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While they've long been out of the playoff hunt, the Calgary Flames seem to be building some momentum for next season.
The Nashville Predators are simply hoping to end the longest losing streak in team history.
The Flames will try to continue their late-season surge and win for the seventh time in nine games when they visit the Predators on Tuesday night.
Although Calgary...
Flames 4, Wild 1
Joey MacDonald made 34 saves, Mark Cundari scored a goal in his first NHL game and the Calgary Flames beat Minnesota 4-1 on Sunday night to hand the Wild a potentially harmful home loss in their push for the playoffs.
Mikael Backlund, Mike Cammalleri and Jiri Hudler also scored for the Flames, who are long out of the postseason hunt but have won six of their last eight games.
Zach...
Flames, MacDonald burn the Wild in 4-1 home loss
Just give up already, you know its over, its pointless, resistance is futile are all things Wild fans might be thinking as their team plays the Calgary Flames. Â If you expect the Flames to just throw in the towel then you do not know this team which has fully embraced the role of spoiler as they rallied to beat 2nd place Anaheim and then held on to beat a desperate Detroit team...
Joey MacDonald Will Be In Calgary For Another Year
#Flames expected to Announce Contract extension for Goaltender Joey MacDonald today. The length and value of the extension is not known.
— Roger Millions (@RogMillions) April 20, 2013
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Joey MacDonald to sign one-year, $925,000 contract with CAL. First to report imminent signing was @rogmillions
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) April 20, 2013
Wild travel to Calgary for must-win matchup
The Minnesota Wild are still in contention for the Northwest Division title. They're also in danger of falling out of playoff contention.
Minnesota will try to avoid a season-high fourth consecutive loss on Monday night when the Calgary Flames look to play spoiler again.
Just five points behind Vancouver with seven games remaining, the Wild (22-16-3) have a chance to end the...
Flames 3, Avalanche 1
Mike Cammalleri broke a second-period tie and Joey MacDonald stopped 39 shots, helping the Calgary Flames snap a 13-game road winless streak with a 3-1 victory over the slumping Colorado Avalanche on Monday night.
Roman Cervenka also scored and Alex Tanguay added a short-handed goal to wrap up the win for the Flames in a game that featured the bottom two teams in the NHL. Before...
Joey MacDonald’s slick glove save on Brendan Morrow
Dallas Stars forward Brendan Morrow had a wide open net when he got the pass from Erik Cole out front.  Calgary Flames goalie Joey MacDonald did the excellent job of going post-to-post and getting his glove out to make the save.  Lucky for Morrow the Stars went on to win 4-3 and so the sheer robbery by MacDonald didn’t come into play.
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To Make The Playoffs, Flames Need A Much Better Kiprusoff
from Eric Duhatschek of the Glob and Mail,
...the stats line on Kiprusoff is so uncharacteristically grim – just a 3.43 goals-against average, an .857 save percentage and only three wins in 10 decisions. Kiprusoff’s save percentage leaves him ranked 72nd of the 79 goalies which have played a game in the league this year and is far off his historical standards. Kiprusoff...
Colin Dambrauskas: Calgary Flames Powerplay Woes...Coyle Suspension?
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The Calgary Flames took on the Minnesota Wild last night…a game which left many yawning. Similar to their last matchup, neither side were overly aggressive, the play was kept very systematic, and there was not an abundance of offense.
The Good
Joey MacDonald played very well last night against the Wild, stopping 28/30 shots faced...
Frustrations melt away with overtime win
ST. PAUL, Minn. Mike Yeo walked into the postgame press conference about 45 minutes after his Minnesota Wild beat Calgary, 2-1, in overtime on Tuesday night looking solemn and straight-faced.
Yeo didn't look at reporters immediately upon entering the room. The emotion in the second-year coach couldn't be seen but was later felt in his words and actions. The cool-down period...
Frustrations melt away with overtime win
ST. PAUL, Minn. Mike Yeo walked into the postgame press conference about 45 minutes after his Minnesota Wild beat Calgary, 2-1, in overtime on Tuesday night looking solemn and straight-faced.
Yeo didn't look at reporters immediately upon entering the room. The emotion in the second-year coach couldn't be seen but was later felt in his words and actions. The cool-down period...
Calgary Flames stacking up goaltenders
So how many goaltenders do the Calgary Flames need, anyway?Leland Irving stepped in when Miikka Kiprusoff went on injured reserve with a knee injury. He started Monday night’s game against the Wild. Earlier the team signed Danny Taylor to a NHL contract to add some depth. Then the Flames also claimed journeyman Joey MacDonald on waivers from the Red Wings, too.MacDonald was an...
Colin Dambrauskas: Flames Grab Joey Macdonald Off Waivers // Game Day Blog vs Minny
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The Calgary Flames have picked up veteran goaltender Joey Macdonald off waivers today from the Detroit Red Wings. With Miikka Kiprusoff out of the lineup, albeit for a short time, the Flames have not seemingly confided in their current backups to take...
Red Wings lose Joey MacDonald to Calgary
I'm a bit stunned. According to MLive's Ansar Khan, Joey MacDonald did not clear waivers: the Calgary Flames claimed him as they've got goaltending issues with Miikka Kiprusoff battling a knee issue:
The Calgary Flames have claimed goaltender Joey MacDonald off waivers today.
MacDonald, 33, was cleared to play today after being out since March 14 due to a bulging...
The Wings waive goaltender Joey MacDonald in hopes of placing him in Grand Rapids
According to Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News, the Red Wings have placed goaltender Joey MacDonald on waivers in hopes of sending him to Grand Rapids of the AHL.
The 33-year-old MacDonald has been battling back issues since March of last year when he suffered a bulging disc and has since become more expendable with the addition of Jonas Gustavsson in the offseason and the emergence...
Red Wings put goaltender Joey MacDonald on waivers
The Detroit Red Wings have put goaltender Joey MacDonald on waivers.
If MacDonald is not claimed by noon EST Monday, the Red Wings plan to send him to play for the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins.
He is 31-48-13 with a 3.04 goals-against average with Detroit, Toronto, the New York Islanders and Boston. MacDonald has been cleared to play after being out with a back injury. He has...
Red Wings waive Joey MacDonald
The Detroit Red Wings have something of a goalie glut, so it isn't exactly a stunner to hear that the CBC's Elliotte Friedman reports that the Wings have chosen to attempt to accommodate Joey MacDonald's desire for a trade out of town by waiving him before sending him down to Grand Rapids for a two-week conditioning stint:
Petrecki and Tyrell clear waivers. MacDonald...
Hang on, fellow Red Wings fans, we’re groin to be fine…
Oh joy, here the groins come again. The Red Wings will start the season without Jakub Kindl (groin), Darren Helm (back) and most certainly Joey MacDonald (back), and Mikael Samuelsson has just recovered from a groin injury. As it turns out, groin injuries are apparently contagious, though Todd Bertuzzi apparently only skipped the latter half Jam the Joe practice with a sore groin...
MacDonald trying to get back on ice with Wings
DETROIT Darren Helm isn't the only Red Wing dealing with back problems.
Goaltender Joey MacDonald remember him? He's had back issues for years, including undergoing surgery in 2006 to repair a bulging disc.
Last season MacDonald came up from Grand Rapids when Jimmy Howard got hurt. MacDonald helped the Wings set a new NHL record with 23 straight home victories.
But...
Joey MacDonald Reportedly Requests Trade After Detroit Red Wings Sign Jonas Gustavsson
The Detroit Red Wings' acquisition of free-agent goalie Jonas Gustavsson pretty clearly signaled the team's desire to upgrade from Joey MacDonald Continue reading →
Red Wings sign goalie Gustavsson
The Red Wings' first step in free agency was not the big name but an insurance signing.
On Sunday, they signed goaltender Jonas Gustavsson to a two-year deal.
Jimmy Howard is the starter and Joey MacDonald filled in nicely last season when Howard was injured and Ty Conklin faltered. But MacDonald went down with a back injury late in the season and although he expected to be...
Dominik Hasek, Joey MacDonald Among Detroit Red Wings’ Best Options for Backup Goalie
Tomas Vokoun was traded to Pittsburgh and signed a two-year deal, meaning that he won't hit the free-agent market on July 1 Continue reading →
Red Wings overnight report: talking about Parise and Schultz a week from the organizational powwow
In a week, things get interesting, at least behind closed doors. The Red Wings’ amateur scouts, and at least a good chunk of the team’s brass, will head to Toronto on Monday to take in the six-day meet, greet, and make-em-puke that is the NHL Draft combine, and then it’s back to Detroit for the team’s organizational meetings from June 2nd to 5th. With their draft list’s...
What do the Red Wings need to fix?
After going out in the first round after just five games, the Detroit Red Wings have raised a fair amount of eyebrows by fans and the media alike. One main question looms: What do they need to fix? Is it minor tweaks, an addition here, a subtraction there? Or is it a complete overhaul?One thing is for certain, the Red Wings will be shopping around for a top four defenseman to fill...
Red Wings mid-day news: more about Joey MacDonald’s back and ironic defensive commentary
Yesterday, the Detroit News’s Ted Kulfan offered an update regarding Joey MacDonald’s recovery from a slightly herniated disc in his back, and today, MLive’s Ansar Khan also spoke to MacDonald—who will probably back up Jimmy Howard next season—about the state of an injury which more or less forced the Wings to bring Ty Conklin up and, to some extent, overplay Howard downâ€...
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