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| Wed., April 9, 2008 | 10:00 PM | Calgary at San Jose | VERSUS, CBC | ||||||
| Thurs, April 10, 2008 | 10:00 PM | Calgary at San Jose | CBC | ||||||
| Sun., April 13, 2008 | 10:00 PM | San Jose at Calgary | CBC, VERSUS | ||||||
| Tues., April 15, 2008 | 10:00 PM | San Jose at Calgary | CBC | ||||||
| Thurs, April 17, 2008 | 10:00 PM | Calgary at San Jose | VERSUS, CBC | ||||||
| Sun., April 20, 2008 | TBD | San Jose at Calgary | CBC, VERSUS | ||||||
| Tues., April 22, 2008 | TBD | Calgary at San Jose | CBC | ||||||
Just for a moment something weird happened in Vancouver. Despite chanting 'Calgary sucks' for most of the game, canuck fans cheered for the Flames, maybe even twice, but only for a moment. A meaningless game for the hometown team points wise, the game had a number of other highlights that one rarely sees in the game of hockey. The two main events that took center stage weren't the game itself but Iginla's chase for 50 and Trevor Linden's possible final game in the NHL.
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Not from what they've done but from what someone else has done. The Calgary Flames have clinched their fourth consecutive playoff birth after a Vancouver loss. The news is bittersweet as recently came off a 3-1 loss to the division rivals and leaders Minnesota Wild. Flames fans are also sharing in the news, some rejoicing, others shaking their head in gloomy anticipation of what could be a quick and painful playoff exit.
The Flames will most likely play San Jose with a chance at Minnesota. How do you think the Flames will fair in the post season? Post your comments below.
Rumors have Langkow pegged to re-sign with the Calgary Flames for about 5 million a year. Discuss the possibility in the Flames Forum. http://www.flamesforum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=649
Calgary played a regular game, nothing out of the ordinary, good grit, generally stuck to the system, but they just couldn't match the Minnesota Wild. That's right, the Flames can't handle the Wild, they were overwhelmed, didn't have answers, hardly pushed, and were outscored (obviously). Imagine when Calgary plays San Jose in the opening round. Someone get the brooms.
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Crash the crease, you'd think they'd get the message. Throw the top goalie off his game just as the opposition tries to injure you goalie. Tit for tat, and guess what, Anaheim won the cup last year doing it, Vancouver did it against the Flames Sunday, Calgary needs to do it for the rest of the season. The traffic and contact in front of Luongo does not compare to the extent opposition players are crashing the crease against the Flames. It's a shame Calgary will drop the gloves for no particular reason (change momentum?) but won't destroy players who take liberties in front of the net.
This was supposed to be the game that the Flames would win, they are on the every other game plan you know. Turns out, half of it was true. On one hand the Flames had their typical quick 'every-other-game' start. David Moss, finally factoring into the line up with Daymond Langkow heading back home for a family matter, scored a nice tip in to shut the home crowd up early. That would be the extent Calgary's dominant play. 1.5 minutes in the first and after that the team folded it in and took the night off. Sure they skated hard, but big deal if you have no purpose.
