Post-game summary, team news, and commentary.
The only saving grace for the inconsistent Flames' play is the fact most other Western Conference teams are struggling too. Identity is the key to this team, something they're still trying to find amidst a brand new system deployed by a brand new coaching staff....
Dropped again, 5-1 against Chicago, everyone single person is wondering where the Flames are, particularly the 'top line' that can't get going without a bonafide RW. What we know for sure, they aren't a playoff team. What we're curious about, is whether they can...
The post game review in three bullet points. Dennis Wideman badly out of position on first goal. Fail Wideman. Fail coach for putting Wideman on top D line. No offensive 5v5 production from top line. Fail coach, albeit who are you going to put as a RW on that line?...
Fancy that, a string of games thrown together and a couple wins. The wins are good ,but there are 3 glaring errors that have absolutely no conceivable answer: 1) Why is GRossman playing? 2) Why is Wideman on the top defensive unit? This is incredibly stupid. He's a...
The goalies were on fire in the shoot-out with only Kris Versteeg's 7th round goal the difference maker. This game can be described with two features: 1) Brian Elliot, lucky to be good and good to be lucky. He got lucky but was more good. Make sense? Late in the game...
It's the Carolina Hurricanes. Nobody watches this team. They haven't won a game this season, and for 55 minutes they manhandled the Flames. For their part, the Calgary Flames are a team built with all the players money can buy, but the product on ice is terrible. This...
Four games in and the first win of the season for these Calgary Flames. There were other 'firsts' tonight as well. Matthew Tkachuk scored his first NHL goal to the tie the game late in the 3rd. Chad Johnson, local boy, got his first win as a Flames in net facing his...
The Calgary Flames played in there third game of the regular season with some teams, like the Vancouver Canucks, only starting their season tonight. fit team I played a factor late in the game and, but it doesn't cover up the fact this team looks lost. If it's not...
Edmonton 7 - Calgary 4 After a half-hour delay before puck drop due to a Rogers commercial on their new building, the game finally got underway to open the new season much to the delight of the hometown fans who took in the spectacle in the new arena. Calgarians will...
It came down to the wire but the final roster has been set and the 2015-2016 Calgary Flames season is about to begin. The single questions fans are asking (since thee Gaudreau signing): will the Flames make the playoffs? I would say, YES! The goaltending alone I...
It came down to the wire, but in the end it got done. Johnny Gaudreau, restricted free-agent, has signed a long-term extension for six years with the Flames. The surprise? The price. Some pegged the Gaudreau camp asking price of 8 million. Start high in negotiations I...
The 2016-2017 season is a couple weeks away which means the players are all in town ready to kick-off another race to the Cup. Probably the biggest piece of the puzzle for the team--improvement in goal. Here's Brian Elliot, shedding his all blue pads from his time in...
Some moves and some updates from the Calgary Flames front. The NHL Draft went down to the wire, even before it began, with a rumored 3-way trade with Columbus, Edmonton, and Calgary. Nothin materialized and Calgary stuck with the #6 pick, and by some miracle thanks to...
If there was a right time to fire the head coach, about now is the time to do. General Manager Brad Treliving announced this morning that Bob Hartley, and associate coach Jacques Cloutier, will not return to the club. Only one season removed from winning the Jack...