Contrarian Corner: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Conference Finals
Ryan Lambert
May 09 2011 02:47PM
It's incredibly likely, albeit not yet certain, that the Detroit Red Wings are about to be bounced from the Conference Semifinals for the second straight year, leaving the Sharks to advance through them once again.
And now we have to start asking very serious questions about what this means for the future of the best franchise of the last decade and a half.
Contrarian Corner: Just get it over with
Ryan Lambert
April 30 2011 05:37PM
(Hi, I'm starting a new column here at FlamesNation. It won't always be on Saturdays. Bye.)
Ah, to be Jay Feaster.
Report Card Day: The guys in charge
Ryan Lambert
April 27 2011 03:54PM
Now obviously it would be at least semi-reasonable to throw a blanket over everything with something like a D+ grade for everyone, and I'd probably get very little in the way of argument from anyone who watched this team for 82 games. It wasn't, to put it lightly, a pretty season.
But not EVERYONE had a bad year. No, no, it's true. Not everyone did. Odd though that may seem. So now, let's go through the Flames' brass to make sure each and every performance is given its due, good OR bad (not all bad!).
REPORT CARD DAY: Forwards
Ryan Lambert
April 22 2011 05:47PM
Now obviously it would be at least semi-reasonable to throw a blanket over everything with something like a D+ grade for everyone, and I'd probably get very little in the way of argument from anyone who watched this team for 82 games. It wasn't, to put it lightly, a pretty season.
But not EVERYONE had a bad year. No, no, it's true. Not everyone did. Odd though that may seem. So now, let's go through the forwards to make sure each and every performance is given its due, good OR bad (almost entirely bad).
(Please note that all players are listed alphabetically, and that each had to have played 33 games, or 40 percent of the season, to get what I consider a fair grade, relative to expectations. Except in the case of goaltenders and players traded to the team, in which case they're all getting a grade because I don't care.)
Report Card Day: Defense and goalies
Ryan Lambert
April 16 2011 09:58AM
Now obviously it would be at least semi-reasonable to throw a blanket over everything with something like a D+ grade for everyone, and I'd probably get very little in the way of argument from anyone who watched this team for 82 games. It wasn't, to put it lightly, a pretty season.
