Hesitant Suggestions: Stajan for Gomez?
Kent Wilson
January 27 2012 09:11AM
If you missed it yesterday, make sure to check out Cam Charron's article on Scott Gomez and why the Canadiens most expensive forward is probably better than you think.
Flames Since the Boston Massacre
Kent Wilson
January 25 2012 05:26PM
Since the humiliating 9-0 loss to the Boston Bruins, Calgary has won five of their last eight games and garnered points in six of them. That's a fine turn around in results after one of the worst defeats in recent history. The story goes that the Flames have begun to play fundamentally better hockey in the aftermath of the Bruins debacle, but as always it's worth checking the data to see if the reality matches the perception.
Flames Scoring Chances - Game 50 versus San Jose Sharks
Kent Wilson
January 24 2012 09:36PM
Final Score: 1-0 L
Game 49 - Flames vs Sharks Live Chat
Kent Wilson
January 24 2012 06:19PM
The Flames have a decent shot at going into the ASG break on a winning note, which is good news since a lot of teams will make up some games in hand while the Flames sit around for the next week or so.
The Sharks remain a great team, but they are on the second night of a B2B and somewhat hobbled by injury. Clowe, Burns and Havlat are down for the count, all of whom are top of the rotation guys.
I'm not as jazzed by the hockey the Flames have played over the last few weeks as others (getting marginally outplayed most nights is still being outplayed) but at least the goaltending has been excellent and the team defense solid. More of that and a bit of luck and Calgary can stay in and around the hunt for 8th during their little mid-season vacation.
The Way Forward
Kent Wilson
January 24 2012 10:20AM
In my paean to pragmatism last week, I noted the current iteration of the Calgary Flames are closer to the playoffs than the basement so it made sense for the organization to actively pursue the post-season right now.
