All Entries in the "Calgary Flames" Category
HockeyIndependent Trade Deadline Show – Click to replay
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NHL trade deadline update: waiver wire frenzy and rumors (McCabe dealt to the Rangers)
Approximately 48 hours before Monday’s 3 PM trade deadline, there was a lot of action on the waiver wire yesterday and today: First, the Columbus Blue Jackets have claimed veteran defenseman Craig Rivet from the Buffalo Sabres on re-entry waivers. Rivet, an impending unrestricted free agent, will bring leadership and experience to an inexperienced Jackets team. [...]
NHL attendance since the lock-out
With the recent financial problems experienced by several NHL teams this season, most notably, the Phoenix Coyotes, the Atlanta Thrashers, the New York Islanders and the Dallas Stars, I decided to have a look at the league attendance since the 2004-05 lock-out, to see if the attendance woes of certain teams are only one-year aberrations [...]
The Heritage Classic was a classic
Watching the national anthem being sung by Paul Brandt and having the Snow Birds flying over the McMahon gave me goosebumps. I realized that I was watching something that was part of hockey. It was a classic, know as the Heritage Classic. The city of Calgary knows how to put on a show. And a [...]
Pregame Heritage Classic.
This week the Heritage Classic is here in Calgary. The weather is not exactly cooperating for the game, as it right now on Friday night it is bitter cold. The Flames are coming into this game red-hot as they continue to make a push for the playoffs. The Flames’ second line (if you really want [...]
Western Conference Q&A with Susan Crosby
About a month ago I posted a Q&A Panel with several bloggers covering various Western Conference teams providing their take on the 15 team bloodbath that the West has become. Susan Crosby was to be a part of said panel, but her answers went above and beyond the call of duty. So instead of drastically [...]
Word Association with Theo Fleury
Flames legend Theo Fleury chats up some of the top players in the game today (who would he take in an All Star Draft?) and plays word association using some of his former teammates and opponents.
Interview with Kerry Fraser
Fascinating interview with 30-year NHL veteran Kerry Fraser. He doesn’t pull any punches when talking about the biggest names in hockey – including Gretzky, Messier and Ovechkin. Plus, a raw story about Theo Fleury and notes on Fraser lecturing Mario Lemieux. It’s a can’t miss conversation.
A TRIBUTE TO A FRIEND
As Craig Conroy makes his announcement, my heart breaks a little, as there is no classier guy in the NHL this past season. He is one of the good guys in the NHL. Connie will always be remembered for his class. I have two special memories about Connie which I would like to mention in [...]
DAILY RUMORS: On The Regehr Rumor
After a slow start threatened to knock the Calgary Flames out of the playoff race (as well as costing Darryl Sutter his job as general manager) they’ve battled back over the past month to within one point of eighth overall at the All-Star break. One would think such improvement would put the kibosh on speculation [...]
STATE OF THE UNION
The Flames fans are beginning to plan the parade lately, as they win their fifth in a row. The players have bought into the system. Whether it is because Sutter was let go as the GM is debatable, but the fact is, the Flames are a much better team since he was. Their 11-3-3 record [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Another Round of Iginla Rumors…
Another week, another round of Jarome Iginla trade rumors. Yes, despite the insistence by GM Jay Feaster he won’t trade Iginla or the latter’s claim he doesn’t want a trade, some folks persist in keeping the Flames captain in the rumor mill. To paraphrase Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part 3: Just when we think [...]
FLAME PANEL WHICH ONE OF THE CORE WOULD YOU TRADE.
It is time to answer the panel question. Today’s panel question is: Which one of the core would you trade if you were Jay Feaster. We are using the same guidelines as Jay Feaster himself used. I thought I would tackle this question first to get rid of bad answers first. There are really not [...]
Blues vs. Flames Gameday | Tarasenko Injured
Quick Blues @ Avs Thoughts There is little that can be said regarding the St. Louis Blues 4-3 loss to Colorado on Monday. Not because it was a boring game or anything of the sort. Just that the play of the Blues was standard issue for the month of January. If I’ve put it in [...]
Flames and Canucks Put on a Beauty Flames win in a shootout 4-3
The Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks put on a show, but the Flames are still not quite there, as they could not hold onto two leads. But on the bright side, they skated for three periods. And Backlund might have had his best game of the year. Jackman continues to be the best he has [...]
Were in trouble
I really think there is a major problem here in Calgary, whether it’s the system or the goalie or the defence. The Flames have this bad habit of just not acting interested in playing a full 60 minutes. Last night I am not sure they played a full 10 minutes like they are capable of. [...]
Canadiens lose Pacioretty, Cammalleri and Halpern to injuries, lose 2-1 in OT to the Sabres ***UPDATED***
After surrendering a 4-0 lead to the Calgary Flames on Monday, to finally win the game in overtime thanks to a PK Subban goal, the Montreal Canadiens visited the Buffalo Sabres yesterday evening for a 2nd game in 24 hours. Despite taking an early 4-0 lead against the lifeless Flames, the Canadiens’ back-up goaltender, Alex [...]
A Review of the Weekend.
o what did the Flames do right over the weekend? How did they win? Simply put, they played the system. No matter how bad the system, if the players believe in it, they will be successful. The forwards seem to have their legs. The best line of Hagman, Stajan, and Glencross seem to really have [...]
Western Conference Round Table
Over the Holidays I conducted a Q&A session with several bloggers covering Western Conference clubs for various websites. Engaging several points of view to gain a better understanding of the tougher of the NHL’s two conferences. The Panel Josh Sargent (@Josh_Sargent)- Minnesota Wild correspondent for NHLHotStove.com. Andy Ajer (@FightNightAtJoe) – Detroit Red Wings blogger. Runs [...]
FLAMES UPDATE IN A NUT SHELL
Things really do look bleak, to say the least, in Calgary. I am all for being positive, but there has to be a time when common sense kicks in. I really hate to see the core leave, I have met each one of them several times, but it is nothing personal; this is a business. [...]
