Posts About "T.J. Brodie"
Flames 5 Best Trading Chips
February 10th, 2018 As they approach the 2018 National Hockey League trade deadline, the Calgary Flames are in a solid position. They sit firmly in the playoff mix; it's a disappointing position because of all the moves they made to upgrade this summer, but it's a favourable spot compared to their rivals like the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks (who...
Flames Best Trade Deadline Options
February 4th, 2018 After a whirlwind summer of big moves, the Calgary Flames are in an unexpected place as they approach the 2018 National Hockey League trade deadline: exactly where they were a year ago. In 2016-17 the Flames were part of a pack of teams vying for a playoff berth, eventually capturing a wild card spot. Now, after an off-season that...
Fixing the Flames Power Play
December 19th, 2017 When the puck dropped to begin the 2017-18 season, the Calgary Flames had visions of contention floating in their heads. After a season of rapid improvement under head coach Glen Gulutzan, the acquisitions of Mike Smith and Travis Hamonic were supposed to strengthen some soft spots in the team's composition. Combined with some aspects of...
Calgary Flames' Underachievers
September 20th, 2017 The Calgary Flames, despite short shrift from oddsmakers, have a decent shot at making a respectable plunge into the playoffs this year. As solid as the team looks, particularly on defence, several players did not perform as expected last season. If the Flames are to succeed in the upcoming season, they will need better production from...
Hamonic Trade Opens the Flames Window
June 24th, 2017 In the 2017 playoffs, the Nashville Predators rode a veteran goalie, two strong defensive pairings and three forward lines to within two wins of a Stanley Cup championship. The National Hockey League truly is a copy-cat league, because the Calgary Flames saw that success and exclaimed "us, too!" During the second day of the NHL...
The Flames Deserved a Better Fate
April 22nd, 2017 It sports, a common truism is that teams tend to get the breaks that they deserve. In hockey, games are often decided by bad breaks and random bounces but the theory behind having a seven game series to determine which team moves forward is because bounces and oddness tend to balance out over time. If a team's playing well enough for...
