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A picture can be worth a thousand words, and this one is becoming familiar.á The Calgary Flames coaching staff has been drilling their message of methodology to a captive audienceùbut is it a receptive audience?á Head coach Brent Sutter (centre) hides any latent exasperation as he directs his skaters following an error-filled effort.á Meanwhile, assistant Ryan McGill (right) looks ready to address the supporting cast, and cut out of frame, ...

For a club with such an up-and-down past, the Calgary Flames have a surprising number of NHL Awards in their franchise display case. Proud owners of sixteen separate trophies, the Flames organisation has had its name or the names of its players engraved on League silver nearly thirty times, heralding fourteen different individual Flames recipients and six team recognitions. In a slideshow heavy on Jarome Iginla content, the current captain's ...

The Calgary Flames will need to continue crushing road competition through their upcoming away stretch, and avoid succumbing to pressure themselves.á The team currently holds a gleaming 7-1-2 record when playing away from the Pengrowth Saddledome, but own a surprisingly-sloppy 6-5-0 at home.á With two weeks between tonightÆs contest against the Phoenix Coyotes in Calgary and their next home game, the Flames will need to pick up all ...

Off Limits | Staff Only There's an old-school sporting ideal which reserves a right to certain levels of privacy and professional discretion, especially within the insulated bowels and back offices of otherwise public forums. In this day of free-flowing information, what kind of confidentiality lies "down the tunnel"? á The ôEdit" Button: Technical, Ethical, or Extinct? Denver Post columnist and blogger Adrian Dater has raised the ire of the Calgary Flames and local hockey ...

One week and three games into their November 2009 schedule, the Calgary Flames have radically improved their statistics, responding well to coaching criticism.  The team took on the New York Rangers at the Pengrowth Saddledome Saturday night, skating away with a 3-1 win, Calgary's third straight victory.  Following a pair of at-home losses to end October, the Calgary Flames had a few days off before hitting ...

The Calgary Flames landed flat to finish off their recent five-game home stand with a pair of back-flops on Pengrowth Saddledome ice.á This ostensibly talented team needs to tighten up if they want to avoid progressing to belly-flops, evermore painful and embarrassing. á This particular edition of Flames analysis is going to be a short one, for two very good reasons. Firstly, IÆm sick.á Second, IÆm tired of typing ...

The Calgary Flames attempted to rub out the competition Wednesday night at the Saddledome. Star scorers Jarome Iginla and Olli Jokinen looked to ease criticism of top-line scoring as each nabbed a marker within 1:10 of the opening faceoff. Instead, the Flames dropped the lead, losing their first game against the Colorado Avalanche, 3-2.   When the Western Conference-leading Colorado Avalanche arrived at the Saddledome Wednesday night, they presented the a unique ...