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Ronco1a is an avid fan of the Maple Leafs and it certainly shows in his opinionated blog posts. He's been active in posting to the Hockey.com forums and has linked up with a network of friends, as well.


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Chris Osgood

Age: 35
Team: Detroit Red Wings
Born: Alberta, Canada

By only allowing a pair of goals in the first two games against Dallas last week, Osgood has helped Detroit to continue their dominance in the 2008 playoffs. Mr. Reliable has yet to lose a game in this current post-season and sports a save percentage in t

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Latest Calgary Flames News

Flames sign 18-year-old Mikael Backlund to contract

Posted: 119 days 7 hours 20 minutes ago.

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CALGARY - The Calgary Flames signed first-round draft pick Mikael Backlund to a contract Friday.

The six-foot, 194-pounder was selected with the 24th overall pick of the 2007 NHL entry draft.

"Mikael is one of the best 18...

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Flames' foundation strong, but changes loom for supporting cast

Posted: 126 days 6 hours 4 minutes ago.

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CALGARY - The Calgary Flames filed out the doors of the Pengrowth Saddledome on Friday and some of them for the last time.

The backbone of the team - captain Jarome Iginla, goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff and defencemen Dion Phaneuf and Robyn Regehr - are all under long-term contracts for the next five seasons and Kiprusoff and Phaneuf another year beyond that.

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Flames feeling first-round blues once again

Posted: 128 days 6 hours 31 minutes ago.

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CALGARY - For the third year in a row, more was expected of the Calgary Flames.

But the veteran team with a veteran coach exited in the first round of NHL playoffs again. The Flames stretched their series against the favoured San Jose Sharks to a full seven games and played some of their best hockey of the season in it.

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Calgary cold and quiet as the Flames go down to Game 7 defeat

Posted: 128 days 16 hours 17 minutes ago.

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CALGARY - The streets of Calgary were cold and quiet Tuesday night as the Flames were handily defeated in the deciding game seven of their first NHL playoff round series against the San Jose Sharks.

Calgary's famous 17th Avenue, dubbed "the Red Mile" back in the successful spring of 2004, had almost more police officers present than fans.

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San Jose Sharks centre Joe Pavelski, left, celebrates with teammate Matt Carle after Pavelki's goal in the second period. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Rested Roenick paces Sharks past Flames in Game 7

Posted: 128 days 22 hours 48 minutes ago.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Jeremy Roenick thought Ron Wilson's text message was an electronic fortune cookie.

The San Jose Sharks coach was counting on Roenick for big things in Game 7, he typed. The aging centre should expect to be a hero. Roenick made his coach's prediction come true with one spectacular play after another Tuesday night, also making sure the vibrant veteran's return from semi-retirement will last longer than one playoff round.

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