Five things: Ummm

Ryan Lambert
February 22 2012 10:28AM

1. They're in the what-now?

Calgary has had a playoff spot?

If I had said that to you, say, a month ago, you would have laughed in my face and made me cry probably. But here we are, with Calgary having occupied the No. 8 spot for a few days and making everyone watching from the outside sprout large, floating question marks above their heads in abject confusion.

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Five things: Mixed bag

Ryan Lambert
February 15 2012 10:58AM

1. Injuries are bad

Holy hell.

It's getting to the point where it might be easier to name Flames who aren't injured. Mikael Backlund, Blair Jones, Lee Stempniak, Curtis Glencross, David Moss, Derek Smith. I feel like I must be missing a few guys who, like, died or something too.

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Five things: Same old story

Ryan Lambert
February 08 2012 09:14AM

 

 

1. Here's an easy way to fill column inches

This time of year, if you're a Calgary Flames beat reporter kind of kicking around in the dirt looking for a story and coming up with dick, there's a pretty easy way to get some half-decent quotes:

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Five things: Where are we going?

Ryan Lambert
February 01 2012 09:04AM

 

 

1. The Brendan Morrison trade sends a mixed message

The other day Calgary traded Brendan Morrison to Chicago, ostensibly to lend them some help down the middle so they don't need to keep playing woefully-ineffective center Patrick Kane at the pivot instead.

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Five things: Positive?

Ryan Lambert
January 25 2012 12:47PM

 

 

 

1. Tanguay's back

So that means no more excuses.

I think I'm finally starting to deal with the team's resolution to 'Go For It' again this year, though that is likely helped in no small way by the fact that they've won five of their last seven with a shootout loss mixed in. And with Tanguay having returned to the lineup last night, the team officially has very little reason to hang whatever poor performances may come in the next few weeks on anything but the fact that they're not very good.

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