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Sunday Census: James Neal, starting hot after the break, and trade deadline rumours

February 3, 2019February 2, 2019 by John MacKinnon Leave a comment

Welcome back to The Sunday Census. Throughout the week, The Win Column will be posing topical and intriguing polls on Twitter (@wincolumnblog) to gauge the fan-base’s stance on pressing issues. Want to make sure your opinion is taken into effect? Vote in the polls, start a debate, and propose alternative suggestions on the polls! https://twitter.com/wincolumnblog/status/1091053875094646784…

Visualising team scoring across the NHL

February 1, 2019February 2, 2019 by Bill Tran 3 Comments

At the time of the 2019 NHL All-Star Game, the playoff picture in the league had become fairly clear. The race to the Presidents' Trophy looked to be a two-team ordeal between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Calgary Flames. The Western Conference wild card race was bottle-necking, while there were a few surprise teams…

Sunday Census: Kylington vs. Valimaki, Oilers drama, and expectations for the Flames

January 27, 2019January 28, 2019 by John MacKinnon 2 Comments

How the Flames have fared for December star selections

January 8, 2019January 31, 2019 by Bill Tran 2 Comments

The Calgary Flames held first place in the Pacific Division for the entirety of December, and ascended their way atop the entire NHL. Thanks to spectacular play from their top players, they find themselves having one of their first halves in franchise history. The Flames were scheduled for 14 games in December and out of…

Sunday Census: Matthew Tkachuk money, Michael Frolik drama, and re-drafting 2011

January 6, 2019January 6, 2019 by John MacKinnon 1 Comment

Sunday Census: the Hamilton trade revisited, trade deadline acquisitions, and desired seven game series

December 23, 2018 by John MacKinnon Leave a comment

Sunday Census: Epic comebacks and signing Matthew Tkachuk

December 16, 2018December 16, 2018 by Karim Kurji Leave a comment

About Last Night #31: Flames’ win streak ends with shutout loss to Oilers

December 10, 2018 by Karim Kurji 1 Comment

The Calgary Flames woke up yesterday morning atop the Pacific Division and the Western Conference. They were on a five game winning streak and despite a difficult schedule and set to play their third game in four nights, had a chance to rise to second overall in the NHL with a win over their rival…

Sunday Census: Mikael Backlund, suspension concerns, and Battle of Alberta questions

December 9, 2018 by John MacKinnon Leave a comment

About Last Night #20: Tkachuk and Rittich lead Flames to thrilling victory against Oilers

November 18, 2018November 19, 2018 by Karim Kurji 2 Comments

The first edition of the Battle of Alberta between the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers this season did not disappoint. It was mean. It was nasty. And boy, was it fun. With David Rittich in net, the Flames were looking to rebound from a bad stretch where they had lost three of their last four…