by Stefan Wright | Dec 19, 2019 | Calgary Flames, Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
After rattling off seven straight wins, the Flames have come back down to earth after losing their last two games at home. They’ve been outscored 8-1 in those two games, but the lopsided scores are not an accurate reflection of the hockey being played by a...
by Stefan Wright | Dec 15, 2019 | Calgary Flames
Hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs Thursday night, the Calgary Flames continued their win streak to seven games. At a crucial time of the season, the Flames are proving night in and night out that they want to contend this year. Games like Thursday night’s point teams in...
by Stefan Wright | Dec 12, 2019 | Calgary Flames, NHL
It came 4 minutes into the third period of Thursday night’s matchup against the Buffalo Sabres. The moment many Flames fans have been waiting seemingly forever for; Milan Lucic officially has his first goal as a Calgary Flame. Not only that, but the goal also...
by Stefan Wright | Nov 29, 2019 | Calgary Flames, NHL
While the Flames were battling the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 overtime loss on Monday night, a very different dilemma was unfolding off the ice for head coach Bill Peters. Peters has been accused of directing racial slurs at former player Akim Aliu back in the...
by Stefan Wright | Nov 24, 2019 | Calgary Flames, NHL
The Calgary Flames have the third period figured out. The first two periods, not so much. Facing a strong St. Louis Blues team on Saturday night, they faltered through the first two periods, riding the strong play of David Rittich to a 2-0 deficit before coming back,...
by Stefan Wright | Nov 24, 2019 | Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils, NHL
The Calgary Flames hosted the New Jersey Devils last week in a matchup that pitted two underperforming teams against one another. Sitting last in the eastern conference, the Devils have a strong young roster firing in the wrong directions. That lack of team direction...