March 17, 2011 at 8:33 pm - By: Ro · Filed under Post Game
The Flames put the brakes on a three game losing streak with a win against the lowly Colorado Avalanche who haven’t won a game in 20. The last time Calgary lost three games in a row it was 2010. Now, every point counts.
The Flames started the night in 9th place with 10 games remaining. At this point they, unfortunately, can’t afford to lose even a single game. It’s a stretch, but given the fact every time Western Division rivals play they win or play in three point games, it’s not out of the question.
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March 15, 2011 at 8:59 pm - By: Ro · Filed under Post Game
Talk about folding the tent. Calgary played a pathetic game.
The crowd was absent for 50 minutes (pin drop in the first period).
The Flames had three defensive breakdowns that are uncharacteristic of this team that essentially put the nail in the coffin at the beginning of the third.
Calgary can’t beat a team like Phoenix which speaks loudly to their situation. Let’s face it, they are exceptionally weak at center, they always have been, and it’s showing.
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March 12, 2011 at 11:51 pm - By: Ro · Filed under Post Game
First back to back regulation loss in over two months. That’s really good. Really good at this point, unfortunately, doesn’t cut it.
I said after the Phoenix game that Calgary were going to lose tonight> I also suggest we don’t want to wind up 8th because that would mean Vancouver in the first round.
Calgary showed enough to suggest they can fight with the best, but they were hammered with defensive breakdowns. A combination of creative play from the Sedin sisters and times of chaotic defensive coverage contributed to squandering leads twice.
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March 10, 2011 at 9:30 pm - By: Ro · Filed under Post Game
Calgary surprisingly has a number of 20+ goal scorers from unlikely players, ones you do’nt expect to score, Moss, Glencross, Jackman. There are games then where you get waht you expect, a Flames that can’t do much other than whiff shots at the net.
Calgary couldn’t score, couldn’t create worthy chances, didn’t throw any hits, and labored through their second game in as many nights.
For a terrible Phoenix crowd (Again the rink was 2/3 empty, just like every game because Bettman thinks it’s better for the NHL???) they got their money’s worth watching a boring Phoenix team and an equally lazy Calgary squad.
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March 9, 2011 at 11:14 pm - By: Ro · Filed under Post Game
Calgary takes the season series against the Dallas for the first time in a long time. It wasn’t easy either. If you shut off the TV after the first period then maybe you would’ve though the game was in the bag. But in a 60 minute hockey game anything goes and for Dallas, they clawed back and sent the game to overtime. Another 3 point game which probably made Western Division rivals cringe.
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March 6, 2011 at 10:12 pm - By: Ro · Filed under Post Game
5th place in the NW division where all teams have games in hand, Calgary took two points in another crucial game vs the Nashville Predators who just a month ago were in 4th place–now 11th. But how’s this for wild.
Jarome Iginla scored his 30th goal of the season, his 10th season with 30 goals or more, on a penalty shot no less. (Same ref as last game when two penalty shots were called).
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March 5, 2011 at 2:14 am - By: Ro · Filed under Post Game
Chalk this one up as strange. Calgary needs to keep the wins going. Why? Everyone else in the Western Conference playoff rance are winning as well, only they have games in hand. If other teams keep winning we’re literally out of a playoff spot rather than sitting in 4th. Calgary can guarantee their fate since they play mostly Western teams the rest of the way.
Tonight the Flames were faced with two items of adversity: 1) Kiprusoff faced not one, but TWO penalty shots; 2) Calgary was without two centermen.
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March 1, 2011 at 8:31 pm - By: Ro · Filed under Post Game
A day after the NHL trade deadline where Calgary picked up a depth D man in Brett Carson and a depth fourth liner in Fredrik Modin, the Flames faced St Louis for the second in a mini home to home series. The Blues had four changes and you had the sense Calgary had the edge.
Lately I’ve been vocally critical of the top line of Tanguay-Morrison-Iginla. They’ve been absent in the recent losing streak, Iginla coming in hadn’t scored in six games.
That all changed in a big way. Although the game started much like it was played two nights ago in Calgary–a see-saw battle, it eventually opened up in favour of the FLames.
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February 27, 2011 at 9:00 pm - By: Ro · Filed under Post Game
Every game from here on in is a playoff game. Every game we’ll expect a win. It won’t happen but it’s practically necessary where every day the standings in the West Division fluctuate more than the Calgary weather. For the Flames’ sake they were 9th going into the game and 6th coming out.
But that won’t last. It doesn’t help that the wrong teams are winning games (is everyone on a winning streak?) It also doesn’t help the Flames comparatively have played more games than their opponents.
Tonight Calgary faced off for a home-at-home series versus the St Louis Blues.
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February 25, 2011 at 9:59 pm - By: Ro · Filed under Post Game
If the Flames have any chance to make the playoffs unfortunately the margin for error is ZERO. They failed tonight at home. Without steller goaltending the team sort of shut down. Yea, Some clutch scoring in the second gave them a one goal lead, but they shut down in the third period getting a measly five shots.
Not good enough, and the Flames showed they don’t have enough in the tank to win against a playoff bound team. Something is missing from the game that they need to re-capture for the final 20 games.
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