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Old 03-29-2020, 06:04 AM   #21
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Flames stretch undefeated streak to 7 games

Flames stretch undefeated streak to 7 games
14.01.01

Captain nets hat-trick in critical win over Canucks

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Calgary extended their season high 7 game undefeated streak as they crashed Vancouver's party, by a score of 7-4. Ensuring the win was Captain Jarome Iginla who snapped an 8 game goalless drought with a critical hat-trick, his second of the season. Previous to tonight's game, Iginla had scored just 2 goals in his past 17 games.

"It's been a rough few weeks for sure." Beamed the young Captain. "We made a change, putting Gelinas on our line and it seemed to work."

Coach Fyvie had made some minor changes going into tonight's game by moving Stillman back with Drury and St.Louis, sending O'Neill back to Shantz's line with Lowry and promoting Martin Gelinas to the top line with Savard and Iginla. The move sparked the offense as Gelinas set up Iginla on two even-strength goals.

The shuffle effected results up and down the lineup as the other 3 lines produced goals as well.

The team has yet to lose since they last played Vancouver, dropping an embarrassing 10-1 decision. The loss prompted Fyvie to pull the trigger on a critical trade, acquiring Chris Drury for Clarke Wilm and prospect Oleg Saprykin. Since the swap, the Flames have been undefeated, going 6-0-1 in that time.

St.Louis opened the scoring at 01:47 of the first period with his 11th of the season from new linemate Cory Stillman and Tommy Albelin. Hnat Domenichelli (pictured) scored his 4th at 05:51 from Housley and Wiemer and Iginla scored his first of 3 at 08:19 to make it a 3 goal lead from Gelinas and Savard.

Vancouver got on the board to close out the period at 18:56 from Todd Bertuzzi making it 3-1 after 20 minutes.

Jarome extended the lead at 06:30 of the second with his second of the night from Gelinas and McDonald. Jeff Shantz potted his 5th of the season at 10:11 from O'Neill and Lowry to make it a 4 goal game.

From here Vancouver went to work in the dying moments of the second with two quick goals on Fred Brathwaite, O'Sullivan at 18:09 and Naslund at 19:15 with his 21st goal of the year.

Naslund would score again midway through the 3rd period at 08:39 making it a one goal game. The score held until the dying moments of the 3rd when Iginla completed his hat-trick on a two-man advantage at 18:54 for his 19th of the season. Stillman capped the game less than a minute later, on the powerplay and into an empty net to finish off the host Canucks.

Shots were 38 to 28 for the Flames. Calgary went 2 for 6 whereas the Canucks went 3 for 5 on the man-advantage.

The win places Calgary in a 3-way tie with Vancouver, and Edmonton for 6th place in the conference. Both the Flames and Canucks have one game in hand over the Oilers.

The Flames look to continue their winning ways when they play the Sharks in San Jose on the 17th of January before returning to Calgary. Vancouver will host the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday the 16th of January before going on a 3 game road trip.
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Old 04-01-2020, 05:53 AM   #22
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Flames and Panthers deal at the deadline

Flames and Panthers deal at the deadline
13.03.01 10:25MST

Boyle acquired for players and picks

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The Flames have acquired 24yr old d-man Dan Boyle (pictured) for Cale Hulse, Andy McDonald, and 2 second round picks in a deadline deal. Also coming with Boyle is 24yr old checking centre Ryan Johnson.

The Flames are currently tied with the Vancouver Canucks for the final playoff spot in the west with 72 points.

Introducing the trade was GM and Coach Dave Fyvie. "We are very excited to be able to acquire a high calibre defenseman so early in his career. We hope Dan will have a positive impact on this hockey club down the stretch here and obviously down the road."

The asking price was high as Boyle's current ability and sky-high potential netting the Panther's 2 roster players and 2 second round draft picks. "We did pay a high price, but Boyle has got his whole career ahead of him. His age and ability come with a premium. And we were willing to pay."

Also coming over in the trade is centre Ryan Johnson. "Ryan is a quality forward. He can take the tough assignments and contribute on the penalty kill at a high level. Both of these players will have a major impact on our special teams."

The acquisition promises to alter the lineup for the Flames as Boyle is a legitimate top pair defenseman. Where he fits in will obviously be a hot topic of conversation.

"Right now we've got a few ideas of where Boyle slots in for us. Obviously we know where we'll be playing him, it's more of who he plays with."

The currently Flames blueline boasts the following players:

R Boyle
L Regehr
R Morris
L Lydman
L Housley
L Albelin
L Smith

Potential partners for Boyle seem to be between 20yr old phenom Robyn Regehr and the ageless Phil Housley. Regehr has already asserted himself as a top pair defenseman in the league and would strike and balance with Boyle's offensive abilities. Housley plays a similar style to that of Boyle and could make the top pair a high-end offensive unit that could radically shift how the Flames generate offense.

"We are toying with the idea of having an offensive pair and a premiere shutdown pair as our top two defensive units, right now. Shifting Housley back to the left side to play with Boyle and moving Regehr back to play with Morris is something we are looking at as a possibility."

Fans will get their first look at the new players tomorrow as they face-off against the Blue Jackets in Columbus tomorrow. The Flames don't return home until March 17th when they host the St.Louis Blues.
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Flames outside looking in this Spring

Flames outside looking in this Spring
09.04.01 06:30MST

Editorial - What's next for the Flames?

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When Dave Fyvie was hired last summer, it was with the intention of finding that final piece that would catapult the Flames into the playoffs. Whether that final piece be the man himself, or that man would acquire that final piece was the question.

Fyvie made some moves. He acquired players. He moved out players, prospects and draft picks. Oh so many draft picks.

The result - a team that finished with 83 points. 4 points more than the previous season and 2 points back of the 8th place Sharks for the last playoff spot.

Where can this team improve? What will the Flames do this off-season?

Calgary had three players score more than 20 goals this season:

Iginla 38 goals
Stillman 28 goals
St.Louis 24 goals

Which is a decent upgrade over last season where they only had two:

Bure 28 goals
Iginla 27 goals

Giguere's numbers took a slight nose-dive over the previous year:

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He started 19 more games and it seemed to take a toll.

On the back-end one glaring issue that seemed to plague Fyvie all year was how ineffective Phil Housley was as a top-4 option. Despite this, the new bench boss relied heavily on the veteran until the deadline, when he brought in Dan Boyle from Florida. Housley posted 36 points over the course of the year but was uninspired -8.

And speaking of veterans, Dave Lowry had a rough first year as a Flame too. The 35yr old winger posted a dismal -19 as a 'shutdown' winger. Perhaps we've identified the problem. In a league where shutting down the opposition is so important, the Flames charged with this duty were abysmal at it.

The shutdown line Fyvie employed the most was Lowry, Shantz and O'Neill. Their combined +/- on the year was -42.

To his credit, Fyvie identified this and demoted Shantz and acquired Ryan Johnson at the deadline but more needs to be done. Expect the front-office to address this issue during the off-season. It is a critical issue and has repercussions throughout the team.

One area to investigate is the Flames' special teams. One quick look shows that the Flames actually had a decent season on both sides of the man-advantage.

Powerplay 17.5% - 10th best in the league

Penalty-kill 85.5% - 10th best in the league

Both units found themselves in the top-ten of the league (barely). To be fair, that is better than being in the bottom of the league or even in the middle of the pack.

One final area to look at is shots for/against for the year. Again, the Flames posted decent numbers:

Shots per game: 32.48 9th best in the league

Shots agains per game: 30.70 12th best in the league

Surprisingly, the Flames averaged exactly the same for goals for/goals against for the year - posting 2.65 for and against. Improving their team defensive should help shift that ratio for next season.

Where the front-office takes this team this summer is anyone's guess. The team has assembled a solid group of young players up and down the lineup. Perhaps it's time the youth wrestle the torch from the veterans and begin to assert their place in the league.
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Flames hire new coach

Flames hire new coach
26.06.01 14:45MST

Fyvie hires replacement Paul Maurice

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Dave Fyvie has announced today that he is stepping down as Head Coach of the Calgary Flames by introducing his replacement, Paul Maurice (pictured). Maurice was recently released from his coaching duties in Carolina where he had coached for the previous 5 seasons.

"We are extremely excited today to announce the new coach of the Calgary Flames. Maurice is a coach I have admired for several years and we are honoured to have him step behind the bench, here in Calgary."

The move was unexpected as from all accounts, Fyvie seemed intent on guiding the Flames behind the bench for at least another season.

"I think I felt that the team I had assembled had underperformed this past season. I think I am doing myself and my team a disservice by remaining as the coach. This team and this city deserve a professional to do the job."

Maurice has had mixed results in Carolina, but does possess a track record in the NHL and is taking over a team with more talent than his previous group.

"We have a good team here. It's a tough climb to make the playoffs, but the group of guys are more than capable of getting us there." Maurice said.

When asked why he decided to make the move, Fyvie was absolutely clear. "I saw Paul was available and pulled the trigger. Relinquishing my role as coach was something that was always on the table for me. It was just a matter of me seeing if the right fit was available, and when Paul became available I had to make the move."

This is Fyvie's first coach hiring of his tenure as General Manager. This is Paul Maurice's second job as Head Coach. He coached the Carolina Hurricanes from 1996 to 2001 season.
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Flames busy on Draft Day

Flames busy on Draft Day
03.07.01 18:27MST

Housley and Shantz moved for prospects and picks

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Calgary Flames General Manager announced a pair of trades on the Draft Day floor today, in Miami Florida. Eager to acquire a few picks, spent earlier in the season to upgrade the lineup, Fyvie moved veteran defenseman Phil Housley and centre Jeff Shantz (both pictured) to Pittsburgh and Boston respectively.

Coming back from Pittsburgh was a 3rd round draft pick the Flames will use tomorrow, along with Boston's 6th round pick Calgary received for Jeff Shantz. Calgary also received 22yr old prospect defenseman Tom Preissing.

Both trades occurred just prior to Calgary taking the podium to announce their first round selection for 2001: Czech defender Zbynek Michalek at 14th overall.

Michalek is a physically mature right-handed defenseman that Fyvie believes has an opportunity to step right into an NHL roster this season. "We were keen to add to our blueline in the first round this year and Zbynek is unique in that he could potentially start the season in the big leagues. He's smart, and physical. We're very happy to get him."

Michalek has a legitimate chance of joining the big club as Calgary dealt veteran Phil Housley earlier in the day creating a hole in the lineup that could be filled by the rookie.

Going first overall this season was Finnish netminder Pekka Rinne to the Carolina Hurricanes. Defenseman Duncan Keith went to Boston and forward Tomas Plekanec was selected by the Buffalo Sabres to fill out the top 3 picks.

The entire first round went as follows:

1: Rinne,P Carolina
2: Keith,D Boston
3: Plekanec,T Buffalo
4: Greene,A Minnesota
5: Niemi,A Atlanta
6: Spezza,J Columbus
7: Emery,R Florida
8: Pominville,J Phoenix
9: Hamhius,D Chicago
10: Kovalchuk,I Tampa bay
11: Tyutin,F Nashville
12: Koivu,M Dallas
13: Laich,B New York Rangers
14: Michalek,Z Calgary
15: Wideman,D Montreal
16: Koshechkin,V Washington
17: Gilbert,T Toronto
18: Greene,M Anaheim
19: Ruutu,T Pittsburgh
20: Glencross,C New Jersey
21: McClement,J New York Islanders
22: Roy,D San Jose
23: Whitney,R Los Angeles
24: Jokinen,J Vancouver
25: Hemsky,A Philadelphia
26: Ebbett,A Edmonton
27: Ballard,K Ottawa
28: Goc,M St.Louis
29: Gleason,T Detroit
30: Clowe,R Colorado

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Flames make minor move with Sharks

Flames make minor move with Sharks
7.07.01 14:30MST

Tkaczuk swapped for Sutherby

The Calgary Flames made a minor league move shipping 22yr old prospect Daniel Tkaczuk for 19yr old Brian Sutherby of the San Jose Sharks today.

Tkaczuk was drafted 6th overall by the previous regime in Calgary in the 1997 NHL entry draft. He has spent the previous two seasons playing in the AHL and posted 29 goals and 81 points in 130 games played.

Edmonton native, Brian Sutherby spent his first season in the AHL posting 10 goals and 34 points and a whopping 129PIM in 70 games. He was drafted in the 4th round of the 2000 entry draft from the Moose Jaw Warriors.

GM Fyvie was happy to give Tkaczuk a chance to play in a new environment. "Daniel has shown a lot of promise but it's time we gave him his chance on another club. As a centre, there just isn't a lot of opportunities with us. We're pretty deep down the middle right now."

Coming from San Jose, Sutherby has a lot of size, versatility and youth on his side. "Brian is a big player that has a lot of upside for us. He goes to the net, uses his size and can play on the wing and down the middle. He's still a few years away so he has time to really cement his position on the depth chart."
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Flames acquire Pushor

Flames acquire Pushor
14.07.01 14:00MST

Flames swap pick and prospect for veteran D-man

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The Calgary Flames announced a trade today with the Dallas Stars. AHL winger Dmitri Kirilenko and an 8th round pick in the 2002 NHL entry draft have been sent to the Stars for 28yr old defenseman Jamie Pushor (pictured).

Lethbridge native Pushor is a right-handed shutdown blueliner that looks to relieve a bit of pressure in front of JS Giguere this coming season.

"I feel like anytime you can get a 3rd pair guy like Pushor, you do it." Said GM Fyvie of his new defenseman. "Jamie's a big guy and had played on some good teams. He's won a cup with the Red Wings. He know's what it takes."

The move also signals the end of any thoughts people had that top prospect Michalek had on assuming an NHL role this season.

"I think Michalek could probably do the job, but limited minutes in the best league in the world may not be the best plan for him from a development perspective. We want him to get top minutes right now, and that wouldn't happen on the big club. It's not fair to him and not fair to our new coach either."

The final spots on the blueline are now open to some healthy competiton on training camp. 38yr old Steve Smith, 24yr old Denis Gauthier and now Pushor are all in the running to fight over the 6th and 7th spot on the roster.
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O'Neill scores hat-trick in win over Sabres

O'Neill scores hat-trick in win over Sabres
03.01.02 21:45MST

Flames score 6 in route

It's been a tough year for Flames' winger Jeff O'Neill but the forward had a bit of luck in tonight's tilt against the visiting Sabres. O'Neill's 3 goals were the difference in a 6-3 win against the visitors.

O'Neill scored his second, third and fourth goals of the campaign in each of the 3 periods.

"It felt nice to finally get a few goals in a game. Coach has me playing a different role this year and it's taking me a long time to adjust." Coach Maurice had O'Neill as one of his favourite scoring wingers in Carolina, but the winger has been relegated to more of a checking role in Calgary.

Veteran Dave Lowry opened the scoring with his 3rd of the year at 8:09 of the first period from Wiemer and Johansson. Brian Campbell of the Sabres was quick to tie the game with his 6th of the season at 12:51 of the first. Then the Flames took the lead for good with O'Neill's 2nd of the year and first of 3 on the night.

Martin St.Louis and Ryan Johnson also figured into the scoring with St.louis' 18th from Marc Savard and Johnson's 4th which was unassisted.

Fred Brathwaite, in a rare appearance this season, turned aside 25 of 28 shots. Ryan Miller faced 36 shots, stopping 31 of them.

The Sabres went 1 for 7 on the powerplay, whereas the Flames went 0 for 4.

Calgary currently sits 7th in the conference with 44pts in 41 games. Buffalo sits last in the East with 25 points in 41 games.
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Flames make deadline deal with Sabres

Flames make deadline deal with Sabres
14.03.02 14:45MST

Zhitnik acquired for prospect and pick

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The Calgary Flames announced a trade with the Buffalo Sabres this afternoon which will see top 4 defenseman Alexei Zhitnik (pictured) suit up for the Flames down the stretch. In exchange, the Flames have sent prospect centre Steve Begin and a 9th round pick in this coming entry draft.

The 29yr old Alexei Zhitnik is a known commodity who can handle top minutes and adds a puck moving dimension to the Flames' blueline. Zhitnik has an impressive 15 goals and 43 points in 65 games this season for the lowly Sabres and the Flames are hoping he can continue his impressive production on his new team.

"We're locked in a playoff race at the moment and are looking to add some value to our backend. Zhitnik will really help us on our powerplay." Fyvie said.

Zhitnik looks to be placed on one of the top two pairs on the blueline and give Boyle some support on the powerplay.

"We have a lot of good young defenders on this club that would enjoy some veteran presence. He's going to be a great fit." Said coach Maurice of the new blueliner.

Zhitnik's contract is due to expire at the end of the season, but Flames GM stressed he intends to hang on to this recent acquisition.

"We have quite a bit of room on the blueline this July so we're hoping to retain Alexei. This was a great opportunity to add to our depth now and into the future." Said Fyvie.

Returning to Buffalo is 23r old Steve Begin who has spend that last several seasons in the AHL. Begin was drafted 40th overall in 1996 and has been surpassed on the depth chart by several recent prospects. Buffalo give the young centre an new opportunity with a rebuilding club looking to get younger.

Calgary is tied for 5th with the rival Edmonton Oilers in the conference with 73 points in 68 games. Their next game is in Columbus against the Blue Jackets as they continue their epic 9 game road trip. The Flames don't return home until March 21st when they host the San Jose Sharks.
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Flames make Playoffs!

Flames make Playoffs!
14.04.02

Flames finish 6th on West

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The Calgary Flames ended their 5 year post-season hiatus earlier this week finishing 6th in the Western Conference. Top amongst the players feeling ecstatic, was long standing Flame Cory Stillman (pictured).

"It's been a long time for us. 1996 feels like a long time ago." Said the winger. "All year we've been hovering around 6th in the West and we are just really proud and grateful to be able to finally reward the fans and make the playoffs."

Stillman, for his efforts, had a difficult season on the scoresheet with just 13 goals and 33 points and a minus -1. What made it more difficult was Stillman broke out offensively last season with 28 goals, 53 points and a plus +20.

"I'm not sure what happened this year. I just really struggled getting used to the new system. But making the playoffs makes it all worth it. The real season starts soon and it is a clean sheet.

Stillman has been out recently with a mild oblique strain but hopes to be healthy in time for the first round against the Dallas Stars.

The Flames finished with a 37-32-13 record for 87 points and finished 6 points back of the 5th place Oilers.

The Western Conference stacks up as the following:

1: Detroit Red Wings 112 pts
2: Colorado Avalanche 111 pts
3: Dallas Stars 102 pts
4: St.Louis Blues 112 pts
5: Edmonton Oilers 94 pts
6: Calgary Flames 87 pts
7: Chicago Blackhawks 85 pts
8: San Jose Sharks 78 pts

This makes the first time since the 1992/93 season that both the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers have made the playoffs in the same season.
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St.Louis nets 3 to force game 7

St.Louis nets 3 to force game 7
30.04.02 23:05MST

Flames beat Stars at home

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The Calgary Flames held onto their post-season lives with a 6-2 rout of the Dallas Stars tonight. Calgary's top line of Savard, St.Louis (pictured) and Iginla connected for 5 of the teams 6 goals and combined for 11 points.

Coach Maurice was delighted with the win. "Our backs were against the wall and our top guys delivered."

Martin St.Louis led the charge with 3 goals, all of them at even strength. "I got a little bit of open ice out there tonight. We put it all on the table. We had nothing to lose." Said the pint-sized winger. St.Louis broke out this season finishing second on team scoring with 28 goals and 63 points. He leads all Flames in the playoffs with 5 goals.

Calgary plays the Stars in game 7 in Dallas May 2nd to finish the series.
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Dallas douse Flames

Dallas douse Flames
02.05.02 23:45MST

Stars withstand late charge to eliminate Flames

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The Dallas Stars asserted their home-ice advantage tonight as they put down the Calgary Flames by a score of 3-2 and advance to the next round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The win came on the back of a dominate 1st period where Dallas chased Giguere from the crease with 3 goals on the first 6 shots of the game. The Flames pused back with two goals in the 3rd but were unable to get the critical tying goal, sending them to the off-season.

"This was a tough round. This team was happy to be back in the playoffs and were very hungry for 7 games." Noted Dallas coach Hitchcock (pictured). "We went to work early and got a nice lead but they made it close."

With the game in the books, the Flames' season is officially over. Many questions now surround the future of Head Coach Paul Maurice who signed a 2 year deal to start the year. There are rumblings around the organization that GM Fyvie was not overly happy with how Maurice handled the roster throughout the year. Many think Fyvie may step back behind the bench next season. GM Fyvie was not available to comment.
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Offseason Review - Calgary Flames

Offseason Review - Calgary Flames
01.09.02

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The 2001/02 campaign in Calgary was deemed a success. GM Fyvie, not content with his own job at guiding his team from behind the bench, fired himself and hired Paul Maurice to guide his team to begin the season. For the second straight year the Flames improved and for the first time in 5 seasons, made the playoffs.

Despite going one and done in the first round, the Flames did take a solid Dallas team to 7 games. The experience gained for the many players on this team was valuable as the Flames look to return to the playoffs in Fyvie's 3rd and potential final year as General Manager.

Offseason Additions:

RW Grant Marshall (FA)
LW/C Dean McAmmond (FA)
RW Ales Kotalik
C Dominic Moore

Offseason Subtractions:

G Fred Brathwaite (FA)
D Jamie Pushor (FA)
D Tommy Albelin (FA)
D Steve Smith (FA)
LW Dave Lowry (FA)
LW Jason Wiemer (FA)
RW Jeff O'Neill (traded to Chicago for Kotalik and a 5th round draft pick)
RW Hnat Domenichelli (traded to Nashville for Dominic Moore)


Draft Picks:

1: C Kyle Brodziak
2: LW Scottie Upshall
4: LW Ben Eager
5: LW Petr Dvorak
5: C Karri Akkanen

Players to Watch:

LW Mike Cammalleri
C Marc Savard
D Zbynek Michalek


In an effort to build a team that matches his coach's style, Fyvie brought in significant upgrades through free-agency to shore-up his middle-six. Grant Marshall and Dean McAmmond are both solid two-way options on the wing, and the latter can even play centre in a pinch.

Rumours out of the team also suggest that Maurice and Fyvie are going to put St.Louis back on rightwing opening up opportunities for Stillman to play a larger role, like he did in 2000/01 when he put up career points.

It was addition by subtraction on the blueline as Fyvie kicked veterans Albelin, Smith and Pushor to the curb. Expect former first rounder Zbynek Michalek to play a significant role along with deadline acquisition Alexei Zhitnik who Fyvie re-signed at seasons end. The result is a blue-line core that is well balanced with Zhitnik and Boyle providing much of the offense. Regehr, Lydman, and Morris remain and look to continue to provide a steady presence in front of a new look Goalie tandem.

25yr old Ty Conklin looks to secure his spot in the lineup as J-S Giguere's back up this year, replacing crowd favourite Fred Brathwaite who was not re-signed.

Giguere started a career high 71 games last season and it is hoped that Conklin will receive more confidence than his predecessor did and thus lighten Giguere's load.

Outlook:

All signs point to the Flames returning to the Playoffs this season. The team boasts a solid blueline, starting goaltender and deep group of forwards that can skate with anyone. Rumours of Fyvie and Maurice clashing over how the team played seemed to evaporate when Maurice was retained this off-season. Both men are under the gun as both of their contracts are due to expire at the end of the season. Fans hope that any differences the two have had in the past will but put to the side this season.

Fearless prediction:

38-30-14 - 90pts

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Hasek ends Flames unbeaten streak

Hasek ends Flames unbeaten streak
31.10.02 21:52MST

Sabres hand the Flames first loss of the season

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Everyone knew it had to end. The Flames entered tonight's game at the Saddledome as the only team yet to be defeated. But as it was Hallowe'en, the Sabres came into town ready for a trick and a treat.

Dominic Hasek stole the show with a 50 save performance and Geoff Sanderson's powerplay marker late in the second ended up being the game winner in this tight affair thus ending the Calgary's undefeated streak at 9 games to begin the season.

Brian Campbell opened the scoring at just :24 into for the first period on an early powerplay. Iginla tied it up with his 5th of the season from Zhitnik and Boyle at 10:48. Buffalo took the lead before for the first intermission with another powerplay goal from Methot at 11:39.

Both teams traded goals in the second. Rookie Mike Cammalleri tied the game at 4:33 of the middle frame from McAmmond and Zhitnik and Geoff Sanderson sealed it for the Sabres with his powerplay marker giving the Sabres three goals with the man advantage.

The third saw an onslaught of rubber as the Flames outshot the visitors 16 to 1 but as we've all seen before, Hasek put up his wall and the Sabres left town with an hard fought 2 points.

Shots were 52 to 17 for the Flames and the Flames went goalless on the man-advantage 8 times. Buffalo went 3 for 9.

Calgary ends the month of October with an impressive 6-1-3 start to the season and next plays Colorado in Calgary Nov 2. Buffalo plays tomorrow night in Edmonton.
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Giguere wins 'Goalie of the Month' Award

Giguere wins 'Goalie of the Month' Award
01.12.02

Flames goalie takes home monthly hardware

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Flames' goalie J-S Giguere (pictured) has taken home his first player of the month award of his young career. The 25yr old netminder is in his 3rd season as the Flames' undisputed starter and has put together a phenomenal year.

For the season thus far, Giguere has 6 shutouts just 20 starts, 15 of them wins. He also boasts a gaudy 1.29GAA and a stingy .947 SV%.

Paul Maurice isn't surprised at Giguere's success. "He's a solid talent. We've got a good team in front of him and he's feeding off of that. Right now we have our best players winning us games. That includes Giguere."

The timing couldn't be better for the Flames' netminder as his contract expires at the end of the season. "Yeah, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worrying about that a bit." Noted Giguere. "But really I forget about all that stuff and focus on one game at a time."

The Flames are currently enjoying a very successful campaign with a fantastic 16-5-3 record good enough for 2nd in the Western Conference. Giguere's success is matched by Martin St.Louis' breakout start with a team leading 16 goals and 26 points in 24 games and Boyle's 18 points in 24 games.

"A lot of guys on our roster have arrived at the same time." Said Maurice. "Jarome, St.Louis, Drury, and Boyle are all playing at a high level and have put it all together for us. Giguere's numbers are a reflection of that. He's been phenomenal behind them and they're helping him by outplaying the opposition, night in and night out."

The only question now is can Calgary maintain this level of play for the entire year. The 3rd month of the long regular season begins tonight as the Flames host the Detroit Red Wings.
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Good read! I'm surprised to see Kovalchuk go 10th, guessing he wasn't rated that highly. Giggy is kicking ass for you!
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Flames secure first in the West

Flames secure first in the West
07.02.03

Flames beat Oilers and lead West

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The Calgary Flames are now number one in the Western Conference with a win over the rival Edmonton Oilers. The Flames handed the host Oilers a 3-2 loss with the help of Calgary's dynamic duo of Martin St.Louis and Jarome Iginla.

Chris Drury (pictured), the duo's centre tonight had this to say about the pair: "They're great to play with and are so different that they compliment each other really well. Marty's got the speed and Jarome has the power. It's like being between thunder and lightning sometimes."

It was Iginla who opened the scoring tonight with a wrist shot past former Flame Trevor Kidd at 2:14 of the first period from St.Louis. It was his 20th of the season. St.Louis tallied his 26th of the season from Jarome at 8:10 of the first on the powerplay to double the lead to 2-0.

After a scoreless 2nd period, Edmonton's Ryan Smyth went to work in the 3rd with two powerplay goals of his own at 6:17 from Weight and Jason Williams, and again at 10:51 from Nycholat and Williams again.

With the scored tied, Captain Jarome Iginla roofed one past Kidd on the man-advantage at 15:58 from St.Louis and Drury for his 21st of the season. The goal held up as the winner and secured Calgary's place atop the Western Conference.

"We've been chasing Phoenix all season so I'm happy we've finally passed them." Remarked coach Maurice. "We've been consistent all year, up and down the lineup. It makes it easier when you have two studs on your top-line leading the team.

Winger Martin St.Louis leads the team with 26 goals and 55 points in 55 games this season, and is closely followed by line-mate Iginla who is second in goals with 21. Blue-liner Dan Boyle is second in points with 41 in 55 games and leads the team with an impressive +23.

The Flames now have an impressive 33-12-10 record for 76 points in the West. The Flames are comfortably leading the Northwest Division by 12 points over the second place Canucks. Phoenix does have 2 games in hand and have themselves 75 points, so many do expect the place to switch hands a few more times before the season concludes.

This was the third meeting between the Flames and the Oilers, and Calgary leads the Battle of Alberta 2 games to 1. Calgary's next game is tomorrow in Colorado to play the Avalanche.

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Flames clinch second in the West

Flames clinch second in the West
05.04.03

Win over Oilers give Flames 108pts

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When the final buzzer sounded, Maurice looked more relieved than anything else. It had been a long and successful season and the coach was happy his team escaped intact. "We're a solid group. A deep group. I'm just happy that we've got home-ice for the playoffs, and we're all healthy. We're ready to go." Said the coach.

The Flames capped off their successful season with a 3-2 win over the Oilers and finished their season on a high note: a 5 game winning streak.

Martin St.Louis (pictured) scored his final goal of the year, a team leading 41 to cap off an amazing breakout season.

"It was a great year, for us, for me. I'm just happy to be able to share it the rest of the team. Without them, I'd probably still be in the minors somewhere." St.Louis arrived in Calgary in 1998 as for a try-out and made the team shortly after. He became a regular contributor the following season and is now a fixture on the top line with Jarome Iginla.

With Calgary finishing atop of the Northwest Division, and finishing 2nd in the Conference, a rematch with the Dallas Stars is in the cards for the first round, but with the shoe being on the other foot.

"We're pretty excited to be playing Dallas again this year." Noted defenseman Dan Boyle who led all blue-liners on the team with 52 points. "We took them to 7 games last year. Now we're the favourites. The pressure is on."

Aside from Boyle and St.Louis, many Flames enjoyed personal bests this season. J-S Giguere, the team's starting goaltender, realized his promise between the pipes. Giguere posted a career high 1.85 GAA and .931SV%. He also had 13 shutouts. The numbers placed him in the top 3 in many statistically categories, placing him amongst the best in the business.

Jarome Iginla scored 30 goals for the second time in his young career. He finished second on team scoring with 62 points in 76 games.

Shutdown centre Ryan Johnson led the team with an impressive +31 and enjoyed a career high in points with 36.

Aside from the playoffs, there is other business to attend to now that the season is over. Notably, the contracts of General Manager Dave Fyvie, and his coach Paul Maurice are both due to expire at the end of June.

"June is a long way off right now." Noted GM Fyvie, who was in the dressing room for the first time this season, congratulating his players and coaches. "It's on the back burner, and we'll get there when we get there."

2nd place Calgary is primed to begin the Playoffs which being April 9th. The Flames will host the 7th place Dallas Stars in a rematch of last season's opening round. The Flames won the season series 3 games to 1.
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Flames one and done again

Flames one and done again
20.04.03

Flames fall in 5 to Stars

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The Calgary Flames lost the game and the series tonight by a score of 4-1. Despite outplaying the opposition throughout the series, the Calgary Flames are once again left to contemplate what could have been, from the front seat of their respective golf carts.

Marc Savard opened the scoring for the Flames early in the second at 2:51 from Zhitnik. Dallas quickly responded with two goals of their own: Sushinsky from Gainey and Letang at 6:50, and Zubov from Horcoff and Langenbrunner at 11:24.

Dallas kept up the pressure in the 3rd with another goal from Sushinsky from Sydor and Gainey at 11:11 of the 3rd. Morrow cemented the Flames' fate with an empty netter from Letang and Lukowich at 19:28.

Like many games this series, Calgary looked dominate at times but struggled to score. Giguere, for his part, faced limited action but appeared out of sync through much of the series, posting a dismal .896 SV% and 2.84 GAA. By contrast, Star's goalie Ed Belfour (pictured) stole the series with a excellent .931 SV%.

This is the second season in a row that the Flames have failed to advance past the first round. Calgary has yet to advance past the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs since their Championship run in the spring of 1989.

With both the Head Coach and General Manager looking for contract renewals, there is now some question has to who will take the reigns of this hockey club going further.
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Draft Day Drama

Draft Day Drama
03.07.03 17:30MST

Flames and Lightning forge 4-man swap

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The Draft day floor in Nashville was buzzing as NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman (pictured) announced a blockbuster trade between the Calgary Flames and the Tampa Bay lightning before the Philadelphia Flyers took to the stage to announce their first overall selection.

Calgary sent centre Marc Savard, Defenseman Derek Morris and goaltending prospect Craig Anderson to the Lightning for 23yr old centre Brad Richards.

In Richards, Fyvie hopes he has finally acquired a number one centre that befits his dynamic duo of Martin St.Louis and Jarome Iginla. "Richards is a premiere centre in all three zones. He can run your powerplay, he can shutdown the opposition, he can win battles." Fyvie said of his new prize. "He's won rookie of the year, he's capable of a high workload and he's a leader."

In return, Calgary gives up considerable depth. "Obviously the price is high for a top-line forward. We're giving up two key players and a prospect we feel has a chance to be a starting goaltender in the NHL."

Centre Savard has struggled under Maurice to find his role on the team, as he has been consistently shuffled up and down the lineup. Derek Morris has been with the Flames his entire career but has struggled to live up to the high expectations that come with his draft position. Craig Anderson has only one year of professional hockey under his belt, but has shown early promise, but with 25yr old Giguere already established, Anderson's route to the starting role in Calgary is blocked.

23yr old PEI native Brad Richards comes to Calgary with a lot of promise and is seen as franchise centre that the team has missed since moving Joe Nieuwendyk in the mid-90s. Since breaking into the league in 2000, his point totals have consistently increased along with his ice-time and responsiblilty. Calgary hopes the young forward can compliment Iginla and St.Louis and make the Flames a force to be reckoned with.

Time will tell if this move can take a Flames team over the hump and past the first round.
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