http://calgaryflames.net Because everyone is entitled to our opinions Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:07:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There’s been a whole bunch of discussion on this topic in the last couple of years, and the NHL board of governors is reportedly exploring ways to eliminate dangerous hits from the game. As far as I’m concerned, the rules are already there to penalize the problem hits. For example, Matt Cooke’s ... http://calgaryflames.net/2010/03/10/head-shots-in-hockey/ Will the REAL Calgary Flames please stand up? I have always maintained that Darryl Sutter needs to go behind the bench or find someone who can replicate his efforts from the past.  What's the difference between a franchise like New Jersey and Calgary?  It's the culture of the organization and the buy-in ... http://calgaryflames.net/2010/03/06/identity/ History was made with a trade between Calgary and Edmonton! Just be glad it wasn't a Russ Courtnall for Jon Kordic type embarassment the Leafs made with Montreal 20 years ago... Curtis McElhinney to ANA for Vesa Toskala Was there no one better to go after? Watching this guy like a hawk ... http://calgaryflames.net/2010/03/03/breakdown-deadline-day-for-flames/ Okay, so we've won two of our last three... as Shania would say, "That don't impress me much!" I'm sorry to say this but the Flames are supposed to win these games with or without the Stajan's, Hagman's and the Kotalik's.  Simply put, they're getting their feet wet and to do ... http://calgaryflames.net/2010/02/04/oilers-canes-that-dont-impress-me-much/ Now that we've seen each team in the Flames-Leafs blockbuster play a game how does the deal work? For Calgary: This was a move that sent a message to the team... Play to the expectations or we'll find guys who are hungry enough to do it, plain and simple.  I have an ... http://calgaryflames.net/2010/02/02/breaking-down-the-deals/ Sutter's been a busy guy this weekend. TSN is reporting another deal by the Flames' GM, this one sending Jokinen and Prust to the Rangers for Chris Higgins and Ales Kotalik. I think Sutter is sending out a message loud and clear today; that message being: "I'm cutting lose the deadweight". http://calgaryflames.net/2010/01/31/the-hits-keep-on-coming/ When Dion Phaneuf scored on a one-timer to put the Flames up 4-1 on the Oilers last night, I couldn't help but wonder how many more times we would see Phaneuf celebrating as a Flame. Daryl Sutter didn't keep me waiting long for the answer. I won't belabour the details of ... http://calgaryflames.net/2010/01/31/phaneuf-will-wear-the-maple-leaf-afterall/ OVERALL: C Yes, they have more wins than losses... HOWEVER, they have grossly underachieved thus far and should NOT be out of the playoff race at any point this season, but here we are... They rank 14th out of 30 teams and are considered to be the Boston Bruins of the ... http://calgaryflames.net/2010/01/22/flames-mid-season-report-card/ I shouldn't be surprised at this after reading Theo's book, but this recent blog post of his isn't very classy: http://www.theofleury14.com/about/blog/235/index (via Matchsticks and Gasoline) Update: Looks like Theo has pulled his blog post down. Lucky for us, Matchsticks and Gasoline still has a copy of it, so you can read ... http://calgaryflames.net/2010/01/07/so-much-for-the-feel-good-story/ My focus of this blog is the Flames but I had the opportunity to attend yesterdays game as a fan of the opposite team.  I was born and raised in Toronto, lived there until I moved to Calgary in 2004 and still bleed Blue and White (only when they play ... http://calgaryflames.net/2010/01/03/from-the-other-side/