The Flames are Beating the Oilers in the Rebuild Battle Marcy Di Michele | April 10, 2015 It’s a hard pill to swallow for Oilers fans, watching their bitter provincial rival lock up a playoff spot. The only good thing going for Edmonton is the possibility of…
Will The Kings’ Kingdom Burn Tonight? Eric Roberts | April 9, 2015 Well, today is the day. Will the Los Angeles Kings survive to fight another day,or will their chances of making the playoffs go up in flames? Only time will tell.…
Is Jiri Hudler This Season’s Most Underrated Player? Derek Neumeier | April 7, 2015 There’s been plenty of talk about the Calgary Flames this season, and for good reason. Predicted by nearly all pundits to finish in the basement of the Western Conference, the…
Baertschi Pushed out of Calgary, Gets a Fresh Start with Canucks Trevor Beggs | March 3, 2015 When Sven Baertschi came over from the Swiss-B league and lit up the Portland Winterhawks as a rookie, the Flames ended up drafting him 13th overall in 2011 with hopes…
Don’t Call It Overachieving: The Flames Aimed For Playoffs Ryan Pike | February 4, 2015 Last season, the Calgary Flames took an important step forward. Formerly a rudderless group of veterans without much direction or identity, the group coalesced under second-year head coach Bob Hartley.…
The Calgary Flames: Building A Foundation Ryan Pike | January 30, 2015 Rebuilds are tricky things. The goal is to avoid the mistakes of the past while throwing together, often on the fly, some semblance of a plan. And one of the…
Buffalo Sabres Prepare for Western Road Trip Tim Olewniczak | January 23, 2015 After the All Star break, the Buffalo Sabres will look to snap their eleven game losing streak. The Sabres have struggled mightily as of late after putting together an impressive…
Playoff Chase Forges Flames Young Core Ryan Pike | January 22, 2015 This has been a strange year for the Calgary Flames. In Year Two of the team’s rebuild, the club went young, often dressing as many as a half-dozen players aged…
The Flames Files: Week Twelve In Review Anna Santiago | January 19, 2015 Game 1 The Calgary Flames had a few days to recover from a tough week in which they won only one of their last four games. On Thursday night, the…
Youthful Flames Search for Faceoff Success Ryan Pike | January 8, 2015 When forward Mikael Backlund returned to the Calgary Flames line-up on January 7 – after an absence of 29 games – the club dispatched Markus Granlund to the American Hockey…
Inside the Unlikely Success of the Calgary Flames Ryan Pike | December 9, 2014 The Calgary Flames should not be this good. This is a common refrain throughout the National Hockey League. It’s extolled by many on both sides of the aisle; the hardcore…
5 Reasons for the Calgary Flames Early Success Ryan Pike | November 22, 2014 In the Calgary Flames locker room – in the back away from the public area where the media congregates – there is a big board. And on that board are…