Posts About "James Neal"
3 Fixes the Flames Need to Become Cup Contenders
December 27th, 2018 The emergence of the Calgary Flames as a top team has been one of the major stories of first half of the 2018-19 National Hockey League season. After missing the playoffs in 2017-18, the Flames are well-positioned to return to the post-season. But as the saying goes, there's no point of just making the playoffs unless a team can...
Flames' Neal Dealing with Growing Pains
December 12th, 2018 Through the first third of the 2018-19 season, the Calgary Flames have emerged as one of the highest scoring clubs in the National Hockey League. Their offensive outburst hasn't been unexpected, as their most talented players are still quite young and on the up-slope of their careers. But after a high profile signing...
Flames Newcomers Have Mixed Early Results
November 23rd, 2018 Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving was busy this past off-season. After a disappointing 2017-18 campaign that saw his club miss the playoffs, Treliving made several big moves to reconstruct the Flames' roster. Through the first 22 games of the 2018-19 season, the five newcomers he brought into the organization have...
5 Fearless Flames Forecasts for 2018-19
October 6th, 2018 The Calgary Flames have kicked off their 2018-19 season with high hopes after a disappointing 2017-18 campaign. There are storylines swirling all around the club after an off-season that was defined by a lot of change. With the season underway, we've delved into the keys for the upcoming 82-game calendar and distilled them down to...
5 Battles to Watch at Flames Camp
September 11th, 2018 The Calgary Flames are a much different hockey club than they were 12 months ago – or even four months ago – as a disappointing season led to organizational change. Those changes have made for an eventful summer, as well as seem to have the Flames primed for an interesting training camp. Here's a rundown of the five battles to...
Projecting Flames 2018-19 Opening Night Roster: Forwards
August 30th, 2018 The 2017-18 edition of the Calgary Flames were a strangely constructed hockey club. On paper, they were a team with a few sure-fire offensive contributors among their forward ranks and several question marks further down in the rotation. The thought was maybe some of their iffy players would take a big leap forward or at least bounce...
