March 29, 2008 at 11:48 pm
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Inadequate. That's the only way to sum it up. One lucky goal by Matthew Lombardi made the score somewhat respectable, but at the end of the day, and this late in the season, Calgary stunk out the joint in the final home date of 2008.
The Edmonton Oilers, fraught with injuries, have the same amount of wins as the Flames, an apparent veteran club with some marquee names. The goes to show the extent the team has underachieved and coasted through the season. Either the Calgary Flames aren't as good as people think/thought, or they're lazy.
March 27, 2008 at 5:50 am
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FlamesForum management has closed the FlamesForum gallery due to spam issues. We had a ton of pictures and enjoyed the traffic we received, but at the end of the day we wanted more fan pictures and the system we had wasn't the best to facilitate this. Plus, Coppermine (gallery software) was open to vulnerabilities and we had to remove spam users daily.
We'll keep you posted regarding a new gallery, but in the meantime, be sure to comment in our news blog and our fan forum!
March 25, 2008 at 10:13 pm
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The NW division pre-playoff race is in full swing and Calgary is 2-1 in the series. Tonight, things looked bleak at home. Two goals in less than 20 seconds in the first and being outshot 20-4--things looked bleak at home. Calgary did their usual no-show in the first 'every other game' and the home crowd were stunned the trend still continues. You really begin to wonder why the Flames don't play 60 minutes--those games win cups--but alas, they prefer the nail-biters.
What do you get with a team that is in desperate need for some additional scoring other than Iginla? A shutout loss of course. Bad discipline and zero scoring or continuity with line combos yet again caught Calgary and handed them their loss in a crucial NW division game. If Calgary can't even SCORE against the Avs what prevents them from being swept in the first series ASSUMING they make it to the playoffs? Too many Flame players are slumping at the wrong time (which is pretty much every single forward).
There are few teams that stand up against the goons that the Minnesota Wild have stacked their team with. Ultimately the likes of Fedoruk, Boogaard, and Simon may contribute to the demise of the team (with only three playable lines), but in the meantime the Calgary Flames stood toe-to-toe against the divisional rivals. All the goons fought in this format: Godard v Boogaard (draw), Vandermeer v Simon (Simon edge, p.s. Jim, tie your helmet on tighter), and Sarich v Fedoruk (draw). Two in the first five minutes and Sarich in the third. The goons did their thing and the Wild tried to build but Calgary answered. What the Wild couldn't do was respond in kind to answer the likes of a dude named Jarome Iginla.
March 20, 2008 at 10:34 pm
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And so it begins. The Calgary Flames are faced with their last nine games against divisional opponents. They started tonight with the first of four at home and then will leave to hit the road for the last 5. The entire season is dependent on these games. Coming off an exceptionally questionable and weak effort on their recent four game road trip, Calgary was looking for a boost on home turf. With Flames fans buzzing, the Flames did the usual, they started strong (the usual because every other game they start strong.) 10 seconds into the game Vandermeer got the Flames going with a spirited win in a fight against Laperierre.
