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| Flames' Bertuzzi has surgery, out a month |
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03/04/2009 |
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| Calgary, AB (Sportsbooks) - Calgary Flames forward Todd Bertuzzi underwent arthroscopic surgery on his knee earlier this week, the club announced on Wednesday. The procedure, which was intended to repair damaged cartilage, will keep the 34-year-old out of the lineup for about a month. On a one-year deal with Calgary after the club picked him up off waivers from Anaheim, Bertuzzi has tallied 15 times with 43 points in 57 games for the Northwest Division leaders. Flames general manager Darryl Sutter updated |
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| Flames acquire Jokinen from Coyotes |
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03/04/2009 |
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| Glendale, AZ (Sportsbooks) - The Northwest Division-leading Calgary Flames continued to deal on Wednesday, acquiring forward Olli Jokinen and a 2009 third-round draft pick from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for forwards Matthew Lombardi and Brandon Prust and a conditional first-round draft pick. The Flames hold an eight-point lead over second-place Vancouver in the division standings, and after improving their blueline by getting defenseman Jordan Leopold from Colorado earlier on Wednesday, landed one o |
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| Calgary acquires D Leopold from Colorado |
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03/04/2009 |
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| Calgary, AB (Sportsbooks) - The Calgary Flames brought Jordan Leopold back into the fold, as they acquired the defenseman from Colorado on Wednesday in exchange for fellow blueliner Lawrence Nycholat, prospect Ryan Wilson and a second-round pick in the 2009 draft. This marks a return to Calgary for the 28-year-old Leopold, who played his first three NHL seasons for the Flames before being traded to Colorado prior to the 2006-07 campaign. Leopold had six goals and 14 assists in 64 games with the Avs this s |
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| Moss pumps in three goals as Flames double up Sens |
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03/03/2009 |
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| Ottawa, ON (Sportsbooks) - David Moss notched his first career hat trick and the Calgary Flames doubled up the Ottawa Senators, 6-3, at Scotiabank Place. Jarome Iginla followed up a record-setting performance on Sunday against the Lightning in which he collected his career 400th goal and moved past Theo Fleury for first-place on the franchise's all-time scoring list, by posting two more scores. The All-Star right wing has racked up 12 points (6 goals, 6 assists) over his last four outings. On the opposite |
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| Calgary acquires D Nycholat off waivers |
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03/03/2009 |
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| Calgary, AB (Sportsbooks) - The Calgary Flames acquired defenseman Lawrence Nycholat off waivers on Tuesday. The blueliner registered one assist in 14 contests with Vancouver this season following his trade from Ottawa on September 2. For his career, Nycholat has two goals, seven assists and 24 penalty minutes in 45 games with the Canucks, Senators, Washington and New York Rangers. |
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| Flames begin epic swing in Ottawa |
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03/03/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Calgary Flames start up a season-long seven-game road trip tonight at Ottawa's Scotiabank Place, where the Northwest Division leaders will take on the struggling Senators. Calgary enters this grueling 12-day trek with an eight-point lead on second- place Vancouver in the Northwest standings and has gone 7-1-2 over its last 10 games. The Flames' run of nine straight contests with a point came to an end, however, when the club concluded its recent homestand with an 8-6 loss to Tampa Bay |
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| Flames' Iginla highlights NHL's weekly stars |
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03/02/2009 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - Calgary Flames forward Jarome Iginla, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Mark Recchi and New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur were named the NHL's Three Stars for the week ending March 1. Iginla tallied four goals and six assists in three games, as the Flames went 2-1-0 during the week. Despite losing to Tampa Bay, 8-6, on Sunday, Iginla recorded two goals and three assists, reaching the 400-goal plateau and picking up his 831st point to pass Theo Fleury for most in franchise |
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| Streaking Flames host Lightning |
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03/01/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The red-hot Calgary Flames will shoot for a fifth straight victory when the welcome the lowly Tampa Bay Lightning for tonight's interconference battle at the Saddledome. In addition to winning four games in a row, the Flames, who lead the Northwest Division with 80 points, have also come out on top in six of their last seven outings. Calgary comes into today's action with a 10-point lead over Vancouver for the division lead. The Flames picked up their latest victory Friday night against vi |
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| Cammalleri, Kiprusoff carry red-hot Flames over Wild |
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02/28/2009 |
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| Calgary, AB (Sportsbooks) - Mike Cammalleri scored twice and Miikka Kiprusoff needed to make just 15 saves to notch his league-leading 37th win of the season, as the Calgary Flames tamed the Minnesota Wild, 4-1, at Pengrowth Saddledome. Dion Phaneuf and Jamie Lundmark also tallied for the Flames, who have earned at least a point in nine straight games, going 7-0-2. Marc-Andre Bergeron lit the lamp for Minnesota, which has lost five of its last seven outings. Niklas Backstrom was burned four times on 29 sh |
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| Jackets and Oilers complete season series in Edmonton |
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02/26/2009 |
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| eetings in Edmonton. The Blue Jackets, who have lost four straight at Rexall Place, have followed up a four-game winning streak by going 2-2-1 over their last five games. They were last in action on Tuesday when they were handed a 4-1 setback by the Calgary Flames. R.J. Umberger scored the only goal for Columbus, his fifth in his last six games. Umberger's goal was his career-high 21st of the season, passing the 20 he scored as a rookie with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2005-06. Steve Mason allowed three goals |
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