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Postgame: Not Much There

January 24th, 2012 by Pat Steinberg

When you’re generating as little offensively as the Calgary Flames have of late, there are going to be nights where allowing even one goal is going to be too much.  Such was the case Tuesday night, as the Flames fell to the San Jose Sharks 1-0 in their final game prior to the All Star [...]

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Gameday #50 vs. San Jose

January 24th, 2012 by Pat Steinberg

For the second time in a week, the Flames take on the San Jose Sharks.  Last Tuesday’s 2-1 shootout loss to the Sharks is being held up as one of the better games of the season not only by fans and media, but also by Calgary players.  Since that time, the Flames have won two [...]

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Gameday #49 at Edmonton

January 21st, 2012 by Pat Steinberg

It’s round four of the Battle of Alberta tonight with the Flames trying to continue their domination of the rivalry of late.  Calgary has won eight straight, demoralizing their provincial foes in the process.  The Flames are coming off a fairly decent stretch in California where they took three of a possible four points from [...]

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Postgame: Somehow…

January 20th, 2012 by Pat Steinberg

The Calgary Flames have scored just four regulation goals in their last four games, yet they’ve won a pair of those games and have five of a possible eight points.  It’s not what you’d call a sustainable brand of hockey, but it’s worked to this point, and they picked up another win Thursday night be [...]

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Gameday #48 at Los Angeles

January 19th, 2012 by Pat Steinberg

For the second time in six days, the Calgary Flames will take on the LA Kings, as the two teams tangle tonight at the Staple Center in Los Angeles.  Saturday night saw the Kings take a 4-1 win over the Flames, snapping Calgary’s three game win streak; Tuesday saw Calgary fall 2-1 in a shootout [...]

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Postgame: Take the Point

January 18th, 2012 by Pat Steinberg

Continuing a really tough stretch, the Calgary Flames did most of what they could for success against a pretty good opponent, but in the end, the Flames kicked off a three game road trip falling 2-1 in a shootout at the hands of the San Jose Sharks.  Miikka Kiprusoff was outstanding along the way, as Calgary [...]

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Gameday #47 at San Jose

January 17th, 2012 by Pat Steinberg

The Calgary Flames start off what will likely be the most important, and most difficult, segment of their schedule tonight on the road in San Jose.  Before we get to mid-February, the Flames will have played the Sharks three times along with games against the Kings, Canucks, Red Wings, and Canucks.  That’s in a ten [...]

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Postgame: Advantage Darryl

January 15th, 2012 by Pat Steinberg

Well, in his first game against his former team behind the Kings bench, it was Darryl Sutter coming out victorious against the Calgary Flames, taking a fairly impressive 4-1 win on Saturday night.  It was one of those games that was really close to begin, and fairly evenly played throughout, but after LA took their [...]

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Gameday #46 vs. Los Angeles

January 14th, 2012 by Pat Steinberg

The storylines are plentiful tonight as the Flames play their first game of the season against the Los Angeles Kings.  We’ve got the re-debut of Mike Cammalleri in the Calgary lineup to go along with Darryl Sutter’s return to Calgary as Head Coach of the Kings.  On top of that, the Flames need this one [...]

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Gameday #45 vs. Anaheim

January 12th, 2012 by Pat Steinberg

For the first time this season, the Flames take on an opponent from the Pacific Division when they welcome the Anaheim Ducks to the Saddledome.  It’s the first of four straight games against the competitive division in crucial games for the Flames as they try to stay in the mix in the Western Conference. Calgary [...]

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