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Flames’ play leaves coach impressed
Calgary Flames head coach Brent Sutter knew his team was going to be in tough. They were facing a Chicago Blackhawks team that was embarrassed the night before against the Edmonton Oilers, was sitting...
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Flames earn character win over visiting Canucks
From all definitions of the word, the Calgary Flames 3-2 shootout victory was of the character variety, according to their associate coach. With a lineup that continues to be ravaged from injuries —...
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Flames open up against Maple Leafs
It was not the style of hockey the Calgary Flames are accustomed to playing. The back and forth, end to end, action is not their defensive cup of tea. But head coach Brent Sutter said his team did a...
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Butler injured in loss to the Oilers
It seems like the list of walking wounded Calgary Flames gets longer every game. In the last two weeks, it’s been Lee Stempniak, Mikael Backlund and Blair Jones all ending up on the injury report. Now,...
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Sutter not happy with Flames performance
In his post-game press conference, Brent Sutter was blunt, he showed emotion, and more importantly — he was not happy. The Calgary Flames head coach watched as his team squandered a two-goal first...
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Sutter: “Step better than our last two games in certain ways”
Monday night’s 3-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues left Calgary Flames head coach Brent Sutter pondering the positives — take away the special teams and it’s a 1-1 game. Blues forward Jason Arnott ended up...
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Another Flames injury causes roster problems
Calgary Flames head coach Brent Sutter weighed the odds — and missed. Faced with the injury to Blake Comeau (day-to-day, upper body) from Friday night, Sutter had the chance to recall a player from the...
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Powerplay finally clicked for the Flames
On home ice, there is no one worse with the man advantage than the Calgary Flames. Clicking at a rate of only 12.7 per cent, the Flames are dead last in the power play department in the NHL. You...
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Flames halfway through long stretch of games
The Calgary Flames knew what they had coming in March — 17 games in 31 days. Halfway there and they’ve managed it well. Among the back to backs, short road trips mixed amongst the home stands, the...
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Flames lose another in the shootout
Every point matters when it comes to playoff time, and the Calgary Flames have handed away eight of them so far this season in the shootout alone. Head coach Brent Sutter conceded after Sunday night’s...
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Powerplay the difference for Flames against Stars
It would be easy to describe the Calgary Flames as a streaky power play unit as of late. Over the last 12 games, the Flames had been shut out with the man advantage nine times. In the other three games...
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“It’s disappointing”— Sutter on Kings game
One team showed up with the effort necessary to make it into the playoffs and one team didn’t. Unfortunately for Calgarians, the Flames were the latter during a 3-0 loss at the hands of the Los Angeles...
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Flames play spoiler against Canucks
It was opportunity lost for the Vancouver Canucks. They were 20 minutes away from sitting all alone in first place in the NHL, two points ahead of the New York Rangers, with only one game to play. The...
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Long off-season coming for Jones
It’s going to be an uncommonly long off-season for Blair Jones. This time last year, the Flames forward was still with the Tampa Bay Lightning, preparing for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round...
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How much is 0.05?
The concern since Premier Alison Redford announced the new impaired driving laws has been exactly what constitutes a blood alcohol level of 0.05. Critics claimed the government was going after the...
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