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  • Bourque - Stajan - Iginla
  • Higgins - Langkow - Kotalik
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Flames vs. Senators Game Thread

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Pengrowth Saddledome

7:30 PM MT

Opposition: Silver Seven

TV: Sportsnet West

Tuesday's third period was one of those moments where, if a person was inclined to think that the Flames actually have something, the pieces started to look like they might just be fitting. Even if Detroit isn't the juggernaut of recent past, they're still a good team playing at home, and the Flames strangled them. After the Bourque game-winner with 12:44 remaining, Detroit had one SOG. One. None in the last 8:11. At the Joe. Even if those numbers occurred against this year's Oilers at the Dome they would be impressive, but given the stakes involved, that was a signature effort.

And with that performance, the team has vaulted all the way to...a completely tenuous hold on 8th place. That's really the point that has to be reinforced here. Great game and all that, but if Calgary wants to be more than some also-ran outfit, that type of play has to be the norm for the duration. Tonight, they'll attempt to prolong this era of good feeling against a club that has hopes of their own for a run in the second season. 

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With 5 goals in his last 2 games, Howse now has 46 on the season, good for 3rd in the league behind Jordan Eberle and Kyle Beach - both of whom are older, former first round draft picks.

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Cgy/Det Post Game - A Big One That Didn't Get Away

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Through two periods, this sure appeared to be another in a long line of frustrating Flames games this year.  Playing a very good team with tough PvP matchups, the Flames were losing the top 6 battles, winning the bottom 6 battles, taking too many penalties, not giving up a ton of great chances but not generating many.  And they were down a goal.  And 2-16-3 on the year when trailing after two.  And playing a team that was 21-1-4 leading after two.  And on the road.

On the other hand, the Craig Conroy - David Moss - Niklas Hagman line had a lot of jump and was dominating the lesser lights for Detroit (I'm looking squarely at you, Sparklepants) and you just had a feeling they'd be rewarded in the 3rd period for their efforts.  Sure, it was hard watching Jarome Iginla, Matt Stajan and Rene Bourque in tough and generating next to nothing for two periods - incidentally, is Pavel Datsyuk not one of the top three players in the league, or is it just the Flames he looks so damn good against - but Conroy et al was about to break out!

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Toronto Star columnist and TSN Tradecentre expert Damien Cox believes the time has come in which Dion Phaneuf becomes the Captain of the Leafs. If he could grow a mustache, hit the general vicinity of the net, actually fight, and be a pillar in the community, the similarities between Dion and Wendel Clark would be uncanny.

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Flames vs. Red Wings Game Thread

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Carlos Osorio - AP

 

Joe Louis Arena

5 PM MT


TV: Sportsnet

Games against the Winged Wheel are always the sort that capture my attention. That organization has been, for whatever I may think of some parts of their on-line fanbase from time to time, the league's benchmark since the mid-90's. Earlier in the year, injuries and the off-season culling caused by cap issues left them looking less than themselves, but the last few weeks have seen their health improve, and their post-season chances are looking rosier as well.

Tonight, the Flames head to the Motor City with an opportunity at hand to vault over the Red Menace and into a temporary perch in the top eight. It promises to be the most thorough examination to date of the GM's roster make-over, since, as I mentioned yesterday, good Western Conference clubs are still the relevant challenge Calgary has to meet if they plan on hockey past April 10th.

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The Deeper Implications of the Boyd Trade

There's been some sniping around the Boyd trade both here and elsewhere and the argument being raised has conjured memories of another spat that erupted around somewhat similar circumstances almost three years ago. I think the comparison will help explain why I and others like Robert and RO don't like the deal.

In the summer of 2007, Darryl Sutter had 7 NHL defensemen signed:

Robyn Regehr

Dion Phaneuf

David Hale

Rhett Warrener

Cory Sarich

Anders Eriksson

Adrian Aucoin

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March 8 News and Notes

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More photos » David Zalubowski - ASSOCIATED PRESS

 

With the Olympics put to bed, the NHL got back to business last week, and the round-up returns as well. This week, the Flames make a few moves, then manage a couple of wins, Abbotsford's husk of a lineup prepares for some national TV exposure, and Matt Cooke does what Matt Cooke does.

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GP W L OTL PT
Vancouver 67 41 23 3 85
Colorado 66 37 23 6 80
Calgary 66 33 24 9 75
Minnesota 65 31 28 6 68
Edmonton 66 21 39 6 48

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