On Tuesday night, the Calgary Flames played a pretty good game for the most part. A one-minute lapse in focus resulted in three goals against and a regulation loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. On Thursday night, the Flames once again played a pretty good game for the most part. But their lapse in focus…
Jaromir Jagr deserves better. So did the Calgary Flames, for that matter. It’s hard to place full blame in the Jagr Debacle (formerly known as the Jagr Experiment) on either side, because both parties’ handling of the whole situation is what ultimately led to the hockey legend hobbling back to the Czech Republic two weeks…
Just 48 hours after suffering a crushing loss at the hands of the best team in the Western Conference, the Calgary Flames (25-17-8) are back at it at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Tonight they host the best team in the Eastern Conference, the Tampa Bay Lightning (34-13-3), proving that the hockey gods – or ScheduleTron 3000,…
It’s not exactly news that the Flames’ powerplay has been costing them games. With a success rate of 17.0%, it sits a surprisingly high 24th in the NHL. The Flames are well aware it’s a problem. Troy Brouwer is apparently being given another chance on the top unit, replacing Mikael Backlund. At this point, it…
