Calgary Puck

Heading into the Olympic break the Calgary Flames were figuratively staring at the rear-view mirror as they faced off against the Anaheim Ducks who were two points back of the Flames for the final playoff spot in the Western conference. The Ducks heading out on the road after winning eleven straight at home, Calgary was hoping to head into the break with a reason to feel good after so many occasions where they’ve come up short despite outplaying the opposition.

On The Line

This game was as must win as you can possibly imagine for the Flames. Never mind the fact that if the Flames lost, they’d be on the outside looking in, a win was almost more important for the fragile mindset of the Flames. With all the close but so far games that the Flames have dropped, scoring some goals and winning the game was so incredibly important. - Full Article -

Dallas 3 Calgary 1

Heading into the Olympic break, the Flames are a team with more questions than answers…
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The Flames bronzed with Florida tans and counting the days until the Olympic break, head to Ottawa in a eastern conference tilt. The Flames are 8-1 against fellow Canadian teams so far this season, and see Ottawa within 10 days post- Olympic break. With only 5 days until a 2+ week break, and 2 days off, both teams look to finish the month on a high. The Flames especially, still taking baby steps after the elephant demolished the dressing room 10 days ago, find this next 3 games key in both the playoff race, and building towards becoming a team familiar with the new faces in the room, and the new skill on the ice.
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Only in the topsy turvy world of Calgary Flames hockey can a general manager make two drastic trades in order to add more offense up front, end up with the same lack of finish, but a tighter more defensive unit. - Full Article -

Coming into tonight’s contest in Florida, the Flames have been struggling to find their winning ways, but with two wins in their last three games, albeit against the worst and second worst teams in the league, the building blocks of confidence have started to appear. But the question still remains, can the Flames manage to win a game against at team that isn’t statistically the worst teams in the NHL? Well, the Panthers aren’t the worst, and they do have the hottest goaltender in the world right now, but they still aren’t the best that the NHL has to offer. So tonight’s win is just another step in the right direction. - Full Article -