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Brent Sutter Not Happy With Team Play

by Paul on 11/20/09 at 08:35 AM ET
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from Vicki Hall of Flames Insider at the Calgary Herald,

Following a massive collapse by his team, the Calgary Flames head coach let fly with some sober talk about the deeper issues that ail the underperforming squad.

Too casual; not enough emotion; no sense of urgency.
These were among Brent Sutter’s post-game complaints after watching the Flames fizzle out and down in 7-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.

“This isn’t just something that just happened tonight,” Sutter told the assembled throng of reporters. “We just happened to play a very talented team tonight. This has been something that has been addressed with this group since Day 1, that there’s too much inconsistency in their game. The reason why there’s too much inconsistency in their game is because there’s too much inconsistency with individuals wanting to stay with it for 60 minutes....”

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Phaneuf And Sutter Don’t Say Much About Screaming Match

by Paul on 11/18/09 at 09:08 PM ET
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from Scott Cruickshank of Flames Insider,

“Well, to be honest with you guys, what happens in our dressing room behind closed doors is our business, whether it’s coaches and players, players and players,” Phaneuf told reporters on Wednesday morning. “That’s all I’m going to say about that. That’s the bottom line.”

Sutter did not veer from the (Charlie Rich) company line, either.

“Things do get intense, but what happens behind closed doors inside the dressing room is between players and coaches,” said Sutter. “It’s no one else’s business. There’s always intensity and emotions in games — that’s what hockey is, that’s what it is about. All it is, is people showing their passion and their caring side. There’s not much more to say about that.”

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Tweeting Trouble

by Paul on 11/18/09 at 08:26 AM ET
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from Adrian Dater of All Things Avs,

As we were waiting for Joe Sacco to make his remarks, there seemed to be some commotion from the Flames dressing room area, located right near the visitors area. A minute or so later, a couple Calgary media people said “Did you hear that, did you hear about the shouting match between Phaneuf and another player. Somebody was screaming at Phaneuf, calling him selfish.”

Back up in the press box, I put out a tweet saying as much. When media people in Canada talk about any kind of “controversy” involving their NHL team, you kind of assume it’s going to be all over the airwaves and in the papers soon.

But I regret putting out that tweet now, because the Flames weren’t too happy with me about it. And I shouldn’t pass along second-half stuff like that. I thought I’d made it clear that I was just passing along what I’d heard, but I don’t think I made that clear enough at all, and it came out too much like I’d heard it myself and that it was gospel.

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Adrian Dater’s Twitter…

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Glencross Gets 3 Games For Hit On Drury

by Paul on 11/09/09 at 01:36 PM ET
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per Bob McKenzie’s Twitter,

Three-game suspension for Curtis Glencross for the hit on Drury.

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Not The Way You Want To Lose A Game

by Paul on 11/05/09 at 07:47 AM ET
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from Razor With An Edge,

The new World’s Worst Way to Lose a Hockey Game is to outshoot the opponent 40-22, surrender the lead in the final minute, have a phantom delay of game penalty called on your defenseman in overtime and then allow the game winner on the ensuing 4 on 3 powerplay.

What a steaming, feces-encrusted way to decide a hockey game.

Sure refs are human and they make mistakes, but seriously!? If you watch the replay one of the two refs was just 5 or 6 feet away from Grossman when he allegedly shot the puck out of play from behind his own blueline. If the guy is so incompetent that he can’t make a proper judgment on a play like that - a call that could potentially decide the game – then he probably should be in a different vocation.

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Do remember a delay of game can be called from anywhere on the ice, not just from the defensive zone.  In this instance, I think the refs just missed the call, since I don’t think Grossman deliberately shot the puck out of play.

added 11:15am, Video of the OT goal by the Flames followed by the delay of game call can be watched below…

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The Flames & Their H1N1 Flu Shots

by Paul on 11/04/09 at 07:51 AM ET
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Many of you know I listen to Canadian radio stations via the web, and this story is the ‘talk’ today…

from Bill Kaufmann of the Calgary Sun,

The Calgary Flames did nothing underhanded to procure H1N1 vaccinations in the past week ahead of thousands of high-risk Albertans, club president Ken King said yesterday.

But despite that claim from the team, the province has launched an investigation into what officials say shouldn’t have happened.

While King acknowledged a team doctor and the physician’s nurse wife might have been a “point of contact” in seeking the vaccine which is in short supply in the province, King said nothing was done outside Alberta Health Services (AHS) auspices.

“I’m happy to confirm we would not have taken an illicit process,” said King.

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Hey, No Cuts In Line

by Paul on 11/03/09 at 03:08 PM ET
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from Wes Gilbertson of Sun Media,

The Calgary Flames reportedly jumped the queue for H1N1 vaccinations, and that has some members of the Sea of Red seeing red.

The Flames received their shots Friday, one day before the province temporarily shut down clinics, saying they would eventually reopen but only be available to high-risk Albertans.

“I’m hearing from people,” said Flames CEO Ken King.

“I’m hearing from fans this morning and I intend to speak with them and try to help them understand why we would make a decision and what criteria under which we made that decision and again explain to them that we ... appreciate that not everyone will agree.”

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Flames Get Down & Dirty In Practice Session

by Paul on 11/03/09 at 06:50 AM ET
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from Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun,

Tossing the puck towards the faceoff dot like a lion tamer would hurl raw meat, Brent Sutter ordered two of his most ferocious beasts to do battle.

With players lined up along the centre ice circle to provide a makeshift cage, Dion Phaneuf and Brian McGrattan were summoned to the middle where they collided with considerable force.

With instructions to simply fight for the puck, the two scraped and clawed while Sutter barked at them three times to “battle.”

Following a series of violent cross-checks to one another’s backs, their 30-second war had ended with McGrattan doubled over in exhaustion and Phaneuf checking his beak for blood.

Without hesitation another puck was hurled into the circle for another two teammates to clash over....

After squandering leads in consecutive home losses, Sutter followed up a day off with the type of practice yesterday that was, quite frankly, three or four years overdue for the Flames.

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The First Month Of The Flames Season

by Paul on 11/02/09 at 09:25 AM ET
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from Steve MacFarlane of the Calgary Sun,

THE GOOD

If Kiprusoff isn’t the team’s most valuable player for the opening month, it’s Rene Bourque.

Sniping five goals and 15 points over the first dozen games, the Lac La Biche product has easily been the Flames’ most dominant forward so far this season. He’s driving pucks to the net, throwing his weight around, and is a constant threat to score with a man-advantage or while shorthanded....

THE BAD

Iginla and Jokinen were expected to be a dynamic duo in their first full season together on the top line.

Now, they’re not even together.

Split up after failing to find chemistry as a tandem, and struggling to fit into Brent Sutter’s system as individuals, they haven’t shown signs of being the team’s best players.

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Great Offensive Play Or Bad Defense?

by Paul on 10/29/09 at 08:00 AM ET
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via Vicki Hall of Flames Insider,

The one-man show by Wojtek Wolski — skating right in the middle of Nigel Dawes and Daymond Langkow, waltzing unmolested into the slot and firing the puck past Miikka Kiprusoff — could be shown as a “What Not to Do” video in hockey school.

“The third goal we gave up was a terrible goal to give up,” Sutter said. “I mean, everyone is standing around the ice watching someone walk into the slot and shoot the puck.

“It’s not a very good play by anybody who was on the ice.”

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