Calgary Sun 9 hours ago
Flames Notes: Monahan, Backlund miss practice
Sean Monahan poked his head out of the Calgary Flames’ dressing room and walked down the hall without the assistance of an air cast or crutches and didn’t appear to have visible problems putting one foot in front of the other. A good sign, considering the top-line centre missed Monday’s practice at Scotiabank Saddledome for what […]
Calgary Sun Oct 14, 2018
Monahan or Lindholm? Inside the Flames’ deliberations prior to the 2013 NHL Draft
They would be welcoming one or the other — and were tickled either way. The Calgary Flames owned the sixth-overall selection in the 2013 NHL draft, and the way they predicted things would unfold before their podium visit, they would be picking whomever was still available from this pair of forward prospects — Sean Monahan […]
Matchsticks and Gasoline Oct 12, 2018
Fan Poll Friday: Lindholm, Neal. Who You Got?
Both have played well on the top line so far this season. Fan Poll Friday This isn’t a bad predicament to have: who should be on the top line? Should it be James Neal? Should it be Elias Lindholm? If you go by the stats and play so far this season you’d probably think Lindholm. He and that top line were really clicking and all 4 of his points have come with Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan on the ice. HOWEVER, it could be argued that Neal could provide some muscle on that top line and he scored against the Blues when skating with the Flames top duo. So, who belongs up top with Johnny...
Calgary Sun Oct 11, 2018
5 keys to Flames at Blues
Thursday — Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues 6 p.m. MT, Enterprise Center, Sportsnet Flames THE BIG MATCHUP Flames C Sean Monahan vs. Blues C Ryan O’Reilly Calgary’s first-line centre has been filling the net. In fact, Monahan is just the second marksman in Flames’ franchise history to light the lamp four times in the first […]
Calgary Sun Oct 10, 2018
Flames powered by stars, goalie in shutting out Preds
NASHVILLE — The Calgary Flames have bolstered their scoring depth, although the supporting-casters haven’t provided much offensive oomph just yet. If their top trio can keep producing at this torrid clip, the Flames can afford to be patient. Sean Monahan tallied twice, Elias Lindholm also tickled twine and Johnny Gaudreau collected a hat-trick of helpers […]
Sportsnet.ca Oct 9, 2018
Smith, Monahan lead Flames over Predators
Mike Smith made 43 saves and Sean Monahan scored twice to lead the Calgary Flames to a 3-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. The post NHL appeared first on Sportsnet.ca.
Matchsticks and Gasoline Oct 9, 2018
Rate the Flames: Flames 3, Predators 0
Calgary is up to 2-1-0 on the year Calgary opened their road trip with a 3-0 victory over the Nashville Predators. Mike Smith starred with a 42 save shutout while Sean Monahan tallied twice. Elias Lindholm provided the other goal with Johnny Gaudreau picking up three assists. The powerplay continued to click, scoring twice. You know what time it is, time to Rate the Flames! Click here to rate them!
Matchsticks and Gasoline Oct 8, 2018
3 Things From Week 1
Matthew Tkachuk among the league leaders, PP responds and no Canucks for a while. 3 Things From Week 1 The first week of the 2018-19 season is in the books for the Calgary Flames and they find themselves 1-1-0 after 2 games. The Flames newer faces seem to be settling in nicely and the old combo of Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan appears to be back to normal, if not better. There’s not a lot to go over after playing only 2 games, but here’s what we have in this week’s edition of 3 Things: Not A Bad Week For Tkachuk Matthew Tkachuk had himself quite a week. He had 4 assists and 1 goal...
Matchsticks and Gasoline Oct 3, 2018
Who’s On The Ice Tonight?
Juuso Valimaki will make his NHL debut tonight! Projected Lines With a new season beginning there are new faces all throughout the lineup. One is Juuso Valimaki who will be making his NHL debut tonight. Here's the rest of the Flames lineup for tonight's tilt with the Canucks. FORWARDS Johnny Gaudreau - Sean Monahan - Elias Lindholm Matthew Tkachuk - Mikael Backlund - Michael Frolik Dillon Dube - Derek Ryan - James Neal Sam Bennett - Mark Jankowski - Austin Czarnik DEFENCE Mark Giordano - TJ Brodie Noah Hanifin - Travis Hamonic Juuso Valimaki - Michael Stone GOALTENDER Mike Smith
Matchsticks and Gasoline Oct 3, 2018
There’s A Few New Leaders In Town
Calgary announced their 2 newest alternate captains today. The Flames added 2 new alternate captains to their stable of patched leaders today. Matthew Tkachuk and Mikael Backlund will join Sean Monahan sporting the “A” on their jersey this season. Monahan has been a mainstay as an alternate captain, while Mikael Backlund has worn the “A” in spot duty over the last few seasons. This is Matthew Tkachuk’s first foray into any sort of captaincy with the Flames. Both Tkachuk and Backlund will take over for Troy Brouwer who inexplicably wore the alternate captain patch with the Flames...
Matchsticks and Gasoline Oct 2, 2018
Flames Announce Opening Night Roster
Dillon Dube and Juuso Valimaki headline players making the jump The Calgary Flames have announced their 23 man roster for the 2018-19 season. Here’s a position by position breakdown Forwards: Derek Ryan, Mikael Backlund, Johnny Gaudreau, James Neal, Matthew Tkachuk, Curtis Lazar, Garnet Hathaway, Sean Monahan, Austin Czarnik, Elias Lindholm, Dillon Dube, Michael Frolik, Mark Jankowski, Sam Bennett Defence: Mark Giordano, Dalton Prout, TJ Brodie, Juuso Valimaki, Travis Hamonic, Mike Stone, Noah Hanifin Goalie: David Rittich, Mike Smith Dillon Dube and Juuso Valimaki will be both making the...
Calgary Sun Sep 29, 2018
Flames evaluate bubble players in final tuneup
With a few more roster decisions to be made, the Calgary Flames iced a young (ish) group against a veteran (ish) Oilers squad that featured Connor McDavid and gave them every opportunity to help them make those decisions. While Sean Monahan sat out Saturday at Rogers Place, Dillon Dube appeared on the top line with […]
Calgary Sun Sep 28, 2018
Lindholm, Neal both to see top-line minutes for Flames
It was perhaps the biggest question of Calgary Flames’ training camp … Which of the highly-touted new guys would win the job of first-line right-winger, scoring the plum assignment of riding shotgun with the dynamite duo of Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan? Would it be A) Elias Lindholm, who arrived in that blockbuster draft-floor trade, […]
Sportsnet.ca Sep 19, 2018
Flames GM Brad Treliving discusses culture change in Calgary
John Shannon sits down with Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving to discuss culture change addressed in the offseason, Mike Smith’s workload, and maturing of Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan. The post NHL appeared first on Sportsnet.ca.
Sportsnet.ca Sep 19, 2018
Flames’ Monahan beats the clock, scores with 2.8 seconds left
From penalty box to back of the net, Sean Monahan gets released, then gets sprung on the breakaway and scores with 2.8 seconds left in the 2nd period to tie it up with the Bruins in China. The post NHL appeared first on Sportsnet.ca.
