http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/5079 Recent articles about Jarome Iginla en-us Bad judgment is like a disease, I believe this axiomatic. That Bettman has failed in numerous respects as a commissioner of the NHL is unto itself lacking the fatal qualities of his most recently publicized decisions. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:05:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293511 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293511 As good as hockey talk gets in the middle of July. Cup Final prediction, Trade rumors and silly theme songs. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:59:18 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292236 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292236 Nelson Iginla, a second cousin to Calgary Flames Jarome Iginla speaks about his second love of hockey. His first love? Tennis. Q I hear you're related to a pretty popular hockey player A Yeah, [Calgary Flames captain] Jarome Iginla is my second cousin. Our grandpas are brothers. I really don't know him real well. But a couple years ago we exchanged a couple of e-mails and I got to know him a little bit. I've never met him in person. Q So you're a Flames fan? A Definitely. I would have no other reason to like the Flames at all. But whenever they play -- except [against] the Wild; I love the Wild -- I'll go with the Flames. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:05:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/274569 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/274569 Calgary Flames right wing Jarome Iginla, Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin and Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin are the three finalists for the Hart Trophy, awarded to the player judged "the most valuable to his team," the National Hockey League announced today. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:33:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/261317 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/261317 Based on the article by Randy Sportak of the Calgary Sun, he claims that the Flames will undergo a big change, possibly a coaching or GM change? I personally think that they should not tinker too much. Why on earth would I say such a thing? Well... I believe firmly that this team was the most talented and skilled team that captain Jarome Iginla has played with during his tenure. The only thing I question is the mental makeup of the team. The key thing that everyone has talked about is "consistency". The team have been world-beaters on some days, but on other days, they fold like cheap cards. They get flustered when other teams start pouring the pressure. To me, that's a mental thing. These are all things that you can work together as a group to overcome. That culture or negative attitude of accepting losing should no longer be accepted. They should all "hate" to lose, and play like that all the time. The easy way out is to start changing out players via trade or free agency. I'm not saying that Sutter should not go after a player that would clearly add some skill to the team. All I'm saying is that they should recognize the talented players on the team and allow them room to grow. Perhaps, give a bigger role to some younger players like Lombardi, Boyd, and others in the farm system. Whatever happened to Andrei Taratukhin and Mark Giardano? They should've been given a shot this past year. They were all promising young players that got alienated somehow. That said, I think that somehow Huselius is going to be the odd man out, and it is unfortunate because this guy represents a lot of the trials and tribulations the Flames went through this year. When he was on, he was clearly the Flames second-best player on the team. Kipper is on the same boat, but he's not going anywhere. And he should certainly stay. Nobody represented the Flames season more so than Kiprusoff. Like Huselius, Kipper has been all-world for the most part and simply average on others. Perhaps upgrading the defense would help. One last thought. The Flames identity was also something that was in question all year. That is clearly related to the consistency issue. Do they want a powerhouse defensive style, a la Minnesota Wild or Vancouver Canucks? Maybe they want to have a more passing, keep the puck away, creative team, ala the Sharks or Red Wings. They need to make up their mind. I personally would like to mold the team more like the Red Wings and Sharks, but it may not happen with Keenan and Sutter running things. Who knows? Let's see how next year pans out. Go Flames go! Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:09:03 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/257597 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/257597 What an amazing 1st Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs! Equally as entertaining is this weeks All NHL Podcast which breaks down into three segments: 1. Blame The Refs (Caps-Flyers Game 7) 2. Blame Keenan (Flames-Sharks) 3. Which trade deadline acquisition made the biggest impact in the 1st round? Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:21:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/255709 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/255709 On Tuesday night in the Shark Tank, it will happen. The great series out West that no one is talking about, will come to an end. For those of you that have been paying attention, you have had the pleasure of viewing a fine and glorious series, played by two teams all too familiar with one another. The match-ups have been great! Kipper vs. Nabby, Jumbo Joe Thornton vs. Iginla, Nolan vs. Marleau, Soupy vs. Phaneuf, Doug Wilson vs. Sutter, and Ron Wilson vs. Keenan! These are the match-ups that have made this series great. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:41:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/254259 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/254259 Even though the Flames forced a game 7, the only negative was the BAD officiating! The boiling point came in the 3rd period when Craig Conroy obviously canceled out the icing call, and the TV shot of Darryl Sutter throwing a tantrum was priceless. The refs should stay impartial, but they aren't doing such a good job. I hate to be a cry-baby like Ryan Clowe apparently gestured to Jarome Iginla in Game 5, but this is ridiculous! So many missed calls to the Sharks, and way too many weak calls to the Flames. This is not just one game, but every single game. The Flames are fighting not only the Sharks, but the referees. It sickens me that it is not a level playing field. Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:12:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/249493 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/249493 The San Jose Sharks and the Calgary Flames will play Game 6 tonight in the Saddledome. The Sharks lead the series 3-2, and for Calgary the word of the day is 'elimination'. Yes folks, this is when the playoffs get fun. This is the time when hockey fans get to see the measure of their teams with their back is against the wall. There can be no doubt that the Calgary faithful will come out in full force in support of their Flames, and some of the most raucous fans in the league will fill the Sea of Red. Truly, the Flames fans will do their job, but will the Flames themselves do theirs? Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:22:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/246447 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/246447 Dion Phaneuf is the Flames defenseman that gets all the attention, but Robyn Regehr is the key component to the Flames' defense core. Regehr is the Flames' shutdown defenseman (assigned the task of shutting down Joe Thornton). So far he's done a pretty good job, limiting Thornton to only one assist. The rest of the Calgary Flames team should take a page out of Regehr's book. The Flames were built on defense and goaltending, so it would only make sense that the team should play to their strengths. So far, the feeling I get is that Calgary could've easily won the first two games, and San Jose never really got going until they were handed the gift in game two. Everyone in the hockey world thinks the Sharks should've steam rolled the Flames, but so far the Flames are the ones who have showed that this series could be the first upset of the playoffs. Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:18:09 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/236323 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/236323 The best and worst of the regular season in fantasy hockey. Some of the choices are obvious, while some of the selections are somewhat unexpected, especially on the cold end of the spectrum. Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:57:15 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/236029 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/236029 Looking back on the 2007-08 NHL regular season to hand out some awards and take one last look at some of the highlights of the season, including the fight of the year. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:06:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/235495 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/235495 One announcer has said that the Flames new haircuts are something you do when you are playing junior hockey and don't belong in the NHL. The mohawks worn by such players as Jarome Iginla, Craig Conroy and Matthew Lombardi not only look great but have given an old team a feeling of youthfulness. The Flames are one of the oldest teams in the league but they haven't played that way in the first two games of the playoffs. Last night they were controlling the tempo of the game in the first period only to have it taken away by some shady officiating in the second. It's hard to keep the momentum going when you have 8 straight penalties called against you on some very questionable plays and see the opposition doing the same and not get called on it. Even though the Flames lost they can go home with a lot of confidence after winning game 1 and keeping one of the best powerplays in the league to only 1 for 12 in game two. I mean come on 12 penalties, ridicules. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:03:07 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/235492 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/235492 As the contenders hit the ice today for the start of the 2007-2008 NHL Playoffs, FIO staff writer Tim Hays previews the opening round. See which teams have the advantage, as well as some surprising upsets that may take place. A must-read to get ready for the journey for Sir Stanley's Cup. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:15:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/233172 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/233172 The Calgary Flames couldn't have picked a hotter team to play in the first round than the San Jose Sharks. It's true the Sharks have lost their last 2 heading into the playoffs but they did run off quite an impressive 20 game point streak right before that. Nothing looks good for the Flames on paper. Nabokov had a better season than Kipprusoff, Joe Thornton led the league in assists without having a 30 goal scoring on his team, they have the best penalty kill in the league and own the top road record in the NHL. Well you can throw all this out the window cause now it's playoff time. It's a whole different game and the Flames seem well fit for it. The playoffs are the most grueling tournament in all of sports and the Flames are built for grinding it out and play a hard nose style of hockey, a perfect match for playoffs. It'll be hard for the Flames to beat the Sharks 4 times but no Stanley Cup has come easy for anyone. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:40:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/232487 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/232487