the Calgary Flames coaching staff and forwards, the team did virtually no tinkering on the roster’s back-end. The club lost Scott…