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Bounce Back Game
February 23rd, 2012 by Mike Rogers
The Flames were humiliated against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night when the visitors hammered the home team 6-1. For most people it was the end of the world, but did they actually think the Flames were going to finish the year undefeated? I know it was the Oilers, a team that they had won 9 [...]
FLAMES FINALLY IN PLAYOFF SPOT
February 21st, 2012 by Mike Rogers
It has taken awhile, but the Flames are finally in the eighth and final playoff spot. So, what does it mean? You would think with 23 games remaining in the schedule, it does not mean very much. But I take a different approach. With the rash of injuries the Flames have suffered this year, and the inconsistancy in [...]
FLAMES LOSE GLENCROSS TO INJURY
January 19th, 2012 by Mike Rogers
Just when you think the Flames are getting healthier with the return of Matt Stajan and Scott Hannan and Brendan Morrison getting closer, they lose their top goal scorer to what the Flames are calling a lower body injury. After seeing the hit a couple if times, it seems that Curtis Glencross suffered a knee injury and could [...]
TOUGH SCHEDULE AHEAD
January 17th, 2012 by Mike Rogers
The Flames play 6 of their next 9 games on the road, with 8 of those 9 games as tough as they come. On this first three road games, they play San Jose,L.A. and Edmonton. After the trip they return home to face San Jose,Detroit and Chicago. After that, they play Anaheim,San Jose,and Phoenix. The [...]
IS CAMMALLERI THE ANSWER?
January 14th, 2012 by Mike Rogers
Jay Feaster pulled off a trade that he believes will help push the Flames into the playoffs. A good trade, but is it a difference maker? Fans and media alike remember how good Cammalleri was for the Flames when he scored 39 goals and 43 assists for 82 points. But the one thing that should be [...]
FIRST OF 20 AGAINST PACIFIC DIVISION
January 12th, 2012 by Mike Rogers
Tonight the Flames face the Anaheim Ducks in the first of twenty games against the Pacific Division. In that division, the Flames are fighting for a playoff spot against three of those teams, Los Angeles, Dallas and Phoenix. I believe that San Jose will win the Pacific and Anaheim is too far back(as of today they [...]
FLAMES TOP “D” PAIRING MUST PICK UP THEIR GAME
January 7th, 2012 by Mike Rogers
With the injuries to the backend, the Flames top pairing of Jay Bouwmeester and Chris Butler are counted upon to be the glue that holds the defencemen together. It is their responsibility to play aginst the other teams top lines and and to shut that line down as much as possible. On this road trip [...]
INJURIES TAKING THERE TOLL
January 3rd, 2012 by Mike Rogers
Since the Christmas break, the Flames are 1-2-1 and are playing uninspired hockey. The biggest reason may be is that the injuries the team has suffered may be affecting the players. The list of walking wounded reads as follows: Matt Stajan, Alex Tanguay, Mark Giordano, Derek Smith, David Moss, Henrik Karlsson, and Brett Carson. The [...]
“D” MUST GET INVOLVED IN OFFENSE
January 1st, 2012 by Mike Rogers
The Flames rank 25th in goals for and rely on a handful of players to do the bulk of the scoring. Some players do not have the touch to score goals so you can’t expect them to supply a lot of offense, so if your forwards fall into that category, then the defencemen must help in that [...]
TOP PLAYERS MUST BE SHUT DOWN
December 30th, 2011 by Mike Rogers
The Flames play their best hockey when they commit to shutting down the opponents top players. When the Flames defeated Minnesota, Detroit, Vancouver and Columbus, they kept their best players at bay and did not give them a chance to be difference makers. Last night the Flames allowed the Islanders skilled players to decide the outcome [...]
