Robyn Regehr News

There was nothing casual about it. It took the Calgary Flames just 13 seconds to answer for a week or more of poor play that had head coach Brent Sutter throwing his hands up in frustration.

The Calgary Flames act like victims of post-traumatic stress disorder every time they see the Chicago Blackhawks.

Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff was busy again last night, facing 36 shots is a loss.

Lack of motivation should not have been an issue. Because there was the fresh memory of the most recent visit from the Colorado Avalanche - A game, well in hand, that turned into a 3-2 loss on Oct.

A notorious slow starter, Finnish goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff has found his form early this season for the Flames.

Goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff was the Flames' standout player on the Easter road trip.

Everything about Brent Sutter's body language suggested he was discussing a Calgary Flames loss.

But the numbers that worked against him as a Maple Leaf prospect seem more favourable now that he's a member of the Calgary Flames .

Flames D Robyn Regehr was a tower of strength on the blueline and did an especially strong job killing penalties.

Calgary Flames Robyn Regehr checks New York Rangers Sean Avery in the second period during their NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, January 2, 2008.

With apologies to Robyn Regehr, Cory Sarich and Aaron Johnson, veteran pivot Craig Conroy is a member of an exclusive club he'd rather not be a part of.

Whatever elixir cured Miikka Kiprusoff's illness earlier this week should be bottled sold.

Robyn Regehr of the Calgary Flames defends against Sean Avery of the New York Rangers during a game January 2, 2008 at Pengrowth Saddledome.

Oh, you could just feel the love. It washed over them, bathed them, like a steady downpour of acid rain.

The St. Louis Blues have had their share of struggles on home ice during the early part of this season.

Jarome Iginla is a father and a Flame. So, the Calgary captain understands why some fans are outraged he and his teammates skipped the line last Friday and received H1N1 flu shots -- just one day before the province closed public clinics, blaming a shortage of the vaccine.

The Alberta government is investigating how most players on the Calgary Flames - along with some of their family members, coaching staff and management - arranged to receive their H1N1 vaccine shots in private last week, while thousands of Albertans stood in the cold for hours to be inoculated.

Tossing the puck towards the faceoff dot like a lion tamer would hurl raw meat, Brent Sutter ordered two of his most ferocious beasts to do battle.

The Calgary Flames landed flat to finish off their recent five-game home stand with a pair of back-flops on Pengrowth Saddledome ice.A This ostensibly talented team needs to tighten up if they want to avoid progressing to belly-flops, evermore painful and embarrassing.

Sitting second in the Northwest Division after a Halloween loss ended the first month of their NHL season, the Calgary Flames find themselves seventh in the Western Conference and barely treading water above a hungry school of sharks eager to bump them from the top eight.