Sunday, January 31, 2010

SHiP IT; FLAMES WIN


Rene Bourque before scoring the GWG

YE SHIP IT

Ahh yes. Just what every team needs in the midst of a nine-game losing streak. A home date against the Oilers.


Suddenly, trades! Everywhere!


So long Dion Phan

Who are these mysterious strangers coming from out east? The very men who will lead this team to glorious victory in the very near future.

Lanny's #9 has already been un-retired for Hagman to wear.

Ian White's moustache looks like it came out of my ass earlier this morning (thank you whiskey!).



Matt Stajan's finishing move is the Atomic Leg Drop.



What do these three men have in common? They all play for the Flames! I cannot wait until the first time these three guys play on a line together.

This is like watching a whole new season start. What is going to possibly come of this big trade? How long until Phaneuf explodes in Toronto and we kick ourselves in the ass? When is the right time to start making Phaneuf jokes? Should Sutter apologize for lying to everyone and encouraging them to purchase Phaneuf jerseys? Is Ilya coming to town? How will Calgary do with players that aren't from Alberta? These are the burning questions!


Saturday, January 30, 2010

Gameday Jan 30 vs EDM

8:00pm

Get ready for the biggest, baddest game you have ever seen in your life. The Edmonton Oilers roll into town as one of the league's hottest teams, winners of 12 of their past 13, outscoring their opponents by an average of three goals per game. Meanwhile, the Calgary Flames have simply been crushing opponents. Defenceman Robyn Regehr has seven goals and 22 points in his last six games while back-up netminder Big Mac hasn't allowed a goal in five consecutive periods of play. This is a clash of the titans. This is the big match-up that everyone in the hockey world is looking forward to tonight. Who will score the game-winning goal?

Harvey the Hound; fearless leader

Steve Slayos

The goal-scoring machine, Craig Conroy

JF Jacques: If looks could kill

Brian McGrattan will ruin your day



They say that a hero will save us....

Friday, January 29, 2010

Hopeless; Flames lose



This is a clip from the anti-war movie "Johnny Got His Gun". This movie is about a man who is severely injured during WWI. His sensory organs have been blown off (eyes, ears, mouth, nose, etc), and they have removed all of his limbs. The one thing he has though is his consciousness. He is, for lack of a better word, a prisoner in his own mind. In this particular scene he is just discovering his situation for the first time.

Enter the 09-10 Calgary Flames.

After starting the season 4-0 and basically dominating opponents on the scoreboard, there was much optimism for this group of men playing out of Southern Alberta. Until the month of January came along there were aspirations for a division title and playoff success for these Flames.

It appears now that the Flames were dreaming that whole time and are only now gaining self-awareness. This is a team that is waking up and realizing that all is not well, all is bad in fact. They don't have anything on their face. They don't have any arms or legs. All they have is their mind, and they are trapped inside it. They are most definitely alive, but unable to live.

Mark Gior-dangles

But enough bitching. Earlier this week I suggested that the Flames should be able to win every single game against STL, DAL, and PHX up to the Edmonton game on Saturday night. By some act of god I was wrong on all accounts and the team has now lost nine in a row. The flaws of the Flames at this point are well documented. They can't score, and when they do, they can't defend.

If you cheer for the Flames and have an internet connection, you have likely seen this picture before. Now more than ever do the sentiments on the back of this dude's jersey hold true; the Oilers really, really suck. Saturday night the Flames, who have lost nine games in a row, will take on the Oilers, losers of twelve in a row and winless in 2010. Seriously, the score of this game is going to be either 2-0 because neither team can score, or 8-6 because neither can defend. Either way, someone is getting two points and I hope that it's Calgary.

The most exciting part about that game is that someone is going to score a game-winning goal. Once they do, it will be fair to say that he is the one the prophecy spoke of.



Thursday, January 28, 2010

Puke 'n' rally; Flames lose


So nobody told Fistric that the only time you can hit someone over the head with a helmet is in a hardcore match. It wasn't his fault, he probably just didn't know the rules. I'm willing to let him off the hook and Nystrom should too.

The saddest thing about this game was that three expensive talents all scored for the Flames (Dion, Iggy, OJ), and it wasn't enough to beat a Dallas team that does not hold a playoff spot. The losing streak is now at eight games. What can even be done about this? Something that was brought to my attention was that when the 1986 Flames went to the Cup Finals and lost to Montreal in six games, at one point in their season they had a nine game losing streak.
If you think that is worth any merit at all, you're an idiot. It is a coincidence and nothing more, stop trying to justify to yourself that this team is any good right now. By that logic, the Oilers and Hurricanes should be 3-2 favorites to win the Cup.

Tonight the Flames have a game in Phoenix and the pay-per-view schedule couldn't have worked itself out better. I have written before that I won't watch a PPV until we win one, something we have not done yet this season, and with the way Calgary has been playing I am confident that streak will be kept alive. Right now the Flames organization and their fans are as frustrated as every car in this video.

Remi is a fucking superhero

Tonight's game is at 7:00. If you order the PPV let me know how the game was. Regardless of the outcome, the Battle of Alberta on Saturday is going to be colossal.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Gameday Jan 27 @ DAL

January 27
CGY @ DAL
Gametime 6:30pm


You look at the Dallas Stars and at first are not that impressed with the team. The are 4-6-0 in their last ten and are a few points out of a playoff spot. You consider that perhaps if they keep a bit of a better streak going for the rest of the season, they might sneak into the 7th or 8th position.

They also have a bullshit cup-winning goal

Then you look at the other side of the scoresheet to see who they are playing tonight. It's the Calgary Flames! Hmm, that's a team from Canada, the media must ponder. If they're from Canada, and there are good players in Canada, then the Canadian team must be good! Well, not so much. The Shames are now a laughable 1-8-1 in their last ten, not to mention they have lost seven in a row up to this contest.

The best part about this game is that its not even on TV, which means even if you wanted to watch it you can't. Because of this fact, the Flames will probably do the ultimate "fuck you" to their fans and make the only game they win this week tonight's contest in Dallas.

Remember this abortion of a logo? Perhaps it is only trumped by the stab in the dark that the Dallas Stars took at an alternative to their classic "Stars" logo. Can't remember it? That's probably because they played like six games wearing this piece of garbage on their jerseys.

If your eyes are bleeding after looking at this POS, I apologize. So you're thinking maybe there isn't that much to hate about the Stars after all. Like the Flames they have one cup, a couple of finals losses, and Tony from Home Hardware designed both of their alternate logos.

I am the Special Olympics

(Whats worse: the fact I used this video, or the fact that someone taped it to upload to Youtube in the first place)

There is one thing that all Flames fans should hate about the Stars though. Nothing come to mind? Let me refresh your memory.


Listening to a hockey player talk about wine is about as eloquent as this old gem.


Gametime 6:30pm even though you can't watch it. Doesn't a part of you want to lose every game until Saturday's match against the Oilers?

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Se7en: Flames lose



If you are struggling to understand just how bad the Flames are right now, watch this movie preview. The Flames are the guy with the glasses on, while lets say the Capitals are the good looking stud.


The Flames are AFCs, Average Frustrated Chumps. They are the nerdy guy in the bar that walks around and doesn't have the slightest idea of how to pick up a girl. Sure the Flames have lots of friends who are girls, but they lack the killer instinct to actually attract someone and score, both in the case of this analogy and literally. I want to ignore the four-goal anomaly against Anaheim for a second. That being ignored, the Flames have scored five goals in six games. That is ineptitude at its finest. The best part about this was when the crack panel at Sportsnet took a stab at what the problem was. Guess who Mike Brophy said was to blame?

Old Faithful

Somehow he blamed the Flames losses on Kiprusoff, and that is the reason why I watch the picture channel (Shaw channel 230) during intermissions instead of Sportsnet West. That is some of the weakest analysis that I have heard in my entire life. One game is what he blew (6 GA vs San Jose), and you can hardly argue that he should have allowed zero to let us win the game.


Are you stumped Darryl? So is everyone in Calgary right now. Hell, the Oilers are in a losing streak but at least they are missing a) their starting goaltender, b) their top scorer, and c) their perceived sanity as an organization. The Flames are extremely healthy in every aspect and there is no way to explain just what the fuck is going on right now.

Sure the Flames weren't a defensive presence last year, but I'll tell you what: at least they held a playoff spot for most of the regular season, a luxury which now eludes this year's edition. If you choose to keep watching the Flames, good on you as it shows some real faith as not only is this team not competitive, they're not even entertaining to watch. The new full-time Flames fan anthem should be "White Flag" by Dido.


"I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be"

Monday, January 25, 2010

Gameday Jan 25 vs STL

January 25
STL @ CGY
7:30pm


Tonight is Jim Peplinski bobblehead night at the Saddledome, which means that either 2500 bobbleheads are going home with happy fans or the ice girls at the Dome will be cleaning up 2500 bobbleheads on the ice after the fans let the team know what they think about a 7th straight loss. For the Flames, Nigel Dawes and David Moss are on the IR, which means Lundmark hasn't been sent down, probably to the chagrin of people like Brendan Burke.
If the Flames lose tonight then the Battle of Alberta on Saturday is going to be absolutely hilarious. Seriously, the Flames play St. Louis, Dallas, Phoenix, and Edmonton this week and I expect to win every one of those games. Otherwise just cue Tom Petty.


7:30pm with Sweet Lou and the Sportsnet West boys.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Trades?

For some reason all I have read today has to do with trades. Trades, trades, trades (and other stuff), and trades. Jesus, must be a slow news day. In Flames land, Peter Maher points out some quirks that players have which is always fun to read.

Otherwise really not that much to say for today. Flames are still six points out of first in the division. Here is a really cool video. If you watch the whole thing, there is a Ukrainian version of Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters" near the end.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Flames goal songs



As far as I can tell, this is still the song that is played after every Flames goal at home (a rarity these days). But there are plenty of songs about fire that could be used instead of this that would probably pump up a crowd more and allow them to even sing along. For example, just look at Chicago's song:


After game six of last year's conference semi-finals, you can bet Luongo knows all the words to this one

Chicago shows once again just why they are the best in every aspect of the sport, even down to the goal song. The only song that comes close to being as much to sing along to is what Anaheim used to use (not sure if they still do): the Bro Hymn.


Woaaaah, woah, woah-ah-ohhh

So what are some cool songs about fire that could be goal songs? Here are some that I came up with.




Any other suggestions?

Friday, January 22, 2010

Citizen Kane; Flames lose

Six-pack

If you thought the Flames had a chance to beat the Blackhawks last night, you are the ultimate optimist and should have your own self-help TV show.


Hopefully that makes you feel a little better after watching that game. To be honest the fact that Calgary was very much in the mix of things after two periods was impressive. Its just unlucky that after the 9-1 loss the next team we had to play was Chicago, and I think that's why everyone is sort of pissed off, but nobody is really panicking. That being said, the next game is Monday at home against the Blues.

Maybe the best jersey of all time

If the Flames lose that one, go ahead and begin emergency procedures. Not even TSN is worried about the Flames though. They are still ranked number eight in their power-rankings. There is also speculation that the Flames are interested in landing Ilya Kovalchuk, but in order to do this they would have to unload a player such as Dion Phaneuf.



We should hope to be so lucky. Actually I'm not even interested in getting Kovalchuk for two months if it means that Phaneuf has to be moved. Because its going to be the classic Flames effect, the one where we trade away the struggling player and he goes on to explode in a new opportunity, ala Giguere, St. Louis, Savard, etc.

I was talking with Mike Tomalty about the makeup of this team, and he put things in a way that was perfectly accurate about how I feel too. He said something to the effect of, "I like our team way too much this year for us not to make the playoffs". It's true. I've always had someone to complain about in years past, like Amonte, Bertuzzi, Ericsson, Zyuzin, and so on, but this year the closest I can come is Jokinen and Big Mac. And I don't even dislike those guys that much.


Jamie Lundmark's post-game interview

But as long as Jamie Lundmark keeps playing well and cutting interviews like that, I'll be ok.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Gameday Jan 21 vs CHI

January 21
CHI @ CGY
Gametime 7:30pm





you came to take us
all things go, all things go
to recreate us
all things grow, all things grow
we had our mindset
all things know, all things know
you had to find it
all things go, all things go


The Blackhawks got rid of some shitty free agents, recreated their team by acquiring high draft picks, came out with a competitive mindset to end last season and start this one, and have found what so many cities in the NHL are looking for: a bonafide, elite level club. A club that doesn't blow a 5-0 first period lead, a club that doesn't lose 9-1 against a team's third and fourth lines. We here in Southern Alberta can only imagine what that would be like.

In the 1996 NHL playoffs, whenever a goal was scored by the Florida Panthers on home ice, fans would throw thousands of plastic rats onto the ice. These were a homage to Scott Mellanby at the time, who early in the season killed a rat with his hockey stick in the dressing room and then scored two goals that night, coining the term "rat-trick".


Patrick Roy, netminder for the Avalanche at the time, refused to duck under his net like opposition goaltenders during game three of the Stanley Cup Finals when the rats came raining down after he allowed a goal in the first period. During the intermission, he said to his teammates the famous words: "no more rats". He delivered on his promise, allowing no goals for the rest of the game and then shutting out the Cats in Game Four to finish the sweep.


But what does this have to do with the 09-10 Calgary Shames?


Brent Sutter, by all accounts, is a serious man. And what he offered up for a post-game interview after the San Jose loss reminded me of Roy's quote. When asked about the loss, all the coach said was, "enough is enough".


Let's hope so. I am beginning to lose faith in the Flames, and whenever I do there is only one icon that I turn to...

Flames Cat, lead us.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Five ways the Flames can beat the Hawks

If you feel like the last time the Flames beat the Chicago Blackhawks was sometime around 1999, you are probably correct. Obviously the club's strategies over the years simply haven't been working. That's why its time for change. I am taking the theoretical reigns of head coach and the following changes are proposed in order to one thing: beat the Blackhawks.

NUMBER ONE

Hire this guy to be visiting room equipment manager.


NUMBER TWO
Send the team to have a spooky sleepover in the forests of Kananaskis as a part of team building. Just as they are about to have pillow fights, Duncan Kieth hears a sound. Going to check it out, he runs into none other than...

One by one the Hawks get picked off by Jason, leaving them unable to field a full team, forcing them to surrender.

NUMBER THREE

Have a Korn concert the day of the game.
As soon as Korn comes to town, along with them will surely come pirate ghosts who will either pillage the lives of the Blackhawks, or at the very least scare them off. They'll never have to know that it was Priest Maxi all along.

NUMBER FOUR

Post a fake ad on Craigslist personals on behalf of Huet and Niemi saying that they are male seeking male and put a meeting time and place as oh say 6:00pm outside the visitor's entrance to the Saddledome. One of three things happens in this case: they take down one of the guys, leaving them exhausted for the game. Or the guys don't let them in and give them a lecture about how the internet is not a toy. Otherwise, this would rattle their cages so bad that they might give up eight goals in one game. The only way that wouldn't work is if the other team scored nine.......

NUMBER FIVE

Buy World of Warcraft accounts for the entire Chicago team.
Team photo

This will lead to not only a victory tomorrow night, but it will be beneficial down the road as well. The guys will be so immersed in the MMORPG that they won't get enough sleep before the game if they even make it at all. As the days go by and they complete quest after quest, their physical and mental conditioning will degenerate further until Head Coach Joel Quennville cancels their accounts, leaving them looking something like this:

If the Flames do manage to beat the Hawks tomorrow night, I'll assume someone in the organization has been reading.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

When it rains it pours; Flames lose


Game highlights

There's so much bad shit to say about last night it's hard to pick and choose. I'll start with my favorite stat on the night.

Craig Conroy and Curtis Glencross put together a performance reminiscent of a young Tiger Woods and Arnold Palmer, each finishing a -5 on the night, which by all reasonable standards is almost impossible to do.
If Reggie looks confused in this picture, it's likely because he scored his first goal in over 140 games but was still bad enough for him to say that this was the worst game he has ever played in his career.

This kitchen appliance more or less sums up the Flames goaltending last night. Seriously, between Kipper and Big Mac, there were more holes in those guys than in a dead body after a necrophiliac has his way with it.


Many Flames fans had a great time posting this video to Facebook last year after Edmonton gave up nine goals. Look where we are now.

So where do we go from here? This is the fifth game in a row the Flames have lost and by far by the worst margin, effort, etc. At least we get to go home now and play...


FUCK

At this point, a Flames/Oilers game would be awesome to watch. It would either finish 2-1 or 12-8, and I don't even know which side would be the winners.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Free Hat; Flames lose

Text from last night that I got from Max Hurd after inviting him to come over to watch the game:
"Gonna stay blacked in for a bit. C-Mac is in net so [you] may as well fuck your sister".
Not a Photoshop

Try as he might, Cumac wasn't even the worst player on the ice last night. That dubious honor belongs to none other then Ducks defenceman James Wisneiwski. The Flames had three breakaway goals last night (OJ, Glencross, Gio), and all three were directly due to someone blocking/taking away the puck from Wisneiwski.

But perhaps there is a light at the end of the tunnel for the Flames offence now. That is seriously the only positive that can be taken out of this game, and it makes me especially nervous for tonight's matchup in San Jose (gametime 8:00pm). Calgary is now ahead of 9th in the conference by two points, and the team behind them is a) Detroit and b) has a game in hand. Calgary has won three out of nine games in January, and one time that was against the Maple Leafs.

Tonight's game preview can be found in more detail here. Playing against San Jose means I get to post this.


If Calgary beats the Sharks tonight, it'll only be because the Oilers softened them up the other night for them. Big game boys, show up.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Gameday Jan 17 @ ANA

January 17
CGY @ ANA
Gametime 6:00pm


Two teams going in opposite directions? Anaheim recently won five games in a row over opponents like Nashville, Detroit, and Chicago before losing to the Kings last week, while Calgary hasn't scored two goals in a game since Game Six of the '04 Cup Finals. Remember where you were when Saprykin scored in overtime of Game Five, and that eerie feeling you had, realizing that your team was on the brink of winning a Stanley Cup? Cherish that. Because that is the greatest moment in life. It's not the feeling of winning the cup that you can bottle up and save forever, its the moment of anticipation that makes hockey worth watching.
Speaking of nostalgia, there is talk about the Flames possibly acquiring our old friend Alex Tanguay from Tampa Bay to boost the offense. How many more players do we need to prove that OJ can't play with anyone? There has also been talk about trading Dion Phaneuf. This might go over well in the locker room as it seems that not only can the league not stand the guy, I'm pretty sure the Flames can't either. Sutter says that this will not happen, but as we have seen time and time again the boss' word isn't exactly gold. Like when he said he wasn't going to do anything big at last year's trade deadline and then got OJ and Leopold, or the time he said that Mike Keenan had a safe job.

GM Darryl Sutter's childhood home movies

Would you even want Tanguay back though? I'd be interested to see how he performs under a coach who does more than have his players scrimmage during practice. Maybe they'll let him wear a real number this time too.

Anaheim is using the old trick of giving away free hats for games. Everybody in the world knows how successful that strategy is.

Gametime is 6:00pm at the Pond. Ducks fly together.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Gutless; Flames lose

I'm pretty sure they canceled a season of play to stop games from having scores like this. It is never nice to accept being shutout, especially at home, but there is a positive that can be taken. For all those who have been defending the play of the Flames and their lack of scoring, the usual argument is that we don't need to score a lot of goals to win games if our defence is sick and Kipper is unreal. The only problem with that argument is that we need to score any goals to win a game. Hopefully the team wakes up a bit now.

It's worth looking at the last few games though. Running into hot goalies does happen and maybe its just happened three games in a row. Cranderson absolutely stole a game for Colorado, Fleury isn't on the Olympic team by accident, and Ellis has been dec all season splitting time with Rinne. The Flames have just been pouring shots on the opponent's nets too, treating opposition netminders like a young Japanese girl in a bukake video (if you don't know what that is, you don't even want to Google it).


If you've been watching this team all season I don't even need to tell you who hit the post.

Flames go to Anaheim and San Jose for back to back games on Sunday/Monday. In other news, The Rock is going to play hockey in his next movie.

Friday, January 15, 2010

Gameday Jan 15 vs NSH

January 15
NSH @ CGY
Gametime 7:00pm


This is the last time that Nashville and Calgary are going to play this season which means that I will finally get a chance to use a reference I have had in the back of my head for a while.

Predators Captain Jason Arnott

Flames have lost three in a row at home and will look to break that streak tonight. Seriously if they play a full game then they will win. The problem is how lazy some of these players are, especially in terms of execution. From what I can tell, Lundmark is in tonight which means that its gonna be him, OJ, and Iggy on the top line. I would rather have Langkow up there, but I'm not the head coach and don't really know how this whole hockey thing works.

Nashville Goalie Coach Mitch Korn

Puck drop is at 7:00pm so make sure to put back some beers for this one. Go Flames.

The Flames want to keep OJ and Bourque.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Marry me Sidney; Flames lose

Line of the night goes to Ryan Cunningham after Crosby scored in the first period to make it 1-0:
"That bitch's dad just jumped off the fuckin' Calgary Tower".

What would she even do if she actually met Crosby? She would be so stoked to see the love of her life and not know how to say anything to him other than "you're sooo gooood" or like "great game Sid!". That's not shit that lands you a husband or even a date. She needs to have some knowledge of superior game to even get Crosby's attention.

Mystery Method would be good enough

Well apparently I don't know what I'm doing when it comes to saying how games are gonna go because I thought the Colorado game would blow and this one was gonna be sick. I was dead wrong in fact and the Pens game was boring while the Avs game was so sick. Whatever though, at least Vancouver lost in regulation last night as well. Predators in town tomorrow, and we'll leave you with Sting and a cut off his new album, take it away.


On the Auger-Burrows incident (Google it if you don't know), Craig Conroy doesn't snitch:
“It’s like a tattletale. No one likes a tattletale,” Conroy said of Burrows. “That’s kind of what it looked like to me.”

Also, can anybody tell me what the hell is going on with Lundmark?

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Gameday Jan 13 vs PIT

January 13
PIT @ CGY
Gametime 7:30pm


Believe it or not, the Calgary Flames actually have more points than the defending Stanley Cup Champion Sidney Crosbys, although the Crosbys have played in one less game. Pittsburgh has been on a slide lately going only 3-7 in their last ten games while if you have been watching the Flames you might say the boys are starting to turn the corner with the last couple of efforts they have been putting in.

As for Calgary some news is that Jamie Lundmark was once again sent down to Abbotsford due to the return of Craig Conroy. Honestly, who knows what this guy did wrong again. My guess is that he got wasted after the game against Colorado and started yelling "I hate gays and so should you!"; that kind of behavior at the NHL level is just unacceptable and until he learns to keep his personal feelings in check then he will never make the show.
"Gays. Not my forte! *points to a bottle of whiskey* But that is!"- Lundmark

Pittsburgh has been so banged up this whole season that their record isn't really indicative of just how much damage they can do when they care about a game or when its the playoffs. I'm pretty sure there was one point where every single one of their starting defencemen was hurt. Anyway, everybody wants to measure themselves against the champs, so I would be very surprised if the Flames did not come out guns a'blazing.
I would be very fucking surprised!

The game is on TSN and is against an Eastern opponent who Brent Sutter should be fairly familiar with (coached Devils last year who play in the same division as the Pens) so you can't help but get excited for this one.
"Lundmark. Enough with the fucking Borat impressions."- Assistant Coach Dave Lowry

I am working on a special something that will hopefully be hilarious to come within the next couple of weeks.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Chris Stewart? Flames lose

According to Mike Brophy of Sportsnet, Chris Stewart is one of the best power forwards in the game and he "will fight anybody in the league". If you watched this game on Sportsnet West and paid attention at all, you would have seen how the panel was losing their shit over this guy during the warmup, and it was annoying at the least to hear the statements coming out of these guy's mouths. Watching this game, I was only hoping for two things: Chris Stewart wouldn't fight, and he wouldn't score a big goal.
0-for-3

Well he fought Reggie, scored a (super-weak) goal to tie it up, and he scored in the shootout as well. The best line of the night from the pros at Sportsnet came after the game, when they suggested he should have been the first star. Wasn't there some other guy playing in that game.. Help me out.. Not a defenceman.. Not a forward.. What's that other position called?
Stud

So Cranderson stole the game but Flames fans can't be too upset, it was actually one of the most exciting games I've seen this year, and the next game is only going to be better as STANLEY CUP CHAMPION SIDNEY CROSBY and whatever team he plays for is coming into town on Wednesday night, should be wet and/or wild.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Gameday Jan 11th vs COL

January 11th
COL @ CGY
Gametime 8:00pm


I hate watching Avs games.


Homer puts into words what it is like to watch every single game against the Avalanche. The problem is that you can't even bitch about the team because they are pretty good and strikingly similar to the Flames at this point. Calgary has one more win, one less loss, and one less OTL. Also, the Avs are 6-4-0 in their last ten while the Flames are 6-3-1.
Colorado is the Dark World of Calgary

Calgary has lost to Colorado three times this season by the score of 3-2 every single time, but tonight that changes, as the Flames have the x-factor playing regular minutes:
Luuuuuuuund

Bad game preview but to make up for it is a video I cannot stop laughing at.

Those geese are cooked

This is worth a read.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Wherever I may roam; Flames win


I am not an NHL talent scout. I do not work for the Calgary Flames, the Abbotsford Heat, or any sports franchise associated with determining who is on an NHL hockey team. I am a student, and a Flames fan, and a hockey fan in general. So, with that out of the way, I now pose the question: what more does Jamie Lundmark have to do to warrant a spot on this team? All he did last night was score the game-tying goal (ugly) and shootout clinching goal (beauty), both on Roberto Luongo.
Louuuuuuuuuu

Like I said, perhaps there is something I simply do not see. Maybe he is a real asshole in the locker room and does shit like walk around naked and make black jokes. Maybe he pees in the shower and sometimes on people's feet. Perhaps Jamie thinks he is hilarious and does everything with a Borat voice because he still thinks its funny. Either way, I do not understand why this guy is in the minors all the time. He makes $600k a year; I will infer that this is not a salary cap issue. Oh well, either way, atta be J-roc, you were the hero of the day.


Jamie Lundmark's experience in the AHL documented

Unfortunately it was a three point game but the important thing is that the Flames have the lead in the Northwest, but before you sleep easy, know that there is a game Monday night against the Avalanche in Calgary. Till then, enjoy life on the top.