5 Flames Who Need Big 2015-16 Seasons
The Calgary Flames were the surprise success story of the National Hockey League in 2014-15. Despite a team lean on experience and high on youthful exuberance – and not much…
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Flames Upgrade Immensely With Dougie Hamilton Trade
With thoughts of regression floating through their heads, the Calgary Flames made a big move prior to the onset of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, acquiring defenseman Dougie Hamilton from…
The 7 Best Calgary Flames Stats From Round 1
Saturday night the Calgary Flames bested the Vancouver Canucks for the final time this season, clinching their opening round series and setting up a second round battle against the Anaheim…
Fantasy Hockey: St. Patty’s Studs and Duds
Welcome all to the last regular season edition of Fantasy Hockey: Studs and Duds! If anyone is interested in reading last month’s edition, it can be found here. This is…
The Calgary Flames: The NHL’s Card-Counters
As the season winds down, the Calgary Flames are hovering around the playoff picture. Their success has been well-documented, as has the perception that it’s a bit befuddling considering the…
The Flames Soldier On Without Mark Giordano
The Calgary Flames have had a miraculous 2014-15 season. Pegged by most analysts to be among the National Hockey League’s worst teams and projected to fall to the bottom of…
Hockey News: Semin Scores a No-Look; Lundqvist Nearing Return
Here is what you may have missed from an action-packed NHL weekend: Alexander Semin scored a no-look goal from his stomach. [Puck Daddy] Elias Lindholm scored a hat trick in…
Inside the Unlikely Success of the Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames should not be this good. This is a common refrain throughout the National Hockey League. It’s extolled by many on both sides of the aisle; the hardcore…
Calgary Flames 2014-15 Preview: Defensemen
Last season, the Flames hoped that T.J. Brodie wouldn’t regress from his impressive end to the 2012-13 season and that they could get a full season out of Mark Giordano,…
The Flames Files: Week Eighteen In Review
As Reto Berra and Ladislav Smid head to Russia to represent their respective countries in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, the rest of the Calgary Flames are left with a…
Calgary’s Fire Sale? A Look Towards The Trade Deadline
Sometimes familiarity breeds contempt. Sometimes it builds fondness. In the sports world, often there’s a level of attachment for a team you put together, sometimes regardless of that group’s success.…
Calgary Flames Burning Questions: Looking Into the Future
If a team is out of the playoff picture by the U.S. Thanksgiving, the odds of making it are not good. The Calgary Flames are 14 points off the pace…