Flames Scoring Chances - Game 12 versus Detroit
Kent Wilson
November 03 2010 10:19PM
Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 20170
Gameday Preview: Detroit Red Wings
Kent Wilson
November 03 2010 09:48AM
The last time these two teams met, the script went about how we predicted: Calgary's depth played well enough to make things interesting but in the end the Wings top-end talent prevailed. What wasn't expected, however, was just how vulnerable the Wings bottom-end would be. That's a weakness the Flames will likely hope to exploit in the second meeting tonight.
Flames Scoring Chance Differentials - October
Kent Wilson
November 02 2010 03:23PM
This is a bit of a data dump post. Here I will present the even strength scoring chance numbers for individual Flames over their initial 11 games. There aren't a lot of surprises for those who have been following along, although the numbers illuminate the relationship between scoring chances, possession and circumstances pretty well.
First, here's the ES chances for and against for every skater thus far:
Flames October Review Roundtable
Kent Wilson
November 02 2010 09:34AM
(I don't use the term "great" very often. But this is the greatest photo in Calgary Flames history)
With the first 11 games under our collective belts, I felt it was time to review the Flames opening month with Robert Cleave and Pat Steinberg. Here are their replies to some questions I had about the club thus far.
The Revealed Value of Daymond Langkow
Kent Wilson
November 01 2010 04:48PM
One of the more interesting coaching decisions by Brent Sutter thus far has been the matching of Olli Jokinen, Rene Bourque and Niklas Hagman against the other team's top lines. The season didn't begin that way, but Sutter has settled into that routine lately.
