Columbus was on fire today (an anti-Flames joke), adding forward Blake Comeau of the Calgary Flames. Comeau has 4 goals and 3 assists this season, playing in 33 games for 14th place Calgary this season. He’s a 3rd line forward that hits often. So far he has accumulated 72 hits. Before he landed on the Flames, he was drafted (2004) ... Read More »
The Flames have continued their constant struggles and have been sitting at the bottom of the western conference/ NHL thus far into the season. Although they have tried desperately to fish themselves out of the basement, this hasn’t been the case. The Flames sit second last in the western conference and 28th in the NHL with a record of 13-17-4. ... Read More »
The Flames have been playing increasingly better as the season has continued, but still find themselves 4 points out of the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western conference. The team’s play has gotten better because of 2 reasons: 1. The team finally starting to grasp Bob Hartley’s style of play and system and 2. Jarome Iginla’s improved play ... Read More »
The Flames have been trying desperately lately to break the .500 mark and are very close are hopefully one game away from it. The Flames suffered a rough OT loss to the Wild (2-1) on February 26 after beating them three days prior. The game was slow, and rather boring having only 2 goals scored in regulation time. The Flames next took on The Colorado Avalanche ... Read More »
The Calgary Flames made an offersheet to Ryan O’Reilly Thursday afternoon. The contract details: 2 years, 10 million dollars, 2.5 million dollar signing bonus, makes 1 million for remainder of this season, 6.5 million next season. The Colorado Avalanche matched the offer just hours after it was announced that the Flames had signed O’Reilly to an offersheet. If Colorado would ... Read More »
The Flames struggles have not let up this year as they are twelfth place in the western conference. If you’re reading this than you probably already know about the ongoing goalie issues that have constantly burdened the team ever since Mikka Kiprusoff’s injury (grade two MCL sprain) on February 5th. Not only have they struggled in goal, they have been ... Read More »
Last week we started our new segment highlighting the careers of some of our current “living legends”. These are active players that either have made a name for themselves or are in the process of making a name for themselves and are likely to end up in the Hall of Fame. Last week we started the segment with the magical ... Read More »
The Flames have continued their rocky start to the season as they sit tied for second last in the western conference and in the league. Although they have showed some flashes of greatness, the problem has been playing well consistently, and for a full three periods. The Flames record on the season to date is 4-5-3. After an overtime win against ... Read More »
The Calgary Flames have continued their rough start to the year with a 2-3-2 record which has them sitting in last place in the Western Conference, and second last in the league. On the bright side the Flames are currently coming off a decisive win (4-1) against the Detroit Red Wings after losses to the Colorado Avalanche (6-3) and the ... Read More »
The battle of Alberta took place Saturday Jan 26. 2013 at the Scotiabank Sattledome between the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers. After a rough start, the Flames got back to their game by scoring 2 goals relatively early in the first period. Mikael Backlund scored his second goal of the season to open the scoring which was followed by Jay Bouwmeester’s ... Read More »
The Calgary Flames had a rough opening week to the season with a record of 0-2-1. The Flames opener against the San Jose Sharks was going quite well through the first, it was almost like they were a completely new team under coach Bob Hartley. They dominated the first as if the Sharks were stuck in quick sand. The Sharks ... Read More »
Calgary Flames goalie Henrik Karlsson has been traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for a seventh round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. After a poor 2011-2012 season from Karlsson, his job as backup goalie was given competition with young net minder, Leland Irving. Irving was called up for a part of the 2011-2012 season and preformed quite well for the ... Read More »
With heavy changes made in the off-season, the Calgary Flames are looking to suck the life out of a veteran core supported by Jarome Iginla and Miikka Kiprusoff which will hopefully result in a Stanley Cup. Subtractions: -Olli Jokinen: Jokinen was a big body up the center who posted 61 points (second on the team) last season. He should ... Read More »
On Wednesday night (2/8/12) Miikka Kiprusoff earned his 300th career win. He is just the 27th NHL goaltender to reach the 300 wins mark and it sure didn’t come easy. Late in the 3rd period, with the Flames trying to persevere a 4-3 lead, Kiprusoff came up clutch for his own cause with a brilliant behind the back double-cross leg ... Read More »
Tonight, during the Boston Bruins defeat of the Montreal Canadiens 2-1, Mike Cammalleri was sent back to his hotel room before the start of the 3rd period and told he had been traded. Cammalleri will be rejoining his former team, the Calgary Flames! After his comments about the struggling Canadiens, it appears the organization has deemed it best to send ... Read More »
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