NEUTRAL ZONE PLAY HAS BEEN KEY
March 11th, 2010 by Mike Rogers
The Flames have won three straight games and everyone is caught up on the 14 goals scored over the winning streak. It is great to see the Flames filling the net but it is how they have been able to do it. Confidence plays a big part in it, but I believe what the Flames have […]
UNACCEPTABLE
March 4th, 2010 by Mike Rogers
The bottom line in the Flames 4-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild was that the team lacked emotion. it would be easy to make the excuse that the team has been off for a couple of weeks and that they were rusty, and that may be the case, but how can a team come out […]
McELHINNEY OUT, TOSCALA IN
March 3rd, 2010 by Mike Rogers
Darryl Sutter pulled the trigger on a trade this morning acquiring Vesa Toscala form Anaheim for Curtis McElhinney. When you look at the NHL record of McElhinney(4-12-1, 3.23GA,. 889 save %) it wasn’t good enough for a coach to have enough confidence in him to spell off Mikka Kiprusoff on a regular basis. By getting […]
MUST WINS
February 11th, 2010 by Mike Rogers
This morning the Flames find themselves in the eight and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Tonight they face the Dallas Stars, Saturday night they entertain the Anaheim Ducks. The Stars start today 3 points behind the Flames the Ducks are behind by two points. If the Flames win these two games they will be […]
AT GAME 60, WHO ARE THE FLAMES
February 9th, 2010 by Mike Rogers
We always hear coaches talk about the identity of their team. If a team needs one, what is the Flames’ identity. With the changes made by Darryl Sutter last week, many thought the team would change and become more offensive minded. Think again. No matter who the personal on this team may be, the Flames […]
PUCK POSSESSION KEY
February 6th, 2010 by Mike Rogers
The talk after last night’s 2-1 win over the Florida Panthers was how well the Flames played defensively limiting the Panthers to only 13 shots on net. The Flames were strong defensively, but it was all set up by their strong forecheck and offensive zone cycling. When you now look at the Flames forward lines, […]
TWO DESPERATE TEAMS
February 5th, 2010 by Mike Rogers
Tonight it’s the Florida Panthers hosting the Calgary Flames. Doesn’t sound like much of a match-up but both these teams are needing wins to move up in the standings so you have to expect a spirited affair. The Panthers are in 9th spot in the Eatern Conference, 2 points out of the eighth and final […]
CAROLINA(HARTFORD WHALERS)HURRICANES
February 3rd, 2010 by Mike Rogers
Usually in my blog the topic is the Flames or their opponent. Tonight the Flames host the Carolina Hurricanes, but it is not the game I wuold like to talk about, but the now defunct Hartford Whalers who became the Canes. I had the pleasure of playing 51/2 years in Hartford in both the WHA […]
DARRYL ADDS TWO MORE
February 2nd, 2010 by Mike Rogers
You have to think with what has transpired over the last 24 hours, Darryl Sutter must have something more up his sleeve. If not, you have to question what is going on. Tonight after the 3-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, it was announced that Sutter has traded Olli Jokinen and Brandon Prust to the […]
DION GONE
February 1st, 2010 by Mike Rogers
Dion Phaneuf’s tumultuous Flames career came to an end yesterday when Darryl Sutter made a blockbuster deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. In are Matt Stajan, Ian White, Jamal Mayers, and Niklas Hagman. Gone are Dion, Fredrik Sjostrom, and prospect Keith Aulie. The debate will rage on about who got the better end of the deal, […]
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