Murphy’s Law Has Sunk The Flames Season
Perhaps due to the afterglow of their 2014-15 playoff run and their off-season additions of Michael Frolik and Dougie Hamilton, the external expectations on the Calgary Flames were quite high…
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Calgary’s Special Teams Are Killing Their Season
Famed Canadian comedian Red Green famously said, “If women don’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.” While a tad politically incorrect nowadays, the statement boils down…
Calgary’s Identity Crisis
In the early going, Calgary doesn’t look ready to approach the expectations that come with making it to the second round of the playoffs last season and subsequently making a…
Flames Hopeful Hathaway Faces The Odds
It’s late on a Tuesday evening as the Scotiabank Saddledome empties, the local fans scurrying into the unseasonably warm night air. The fact that the Calgary Flames have skated to…
30 In 30: Are The Flames For Real?
The Calgary Flames were the best story in the National Hockey League last season. A team that looked like it was on a fast track to the draft lottery, the…
A New Coach Won’t Solve Everything: Lessons From Calgary
Two underachieving Canadian NHL clubs hired new coaches this week, as the Edmonton Oilers brought in Todd McLellan and the Toronto Maple Leafs recruited Mike Babcock. The announcement of these…
Hockey News: Flames Run Ends; Caps & Rangers to Meet in Game 7
With one swipe of the stick, the Calgary Flames saw their magical run come to a close. At 2:26 of overtime, Anaheim Ducks forward Corey Perry won a battle in…
Why Calgary Flames’ Bob Hartley Is NHL Coach Of The Year
Before the season started, Bob Hartley and the Calgary Flames were not expected to contend for the postseason. The preseason projections looked bleak for them. The Hockey News had Calgary dead…
Preds Poll: Did Peter Laviolette Deserve Adams Nod?
It’s time to defend Peter Laviolette and his Jack Adams Award nomination. When the candidates for the NHL’s top coach were released earlier in the week, there were a lot…
Hockey News: Rangers, Canadiens on the Brink of Elimination
Talk about a bracket buster. According to NHL.com, more than one of every four brackets filled out in the NHL Bracket Challenge picked the New York Rangers to win the…
Shades of 2004: The Flames Impress in the Playoffs
Way, way back in 2004, the Calgary Flames opened a lot of eyes and leaped forward in their organization’s development. Aided by a rag-tag group of seemingly mis-matched players playing…
Michael Ferland Lighting Physical Fire For Calgary Flames
Michael Ferland may not be a household name to the casual NHL fan, but he is one of Calgary’s playoff heroes. In the Flames’ first-round series against the hated Vancouver…