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Contenders or Pretenders: Will the Real Calgary Flames Please Step Up?

by Daniel Sallows

They have shown they can beat Montreal. They have shown they can beat St.Louis. They have shown they can beat Edmonton. But now it is time that the 12-5-2 Calgary Flames showed they can beat a good hockey club...

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    Gradin santana commented on Contenders Or Pretenders: Could The Real Flames Please Step Up

    why do flame fans kid themselfs......the calgary flames arnt contenders.....they are a fringe 9th spot team at best......iginla is old....kipper is old.....oli jokinan well uh yeah......dion...

    12 hours ago

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    • chris egan replied…

      not all calgary flames fans are kidding themselves. the drubbing the flames took last nite to...

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      Im with you Chris, but honestly Flames fans aren't like most fans that would turn their...

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    Louis Pisano commented on Contenders Or Pretenders: Could The Real Flames Please Step Up

    Lipps Inc-Funk hahahahahah that was good man! Great sense of humor dude! I watched the game tonight and my oh my did the real Chicago team...

    21 hours ago

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      thanks, haha didn't think too many people would get that reference...ugh thank god my girl is...

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    M MacDonald Hall commented on Colorado Avalanche Writer Fails Ethics 101, Flames Uncensored

    UPDATE: The Calgary Sun posted their response to the locker room ruckus today. Amazing. I recommend reading it (“Coach meetings all the range”, Randy Sportak, Calgary...

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    • Dee Karl replied…

      Three years into my term as Islanders blogger, I am starting to really appreciate the fact...

    • M MacDonald Hall replied…

      That's it. As you say, you know that just because you are privy to something in...

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    TAB BAMFORD commented on Contenders Or Pretenders: Could The Real Flames Please Step Up

    I really hope for Calgary fans/residents that the Flames didn't read your article and that Thursday night was the real Flames standing up to be counted....

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    Hot Article: Colorado Avalanche Writer Fails Ethics 101, Calgary Flames Uncensored

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    "Off Limits | Staff Only" There's an old-school sporting ideal which reserves a right to certain levels of privacy and professional discretion, especially within the insulated bowels and back offices of otherwise public forums...

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    Gradin santana commented on On The Hot Seat: Flames' Olli Jokinen On The Trading Block?

    I laughed my arse off when the Lames sold the farm for this overpaid .overrated and over the hill player who looks like a euro porn...

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      At least the Flames got back one of the two guys they traded (Brandon Prust)...poor Matt...

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    New Article: Contenders Or Pretenders: Could The Real Flames Please Step Up

    published by Daniel Sallows

    They have shown they can beat Montreal. They have shown they can beat St.Louis. They have shown they can beat Edmonton. But now it is time that the 12-5-2 Calgary Flames showed they can beat a good hockey club...

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    Scott Fitzsimmons commented on Colorado Avalanche Writer Fails Ethics 101, Flames Uncensored

    Are there 2 people writing this article? Just kidding M... You bring up both sides well. I tend to stand on the side of the Calgary...

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      Thanks Scott. Great points. I agree, I'm on the side of local media, and it is...

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    Dee Karl commented on Colorado Avalanche Writer Fails Ethics 101, Flames Uncensored

    OMG! someone please find the Hockey Journalists handbook and GIVE IT TO ME! I am sure to fall into this trap myself. But @ADater's points are...

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      Journalism USED to mean integrity. Apparantly, that ain't so anymore. Good job M for hopefully opening...

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      Good discussion as usual Dee. You and I don't always see eye-to-eye, but that almost makes...

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    Matt O'Connor commented on On the Hot Seat: Flames' Olli Jokinen on the Trading Block?

    God i hope your joking about that possible Islander trade, hopefully the days of stupid trades are behind us...

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    Robert Young commented on On the Hot Seat: Flames' Olli Jokinen on the Trading Block?

    The Panthers traded this guy for a reason. I certainly hope there is no truth to the rumors we might be interested in him again, that...

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