Citizen Kane; Flames lose

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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.