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Flames’ Southern Week In Preview

It seems for now the Flames faithful are content with the course the Flames are on.  With three wins in the past three games, the grumbles of dissatisfaction seem to have mellowed out and the fans are…Read More

Eventually I Get To The Point About The Flames But Not Before Discussing The Week’s News

Hello everyone! So sorry for the delay, there was some technical issues with the site, two nights ago we had the chat so I didn’t get a chance to do a preview or review, and then finals have taken…Read More

Big Win For Flames Last Night, An Even Bigger Week Ahead

  To say that the win last night was a much needed kick in the butt for the Flames would be an understatement.  While their play was not the cleanest, 4 of the 6 penalties called on the Flames last…Read More

Some Fangirl Lovin’ For The Flames

So my original post was going to be on how the Flames have so much money tied up in the press box with healthy scratches, but it took me too long to get my butt writing and well now their biggest cap drain…Read More

New Kid On The Block For The Flames

Sorry about the delay, the nor’easter that hit the area managed to take out all power and internet.  I’ve been without anything for about 24 hours and will have another 24 more without. …Read More

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Have the Flames Really Changed?

It’s now been almost a year since I started writing for the Flame for Thought blog, and this, regrettably,…Read More

Conroy deserved better

A little more than a month into the Jay Feaster era, and in so many ways, life is much better in Flame…Read More

Time To Find Kiprusoff a New Home

Two things stand out from the Flames’ 7-4 win over Dallas last night. One, that it was a hell of a…Read More

Down a Sutter, But Little Has Changed

A lot happens when your computer crashes and you take three weeks of Christmas vacation. But then, a…Read More

Jokinen: The Poison Flame

Everything the Flames need to know about Olli Jokinen can be summed up in what has happened the past…Read More

Ian White Trade – His Fate Was Sealed

If Ian White was surprised by today’s trade sending him to Carolina, he shouldn’t have been.…Read More

Fire Sutter – Or Fire All Three

Darryl Sutter must be feeling pretty let down by his family today, after their National Lampoon’s…Read More

Backlund To The Future

When Mikael Backlund scored the third-period goal that triggered a come-from-behind victory for the Calgary…Read More

Trade Winds Are Blowing Ducks

OK, I have no idea what that headline means. But it made me giggle, so I’m keeping it.) You hear…Read More

Pre-Season First Impressions

Hockey’s back, and so am I! The Flames hit the ice for the first time in anger (excluding the rookie…Read More

Craig Conroy Redux: A View From Daryl of the Flaming Circle

A few more thoughts on Craig Conroy, who is coming back at least for a minimum-wage tryout with the Flames…Read More

Conroy Is Back – Or Is He?

In what continues to be a quiet summer in Flameland, the big news of the week was the surprise re-signing…Read More

The White Shadow

Just coming back from vacation, and catching up on some of the Flames news. The most important, of course,…Read More

A swift kick in the Feaster

Ever since the Calgary Flames missed the playoffs in April, fans and media have been speculating on whether…Read More

Ranting at rinkside

Just finished a half-hour as the special guest on Rinkside Rants, a weekly podcast hosted by Tim Redinger,…Read More