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Matchsticks and Gasoline | Calgary Flames Schedule, Roster, News, and Rumors
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French Connection!
Highlight Of The Night
Another one goal loss goes to the Flames, making it a league-leading 22 games lost by a single marker this season.
The collapse is made even more spectacular by the fact it was 2-0 Flames early in the middle frame, and that goal gets our HOTN nod. It goes to the French Connection as Jakob Pelletier fed Jonathan Hubeardeau on the rush. The second assist went to Nazem Kadri. Pelletier also opened the scoring with a PPG in the first period. Vegas ultimately took the 4-3 OT win ..read more
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1y ago
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Walk On!
Highlight Of The Night
Flames rookie Walker Duehr rocked a beauty forehand-backhand roofjob last night in the team’s big comeback win at Mullett Arena!
Both he and fellow rookie Jakob Pelletier posted their first ever multi-point games as NHLers. Duehr posted this highlight goal and an assist, alongside a season-high thirteen minutes of ice time.
Assists on Duehr’s goal went to Chris Tanev and Mackenzie Weegar ..read more
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Backstreet Boy
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1y ago
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Family Day Versus Philly
Projected Lines Calgary Flames versus Philadelphia Flyers Scotiabank Saddledome Calgary, Alberta
The Flames are wrapping up a three-game homestand after picking up a big overtime win against the Rangers on Saturday. After the dub, it looks like we won’t see a change in net.
Per Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960:
Jacob Markstrom starting this afternoon vs. Philly. #Flames
— Pat Steinberg (@Fan960Steinberg) February 20, 2023
Markstom will swap in Dan Vladar for the second straight gamer, after Vladar allowed five goals on twenty-four shots ..read more
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1y ago
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Goalie Swap, Yet Again
Projected Lines Calgary Flames versus New York Rangers Scotiabank Saddledome Calgary, Alberta
The Flames have their hotly anticipated rematch with the New York Rangers tonight on the second game of their homestand. The last go-round was widely considered one of the most entertaining games this season across the league, with Calgary losing in overtime at Madison Square Garden.
Our projections start in the blue paint, where we’ll see a swap.
Per Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960:
Jacob Markstrom starting tonight vs. New York. #Fla ..read more
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1y ago
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Fan confidence in the team is waning significantly
The Calgary Flames have hit the 54 game mark of the regular season with a record of 25-18-11 (bleh). The Flames started the season 13-11-3 in the first 27 games, and then went 12-7-8 in this stretch. The team continues to flirt with a wild card playoff spot, now sitting in 8th in the West via holding the tiebreaker with the Minnesota Wild.
So how do things stand and what is the temperature of the fanbase? Let’s get to the responses!
Q1: Are you confident in Darryl Sutter as Head Coach?
No = 54.7%, Yes = 23.6%, Mayb ..read more
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1y ago
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Tyler Toffoli notched his 22nd goal of the year with an assist from Mackenzie Weegar, which gave the Flames the 2-1 lead ..read more
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1y ago
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Goalie Swap!
Projected Lines Calgary Flames versus Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena Detroit, Michigan
The Flames road trip continues in the Motor City tonight, and there’ll be a swap in the blue paint.
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Jacob Markstrom will get a night off and Dan Vladar will come in. Vladar has won five straight starts and continues to push for a starter’s gig. He comes into tonight with a record of 11-4-4 alongside a .904 Save Percentage and 2.77 Goals Against Average. It’s a juicy matchup against a Detroit squad that r ..read more
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1y ago
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You Won’t Believe It!
Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson has been injured in a traffic incident suffered on the road (literally) in Detroit.
At approximately 6:00 p.m. ET, Wednesday, February 8 in Detroit, MI, while riding a scooter on his way to dinner, Flames defenceman Rasmus Andersson was struck by a vehicle. Andersson was taken to local hospital for a full battery of tests before being released last night.
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) February 9, 2023
Andersson will be considered day-to-day for the time being pending further results. The team has r ..read more
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Holy Moly!
Highlight Of The Night
Tyler Toffoli’s powerplay goal that tied the game at two’s last night gets our highlight nod, after the Flames fell 5-4 in Overtime to the Rangers. Assists on the goal went to Rasmus Andersson and Elias Lindholm, which ended up being Toffoli’s 19th of the season ..read more