Just over a month into the abridged pandemic NHL season and the Calgary Flames are struggling. But if your glass half full kind of person then take a look at the standings. With four games in hand if the flames could figure out...
Read MoreA torrid start and pace of games for the 2020 hockey season. It makes it seem like it could come to last man standing given the frequency of games and COVID protocols. Oddly, Calgary has an extended break between games early in...
Read MoreFlames have dropped 3 of 4 versus one of the worst teams in the NHL at a time of year where they need points against sub .500 teams. This team is inconsistent, which for a team without an identity, IS their identity. But there...
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Part 3 of the best of 5 for 2020 edition of the Battle of Alberta was thus far the most...
Read MoreThere’s a lot of work to be done in 2020 for the Calgary Flames. It all looks like the same issues too. Primary scoring hot and cold, defensive zone coverage completely MIA at times, and entire lacklustre periods. Early...
Read MoreIt’s been a week and the Flames are playing a ton of hockey with little rest or practice time in between. Despite the hectic schedule, and subpar performance, somehow they sit three points out of first in the Conference....
Read MoreOnly the Calgary Flames could play the worst two periods in professional sports history (might be hyperbole) and come out in the third period and OT to steal two points. It was theft, and it came courtesy of Matthew Tkachuk. If...
Read MoreThe Calgary Flames are sliding fast…into the basement of the Western Conference. With few notable changes in the lineup from last year, the former Western Conference Champs are struggling to string together 60 minutes, let...
Read More10 games into the 2019-20 season there are some questions for this year’s Calgary Flames. For one, is the lineup good enough? There were essentially no changes, minus James Neal, who is leading the league in goals, and a...
Read MoreWell how about that secondary scoring? The Flames have been missing lines 3 and 4 in the past week but a challenge by the coach over the weekend seems to have temporarily changed things. As the top line looks about average, the...
Read MoreBack in the win column for the Calgary Flames after taking a beating in a 3 game road swing through the Southern US. Las Vegas featured a blowout, San Jose another loss. The team was floundering, looking for some sense of effort...
Read MoreIt’s been a while since the Flames won in a shoot out. They have all the talent but their record on breakaways is pretty dismal. With the puck on his stick, Johnny Gaudreau made it count, thinking shot first, but...
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