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…
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…
Five reasons why the Calgary Flames are better than their record Ryan Pike | February 3, 2013 Two weeks after the beginning of the 2012-13 National Hockey League season, the Calgary Flames have one win in six games. Sitting with a 1-3-2 record, and just four of…
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,…
Calgary Flames set 2013 opening night roster Ryan Pike | January 19, 2013 The Calgary Flames made a handful of roster moves on Friday as they finalized their roster to begin the 2013 National Hockey League season. WHO’S OUT Brett Carson and Paul…
Backlund Shines on Fourth Day of Flames Camp Ryan Pike | January 16, 2013 Training camp hit its mid-way point at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Wednesday and the Calgary Flames celebrated by holding a scrimmage. Day four of 2013 training camp was punctuated by…
Scrimmage, absences highlight second day of Calgary Flames training camp Ryan Pike | January 14, 2013 The second day of 2013’s Calgary Flames training camp was jam-packed with on-ice activities. Roughly 28 of the club’s 32 invitees hit the ice for a 90-minute practice under coach…
Flames Training Camp Preview Part 2 of 3: Comeback Candidates Thomas Strangward | September 11, 2012 While the second lockout of NHL players in 7 years is slated to occur in five short days, there is still merit in optimistically assessing the key issues permeating throughout…
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…
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…
Calgary Flames Round-Up: 2011-12 year-end awards Ryan Pike | April 10, 2012 It’s hard to be particularly upbeat as an outlet that covers the Calgary Flames when the club has been on the outside of the playoff picture for the third consecutive…
Flames finish strong, worsen draft position Ryan Pike | April 9, 2012 THE STATS LINE 37-29-16 record [17th overall (in points percentage)] 2.43 goals-for per game [24th overall] 2.65 goals-against per game [14th overall] 17.7% power-play success rate [13th overall] 84.3% penalty-kill…