The Calgary Flames will play the Montreal Canadians at McMahon Staidum on February 20th, 2011. We haven't got our tickets yet, but we did get a glimpse of the jersey. It's supposed to be a take on the 1920's Calgary pro hockey team the Calgary Tigers. Instead we got a tofu pants mustard and ketchup ensemble. Actually on the ice it will work fine (for one game), but I won't run out and buy one 
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The Calgary Flames did make some moves, but most fans will be sitting around rolling their eyes with the hands in the air in a show of surrender.
Apparently in order to play for the Flames your Dad had to play for the Flames (Reinhart and Ramage in the draft) or you had to have played for the Flames in the past (Tanguay and Jokinen).
Alex Tanguay, LW who was a UFA who played for Tampa last season, will return to the Flames for one season at 1.7 million.
A surprise move, but one I saw as a possibility at trade deadline last season is Olli Jokinen who will return to the Flames on a new 2 year deal. I don't mind the move because I think Jokinen has something huge to prove. I just wonder about the money involve. Seems as though the deal is worth 6 million over 2 years.
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Today the Flames qualified offers to the following RFA: Ian White, Brett Sutter, Kris Chuko, Matt Pelech, Gord Baldwin, Matt Keetley, J.D. Watt and the G Henrik Karlsson.
They also put Ales Kotalik on waivers. That means, stemming from last year, the Calgary Flames have given up: the chance to sign Cammalleri for just over Jokinen money, Brandon Prust, Matt Lombardi, and a first round pick. In return we've received Jokinen, Chris Higgins, and Ales Kotalik.
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The Flames will twiddle their thumbs until the latter stages of this year's entry draft thanks to bleeding away picks for players that no longer exist in the organizations.
but will they really sit idle? All signs point to Sutter pulling the trigger on a deal that will send one or two defencemen elsewhere in return for a bonafide scorer. We'll see what pans out.
The schedule is out early this year (right around draft time). Here's how the season shakes down. The Flames will open against the Edmonton Oilers October 7th.
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Calgary Flames vs ??? Either Edmonton or Vancouver (probably the former). Details to come.
Update:
Gary Bettman, addressing the NHL, today announced that a 'Heritage Classic' will be played outdoors at McMahon Stadium February 20th, 2011 versus the Montreal Canadiens. Mark it on your calendar and get in line for tickets!
Not NHL hockey, although it's interesting to see teams without bonafide #1 C make the playoffs (Jokinen for Cammalleri anybody?), but there are a few Flames and Calgary connections still playing.
Firstly, the Worlds are going on in Germany where a record crowd of over 76,000 came out to see Germany beat the USA. Canada has two Flames: Girodano and Bourque; USA has two: Nystrom and Moss; and now Sweden has one: Mikael Backland who just got the call late this week.
Before we jump into our in-depth coverage of the debacle that was the 2009-10 Calgary Flames NHL season let's hear from you the fans.
What should the ownership do in the off-season? Get rid of the management? Is Jarome safe? How about Regehr? Any big trades? Who do we have in the minors ready to come up?
We'd like to hear your solutions.
You'll note what I said about last game:
...you're going to get destroyed in Vancouver to emphasize everything that's wrong with this hapless club.
The Flames didn't even show up tonight; they were an embarrassment to hockey, the club, and the city. Clearly this club is garbage, and the sad part is, they are EXPENSIVE garbage.
Lots to talk about in the post-season wrap up, but most will need a few weeks to unwind from a horrific end to the 2009-2010 Flames season.
The Calgary Flames, against another team not making the playoffs and without 6 of their starters and playing their third string goalie, got embarrassed at home on 'fan appreciation' night.
Low scoring with no scoring in the shoot-out (Iginla now 0-4 this year).
Thanks for nothing Flames, you're going to get destroyed in Vancouver to emphasize everything that's wrong with this hapless club.