Flames have been playing OK since just after Christmas. But then they played one of the worst teams in the NHL, basically an AHL lineup, and they lost--bad. Typical Flames.
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Complete Overhaul – Calgary Flames Timeline of Changes
In Less Than 1 ½ Years Organization is Totally Different There was a time when Calgarians could make fun of the Edmonton Oilers organization as a whole. Haha, your city is using hundreds of millions of tax payer money to fund a private billionaire's arena build. Haha,...
Flames Continue to Falter with Inconsistent Play Mid-way Through the Season
It's mid-way through this 2022-23 NHL season and the Calgary Flames are struggling to find consistency to their game. The off-season acquisitions have certainly thrown the overall makeup of the team for a loop that they haven't been able to solve 41 games into the...
Flames Falter in November – Call Up Help Coming???
The Calgary Flames have had a November to forget. After starting the season well it's been a solid face-plant into the ice since. Over 15 games in November the Flames have managed 5 wins and 4 of those in regulation. It was 4 wins in 14 games until last night against...
Best Start in Decades – Flames First Two-Weeks
The Calgary Flames are not known for winning games early in the season. Slow starts are the MO. Part of the club identity. Well, we can safely say that all of the years of early disappointment have dissipated. It's not easy to watch the team pile up wins when you feel...
Flames Off-Season Success and Losses
Collections from Around the Web Well, if you're anything like me, you walked away from hockey after the second round exit courtesy of a goal called back over an apparent 'kicking motion', and an egregious Johnny Gaudreau giveaway that sealed the loss. We didn't know...
Calgary Flames Win Round 1 in 7th Game OT Nailbitter
It was a late Sunday night, which meant work for the majority of viewers the next morning, but every Flames fan sat glued to the very edge of their seats as overtime unfolded in the best of seven series. Dallas took Calgary to the bring despite being badly outplayed...
Flames Wrap Season with Pacific Division Title
**EDIT, FLAMES FACE DALLAS MAY 3rd for the best of 7 series!*** When the season started did you predict at all the outcome of this season? The Calgary Flames a top of the Pacific Division? Careers from multiple players? We knew Darryl Sutter was going to lead the team...
Mid-Season Report Card
As the world continues to deal with the global pandemic, NHL hockey continues to operate in the background. This year's iteration of the Calgary Flames are exhibiting quintessential 'Sutter' qualities. Tough defence, low shots against, maximizing offensive...
Calgary Flames in November Run to 7-2-4 Record
So we didn't expect the Flames to turn it around like this. Did you? Fans are used to a little high and a big low. We're still waiting for the floor to fall out from beneath this team. But given the play throughout the first two months of the season, you get the sense...
Flames Return from Early Road-Trip with Perfect Score
I don't know how, but they did. Calgary returned from an early season Eastern road-swing with a perfect 5-0 record taking on some heavy hitters like the Washington Capitals and NY Rangers. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Calgary Flames (@nhlflames) After...
Calgary Flames 2021-2022 Season preview
We're all setup and ready to go. This year's instalment of the Calgary Flames are slated to provide the same mediocre on ice performance as they did last year. Although this will be a full season compared to the reduced COVID season last year, the team itself looks...
Quick Reflections on Current State of the NHL
If you're anything like me you're a big fan of the game of hockey. Maybe not the NHL, but you love the game itself. That's why the best hockey you can watch is the Olympics, not the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Playoff hockey is awesome hockey, no doubt, but the pure skill...
Flames in Freefall – Darryl Sutter Back as Coach
First it was Blasty jerseys, now it's a full retrofit with Darryl Sutter assuming head coaching duties with the Calgary Flames. Do good things come full circle? As everyone called for the firing of Geoff Ward who seemed to be over his head in many games, what...
ROCK Bottom – What Will it Take to Turn it Around
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Calgary Flames (@nhlflames) Boy the comments aren't kind in that IG post. Can the Flames turn it around? Here's what they need. The coach has lost the room. Players want out. They aren't being...