Post-game summary, team news, and commentary.
The Calgary Flames struggle on opening night, especially against their provincial rivals. The lead up to the the season opener say the Flames play a handful of lacklustre outings in pre-season. When the puck dropped last night on the new 2017-2018 season, the team was...
That's a weird headline. That's an incredible headline! The legend, the old man, the 3rd line RW, the dude not named Iginla, is going to suit up for the Flames this season. Training camp revealed a few things (apparently that Bartkowski is a #6 guy but that's a...
"Hey, remember that $185 million you were gonna give us to build an arena? Yeah, well it turns out that by giving us $185 million, it's actually more like you gave us nothing and we actually finance the whole thing". This is like negotiating with a toddler. The Flames...
The Calgary Flames have made another enormous splash at the entry draft with a trade for the hottest commodity on the market--puck moving right-handed D man who can play top minutes. The Flames have solved their #3-4 spot issue for years to come and now boast among...
The Calgary Flames have acquired 35-year old Mike Smith from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for the rights to Chad Johnson, unsigned prospect Brandon Hickey and a conditional third-round draft pick before the NHL’s trade freeze kicked in Saturday afternoon. The...
Updated June 10th, 2017. Yesterday, the Calgary Sun released a piece throwing their support behind sending hundreds of millions of public dollars to the private enterprise Flames organization. Apart from the garbage journalism (that we expect with the Sun), it didn't...
Views. A post shared by Calgary Flames (@nhlflames) on Apr 17, 2017 at 9:12pm PDT Now that the dust has settled and the abbreviated playoff appearance is over, fans can look back at the debacle that was this year's first round series vs the Anaheim Ducks. Going into...
This is a picture of an NHL sized net. It measures 4x6. That's four feet high by six feet wide. Last night's game featured this goal that was ruled NOT a high-stick (good goal). This frame is an instant after the puck struck the stick, so it was fractionally higher....
Flames Fall 0-3 in Series The players on the ice in this series aren't the only ones making the decisions. In games 1 and 2 you had some curious officiating, and even the need for league officials to step in for goal reviews. Tonight, you can't blame the refs, Calgary...
Calgary 2 - Anaheim 3 Too much to write about after an exciting Game 2 that was ultimately decided by the refs. In playoff hockey you come to expect a certain leeway in calls, but for the Flames, they will never (#widemaneffect eh!?) benefit from impartial...
If this was a regular season game, and Dennis Wideman was playing, you could blame him and the refs. But this is the playoffs, and the Flames didn't show up, that's as simple as it gets. It was abundantly obvious that nerves got the best of the young team, as they...
See you soon, #NHLDucks.The #Flames will take on Anaheim in Round One of the #NHLPlayoffs! pic.twitter.com/xBaTlMgN91— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) April 10, 2017 And so it begins. The 2016-2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs start on Wednesday, and this year's edition...
The Flames haven't won in Anaheim in years (13 years) and could've used a win to show themselves they stand a chance against what is likely to be their first round opponents. The MO on Anaheim is simple, they're a big team that will hurt you, they get away with a lot,...
Flames Clinch Playoff Spot A post shared by Calgary Flames (@nhlflames) on Mar 31, 2017 at 9:16pm PDT 36 saves on the night for Brian Elliott, who stole two tonight. When you enter into the playoffs, or any game for that matter, the goalie is the one player who can...
Over at Jablam Hockey's podcast, Episode 60, where I talk Flames and Tkachuk. Have a listen. Thanks for having me on!