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17 -- TV Week Magazine (April 25, 2009 edition) ****
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Bolt of reality hits Flames *
Tampa Bay Lightning coach John Tortorella has declared many times that his team's quicksilver offence is the result of strong team defence.
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Bolts strike back to tie series *
Calgary had chances, but ran into wall...
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Brad Richards wins Conn Smythe trophy *
A few days ago, when the Tampa Bay Lightning were on the ropes in the Stanley Cup final, coach John Tortorella hit upon a brainwave: Put all three of his primary scorers on a single line.
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Calgary one win from Cup *
Saprykin scores in OT to give Flames 3-2 edge in series heading back to Calgary.
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CSI: NHL *
Just for fun: What if my favourite shows were combined?
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Cup raises toughness threshold *
Fight with Lecavalier and late goal sent strong messages from Iginla.
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Darryl Sutter: 'A lot of people don't want us to be here' *
Flames coach angrily condemns one-game suspension of Nieminen, accusing the NHL head office of meddling in decision.
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Edmonton forces Game Six *
Oilers beat Hurricanes/Whalers 4-3 -- First NHL short-handed O/T goal, ever.
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Exciting journey to the Cup final began for Flames 14 months ago *
When Darryl Sutter moved into the general manager's office at the Pengrowth Saddledome on April 11, 2003, the straightforward Calgary Flames coach had no idea that 423 days later, his club would complete the journey to the seventh game of the Stanley Cup championship.
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Flames apply heat in opener *
Calgary continues success on the road by keeping Tampa chances to a minimum.
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Flames become just historical footnote *
And so it ends for the Calgary Flames, just like that. In time, a historical footnote. One more Stanley Cup runner-up, going the way of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, or the Carolina Hurricanes or all the other Cinderella playoff teams that made wonderful, stirring postseason runs, but came up one game short in the end.
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Flames keep the impossible dream alive *
They are tantalizingly close now. One game, one victory and one more heart-and-soul effort, and all the work, all the sacrifices and all the physical punishment will pay off.
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Flames move closer to the Cup *
Calgary scores 3-0 win over Tampa to take a 2-1 series lead in the Stanley Cup final.
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Flames plan to stay on the defensive *
The Tampa Bay Lightning, a team that led all National Hockey League club in fewest man-games lost to injury, could be completely healthy again for tonight's fifth game of the Stanley Cup final against the Calgary Flames.
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Flames struck by Lightning *
Tampa Bay Lightning coach John Tortorella has declared many times that his team's quicksilver offence is the result of strong team defence.
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Flames try to focus on final goal *
It's no time to play 'what if' as Calgary keys on Game 7...
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Flames' Conroy a sweet talker *
The ritual began way, way back -- in April, on the night the Calgary Flames eliminated the Vancouver Canucks in overtime of a heart-stopping seventh game.
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Fraser under fire *
Referees Kerry Fraser and Brad Watson came under fire from Calgary Flames fans for their calls in the fourth game of the Stanley Cup final.
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Humble Flames ready to believe *
Calgary players, who see positive omens, treating tonight as just another game.
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Iginla does it one more time *
Forever more it should be known as That Goal, the one that typified a team and defined the opening game of the 2004 Stanley Cup final.
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Lightning even the score *
It was a question of missed opportunities for the Calgary Flames as they saw their advantage in the Stanley Cup final slip away last night when the Tampa Bay Lightning became the team with the resolve for success.
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Lightning win Stanley Cup *
Tampa Bay defeats Calgary 2-1 in Game 7 to win the franchise's first NHL championship
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Meet Me in St. Louis, Lui: Can the Canucks take the Blues in Four? *
Hey, WE think our Vancouver Canucks can take it in FOUR. Who WITH us?
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No cracks in Bulin wall *
Nikolai Khabibulin delivered the ultimate prize three years after the Tampa Bay Lightning acquired him from Phoenix hoping he would one day hoist a Stanley Cup over his shoulders.
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O Canada *
For the first time since 1982, all of the National Hockey League's major player awards are presented to homegrown products.
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One game for the Cup *
Soon after arriving here for tonight's seventh and deciding game of the Stanley Cup final, Calgary Flames defenceman Andrew Ference (who is logging some heavy minutes of playing time on behalf of his team) was asked if his team was tired, because they sure looked it.
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Simon says: Take a big step forward *
That sound you may have heard Saturday night, that enormous thud splat that sounded like a 232-pound bug hitting the windshield of a speeding car, that was Chris Simon celebrating a goal.
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Tampa a team that fun forgot *
John Tortorella is a great one for pointing fingers at his star players after a loss to the Calgary Flames, but the head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning needs to stand in front of a mirror in his hunt for culprits.
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Tampa turns to its stars *
The National Hockey League's most valuable player during the 82-game regular season scored the only goal for his team in the Stanley Cup opener.
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The Cup heads south *
For the Lightning, it is the ultimate hockey dream come true -- a team that had to battle for everything achieves its final goal.
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The game had everything you could want, and more *
Calgary one win from Cup; Saprykin scores in OT to give Flames 3-2 edge in series heading back to Calgary.
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What's black and white and red-faced all over? *
The Tampa Tribune apologized to its readers and the Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday after mistakenly running an editorial saying the hockey team had lost Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals.
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Wuz they robbed, or wuzn't they? *
Possible Cup-winning goal not counted; Flames gear up for deciding game tonight.
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Double whammy for Boyle *
You've had bad days before, such as that time you slept in, then rushed out of the house, only to discover the car had a flat tire. So you took the bus to work, arrived late and the boss was so angry that he shouted and spittle-sprayed the front of your shirt.
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System can be made to work in NHL *
Taking a long view, Calgary and Tampa Bay is a Stanley Cup match-up the National Hockey League ought to be heralding from the rooftops.
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