The Lines * A.Tanguay O.Jokinen J.Iginla * T.Kostopoulos M.Cammalleri B.Comeau * P.Byron R.Horak K.Kolanos * L.Bouma M.Stajan T.Jackman The Pairings * C.Butler J.Bouwmeester * M.Giordano S.Hannan * T.J.Brodie C.Sarich The Goalies * M.Kiprusoff *...

Up front, Calgary is missing an entire second line (David Moss, Curtis Glencross and Lee Stempniak) along with centres Blair Jones and Mikael Backlund. After Jones went down with s a cracked ankle, Kostopoulos s quietly preached the importance of the...

Miikka Kiprusoff, who is on an exceptional roll for the Flames. “What can I say? We love our goaltender,” said Mike Cammalleri, the former King playing centre for Calgary at the moment because the Flames have five regular forwards (Curtis Glencross,...

Flames left wing Mike Cammalleri looks to score against the Phoenix Coyotes in the first period during an NHL game in Glendale, Arizona, February 9, 2012. (REUTERS/Rick Scuteri) Would he consider keeping Michael Cammalleri at centre when some of the...

The last time Toronto won at Calgary was Dec. 27, 2002, when the Leafs edged the Flames 4-3.Notes: The Flames recalled Byron from the Abbotsford of the AHL on Sunday, the day after C Mikael Backlund sustained an upper body injury during a shootout win...

I went to Hockey-Reference to generate three lists of players (Kent Wilson helped me pick the ranges, as generating statistics isn't something I have a ton of experience with). Here's what I used and why: Age: 21-24. With Backlund currently 22 and...

“He said to me, ‘If something happens, he could do it,’ so Cammy will get a chance at centre,” said Sutter as Mikael Backlund, his former second-line centre, walked by with his arm in a sling thanks to a Saturday night run-in with Vancouver Canucks...

Mike Cammalleri will move to center with Mikael Backlund out 4-6 weeks, the Calgary Sun reports. (Updated 02/14/2012) No information available at this time (Updated 2/14/12). Although he's mostly classified in the NHL as a center, it's actually been a...

The Ducks are entering rebuild mode, and the Avs 1st round pick (that the Caps acquired for the train wreck known as Varmalov) would help tremendously in that capacity. Lubo would get Washington into the playoffs, and if that happens, well, anything...

“He said to me, ‘If something happens, he could do it,’ so Cammy will get a chance at centre,” said Sutter as Mikael Backlund, his former second-line centre, walked by with his arm in a sling thanks to a Saturday night run-in with Vancouver Canucks...

Flames continue their push for an NHL playoff spot that’s been within their grasp a couple of times but they’ve so far been unable to get a grip on. 1. Are you (bleeping) kidding me? Just a guess, but that might’ve been the response from Flames GM Jay...

[NYI Point Blank] • Mike Knuble on the Washington Capitals making him a healthy scratch: "It sucks." [WJLA] • Mikael Backlund is expected to miss 4-6 weeks for the Calgary Flames. Welcome to the center spot, Mike Cammalleri. [Flames] • Awesome: The...

Forget helmets and shoulder pads, the Flames might want to dress their middle-men in bubble wrap. With David Moss (foot) and Blair Jones (ankle) already out indefinitely, bad news turned worse when Mikael Backlund suffered an “upper-body injury” during...

He started by running out of position to the right and getting called for charging. Then he ran out of position to the left and got called for charging. Lastly He decides he would beat up Mikael Backlund just because he was there. While I love the...

They equalized 8: 04 into the third when David Booth found himself the recipient of a weird-kick point shot, and put the puck behind Kiprusoff. Bad news for the Flames. Worse, yet another casualty: Mikael Backlund, coming to the aid of Blake Comeau,...

Roberto Luongo, who only faced 18, also robbed Iginla with a slick glove grab on a clean breakaway with two minutes to play. As rosy as the outcome was, there also was some more bad news. Second-line centre Mikael Backlund suffered an undisclosed upper...

It was Cammalleri's first even-strength goal since he was acquired from the Montreal Canadiens on Jan. 12 in a trade for Rene Bourque. Cammalleri has three goals and one assist in 11 games with the Flames. The Flames lost centre Mikael Backlund early...

They equalized 8:04 into the third when David Booth found himself the recipient of a weird-kick point shot, and put the puck behind Kiprusoff. Bad news for the Flames. Worse, yet another casualty: Mikael Backlund, coming to the aid of Blake Comeau,...

Backlund from the Calgary Flames (R) goes up against Alexander Edler from the Vancouver Canucks in NHL hockey action on February 11, 2012 at the Scotiabank Saddledome. (STUART DRYDEN/QMI AGENCY) CALGARY - Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse,...