Gio's stock rising fast

When Scottie Bowman declares that Mark Giordano is the most improved defenceman — if not the most improved player — in the entire league, well, that must mean something.

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Lundmark steps in for Bourque

Jamie Lundmark knows this drill.

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Flames tough guy downplays return

McGrattan says it "feels like forever" since he was playing in nation's capital

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Flames Insider: Bourque out, Lundmark...

Rene Bourque, arm in a sling, was on the bench. Jamie Lundmark, in a white practice jersey, was on the third line.

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Dion Phaneuf celebrates his goal against Edmonton in the second period of Saturday's NHL game at the Dome.

Flames find cure in medicinal Oil

OK, the pimply dweeb in the schoolyard has been duly deprived of his lunch money.

Stelmach handed chance to score

The latest iteration of a panel looking into the competitiveness of Alberta's energy sector, expected to be submitted sometime next week, is Premier Ed Stelmach's last chance at getting it right.

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Tumbling out of playoff spot jarring wake-up call

As if the nightmare of losing a sixth straight game wasn't unsettling enough, to roll out of the sack Friday morning after a fitful slumber, scan the scoreboard pages of the sports section for Western...