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The Calgary Flames are on cloud nine. And why wouldn't they be? After last nights huge comeback win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, they are 9-2-2 in the month of November, and finding ways to win without relying on goals coming off Jarome Iginla's stick. Simply put, the rest of the team is stepping up bigger than the cast of Saturday Night Live after Will Ferrell left. Iggy hasn't scored in the Flames ...

Following Miikka Kiprusoff's stupefying 40 save shutout win over the Detroit Red Wings last night I started to ponder...just who is the best Calgary Flames goaltender of all-time? The team has had good ones pass through their dressing room. Some early in their careers; like Jean-Sebastien Giguere and Dwayne Roloson, others like Grant Fuhr and Curtis Joseph came on the brink of retirement. With that in mind I decided to list who ...

In the grand scheme of things NHL scouts are the forgotten man when it comes to a teams success. But in the case of the New York Rangers this season, the scouting staff did their best David Copperfield impression and made magic happen in the Big Apple. Going into training camp the Blueshirts had four NHL defensemen under contract with Wade Redden, Michal Rozsival, Marc Staal, and Dan Girardi; whom was a ...

Following the Chicago Blackhawks 7-1 ye ole' fashionedáass-whoppingáof the Flames last Thursday in Cowtown, Brent Sutter demanded more emotion from his club. Which is a good thing because at timesáI have seen more emotion outta my 75-year-old grandmother when Safewayáhas a special on cheese than the Flames have shownáat times this season. "It's too casual. I don't like it. I am not used to it," Sutter declared after the Hawks game. "Get ...

There are no sure things in the game of hockey...see Daigle, Alexandre. But there are some things worth taking a chance on, like in the case of the once again waived Andrew Ebbett. Ebbett didn`t really turn heads in Chicago, scoring just one goal in 10 games, but he wasn`t given much of an opportunity either as he was delegated to the fourth line most nights. While conditioning and drive may be questioned, ...

There is no doubting his skill. There is no doubting his size. But Olli Jokinen has been an enigma in Calgary this season, and one has to wonder how much more the Sutter brother'sácan take before an inevitable trade. The rumours have been swirling of late. One in particular would send him back to the Panthers for prospects in order to free up cap space to re-sign Rene Bourque to a long-term deal. Another would ...

At the end of the 2003-04 season, the Calgary Flames and their fans were on top of the world. They had the second best team in hockey, and quite possibly the number one goalie. It seemed as though Miikka Kiprusoff was destined to capture Vezina trophies with the same amount of ease it took him to capture the hearts of Flames fans. But after four seasons ofáa steadily declining goals against average, ...

There seems to be a number of things to cheer about for fans of the Calgary Flames these days. As well as boasting an 11-4-1 start to the season, Calgary's backbones Jarome Iginla and Miikka Kiprusoff are at the top of their game. All is well in Cowtown. And the same can be said down on the farm, where the Abbotsford Heat are quietly putting together a pleasant inaugural campaign thanks to some ...

Well the latest trade talks have been swirling due to the general managers' meetings at the Westin Harbour Castle on Tuesday. Here are just a few of the most recent rumours that have been tossed into the hat. Horton Hears a Trade Rumor to Whom It wouldn't be a huge surprise if the Florida Panthers did trade the 6-foot-2 229 lb. Nathan Horton as it has been rumoured right from training camp. Though the ...

TheáNew York Rangers 2003 draft pick Nigel Dawes was truly great in junior while playing for the WHLs Kootenay Ice, scoring 159 goals, and 272 points in 245 games. He then landed in Hartford playing for the AHLsáWolf Pack, and continued to light the lamp scoring 35 goals, and 32 assists in 77 games as a rookie. It seemed as though Nigel Dawes'sástar wasáprime to shine brighter than the neon lights on ...