Nigel Dawes News

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Published on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 12:59AM EST Last updated on Tuesday, Nov.

Bank on seeing: A more emotionally invested Flamesa team . Anyway, if the Flames arena t red-faced to the point of sunburn in the wake of such a monumental no-show, then maybe coach Brent Sutter had better send for a branding iron off the old homestead to prod a few off them out of their stupors.

The Blackhawks got their six-game road trip off to a rousing start Thursday, crushing the Calgary Flames 7-1 in a game that was all but decided after the second period.

Flames embarrassed at home Chicago Blackhawks forward Dustin Byfuglien, left, slams Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla into the boards during second-period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Thursday, Nov.

Daymond Langkow has been wielding the hot hand for Calgary, with four goals in six games.

With the parity of today's NHL, it's supposed to be difficult to win on the road.

The scoring may have started quickly but the game went the distance as the Sabres topped the Calgary Flames in a shootout in Buffalo on Friday night, snapping the Flames winning streak at four.

The wins are adding up. The goals against are decreasing. Still, all's not perfect for the Flames these days.

Jarome Iginla, left, thanks Nigel Dawes for helping set up his goal Saturday. Photograph by: Leah Hennel, Calgary Herald, Calgary Herald If anyone was expecting bad blood to spill Saturday night, it didn't happen.

Crashing the Net takes you around the league touching on hot and cold players, battles for ice-time and what's going on in net.

The Calgary Flames will try to match their longest winning streak of the season when they visit the Montreal Canadiens for tonight's interconference battle at Bell Centre.

TheA New York Rangers 2003 draft pick Nigel Dawes was truly great in junior while playing for the WHLs Kootenay Ice, scoring 159 goals, and 272 points in 245 games.

Despite being winners of three straight, Calgary head coach Brent Sutter isn't about to go lightly on his Flames players.

CALGARY SUN PHOTO Mikka Kiprusoff from the Calgary Flames dives on the puck as Ales Kotalik from the New York Rangers gets held back by flames Curtis Glencross in NHL hockey action at the Pengrowth Saddledome in downtown Calgary STUART DRYDEN/SUN MEDIA CALGARY SUN PHOTO Dion Phaneuf from the Calgary Flames goes up against Sean Avery from the New ...

CALGARY SUN PHOTO Mikka Kiprusoff from the Calgary Flames dives on the puck as Ales Kotalik from the New York Rangers gets held back by flames Curtis Glencross in NHL hockey action at the Pengrowth Saddledome in downtown Calgary STUART DRYDEN/SUN MEDIA View larger version in photo gallery Whatever elixir cured Miikka Kiprusoff's illness earlier ...

The anticipation of the confrontation created an obvious stir of tension Saturday night among the seat-takers at the Pengrowth Saddledome.

Jarome Iginla and Olli Jokinen celebrate during Thursday's win. Photograph by: Dilip Vishwanat, Getty Images Lickety-split, Miikka Kiprusoff went from the sick bay to the winnera TMs circle.

Paul Stastny from the Colorado Avalanche goes up against Nigel Dawes from the Calgary Flames in NHL hockey action at the Pengrowth Saddledome in downtown Calgary.

As a proud father of three young children, Kris Draper couldn't help but lament his absence on the scariest night of the year back in Detroit.

The Calgary Flames' Fredrik Sjostrom had this scoring chance on Edmonton goalie Nikolai Khabibulin during the first period of theFlames vs Oilers game at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary on Saturday, October 24, 2009.