Olli Jokinen News

The only thing taking a beating worse than the one Olli Jokinen received at the hands of Francois Beauchemin in Toronto last week is Jokinen's popularity in Calgary.

Following the Chicago Blackhawks 7-1 ye ole' fashionedA ass-whoppingA of the Flames last Thursday in Cowtown, Brent Sutter demanded more emotion from his club.

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.

Maybe there are lonelier places on the planet, but Jarome Iginla would have been hard-pressed to name one as he stewed by himself in the penalty box in the third period of a deadlocked game on Saturday afternoon.

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 reaction of Flames head coach Brent Sutter, left, says it all. Last night's 7-1 loss to the Blackhawks was enough to give the bench boss one big headache.

Kris Versteeg scored two power-play goals in Chicago`s five-goal second period to help the Blackhawks rout the Calgary Flames 7-1 on Thursday in a rematch of a first-round playoff series.

Brent Sutter, the resident landlord, said it loud and clear the other night. The rent's due, and Olli isn't paying the bills.

Bank on seeing: A much stronger performance from Calgary D Dion Phaneuf....a dazzling show of young offensive talent in Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp....a ton of emotion from the Flames after being called out for lacking in that department against Colorado by head coach Brent Sutter.

Buds take trip down memory lane a little too literally with lack-lustre performance in 5-2 loss to Calgary reminiscent of Ballard days at the Gardens FULL TEXT In a season where the Toronto Maple Leafs have just three wins after 18 games, they've had enough experience losing to set the template for how it's done.

Ryan Wilson scored his first NHL goal and added an assist, Milan Hejduk got the game-winner and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Curtis Glencross, left, will be looking to make trouble around the Avalanche net.

Each week, I will present a historical and statistical review of how the Calgary Flames team of 2009-10 was built.

There is no doubting his skill. There is no doubting his size. But Olli Jokinen has been an enigma in Calgary this season, and one has to wonder how much more the Sutter brother'sA can take before an inevitable trade.

Dustin Boyd out muscles Toronto's Luke Schenn during third period action in Calgary's 5-2 win.

Aside from looking at ways of speeding up the game league officials will look at stiffer penalties for head shots FULL TEXT NHL general managers will assemble for two days of meetings in Toronto tomorrow and Wednesday following the Hockey Hall Of Fame induction ceremonies.

Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller stuffs this scoring attempt by Flames forward Rene Bourque to seal Buffalo's 2-1 shootout victory over visiting Calgary in NHL action on Friday night.

So far on their swing through the Northeast, the Calgary Flames stopped one skid while failing to end a longer one.

NHL: TOR @ CHI Good on the NHL for realizing the danger of head-shots and looking into doing something about it.

Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla is once again silencing his critics. No, he wasn't falling off of Team Canada's Olympic radar, nor was he on the verge of becoming trade fodder.