Just like the 1990s, the 2000S were not very nice for the Calgary Flames. Apart from one Cinderella Run in 2004, the franchise did not win any play -off round in a different season. Needless to say, the era was not exactly broken by Superstar Talent. This is how an all-20000 flames-line-up stacks.
Ahead
Alex Tanguay – Carig Conroy – Jame Iginla
Flames Hockey 2000, also known as the Jarome Iginla era. After he had taken over in the 90s, Iginla really started in the 2000s. After it was all said and done, he had compiled the greatest decade of hockey in the history of Flames. Iginla led the franchise in games played, goals, assists, points, points per game and just about any other main category in the 2000s. The next nearest flames had 435 fewer points than he did. In fact, his 737 points in the decade were in second place in the entire NHL behind only Joe Thornton. Needless to say, he was on an island in Calgary.
In the middle is Iginla’s old Pal Craig Conroy. Acquired at the beginning of the decade, Conroy led all Flames centers in games played, points and helps in the 2000s. Only Iginla had played more games and points than Conroy between Flames Forwards in the 2000s.
Finally, Alex Tanguay claims the top left place. While Tanguay played only 159 games in Calgary in the 2000s, he still managed the sixth most points between Flames Forwards, and the second most among Wingers. His 0.87 points per match were also second in Calgary behind only Iginla.
Kristian Huselius -Daymond Langkow -Mike Cammalleri
The most underrated flame of the 2000s was without a doubt Kristian Huselius. The Swede spent only three years in Calgary, but was one of the best attackers in the team in all three seasons. His 182 points are in fourth place of the flames ahead in the decade and at the top of all wing players.
In the middle is Daymond Langkow, an attacker synonymous with the 2000 ERA Flames. Langkow spent 356 competitions as a flame in the 2000s, the third most of each attacker behind only Iginla and Conroy. He also placed the third most points with 274, and the second most goals with 119.
Mike Cammalleri was now one of the most talented flames of the 2000s, even if he only spent one season with the team. His 82 points in 81 games in 2008-2009 was the best season due to a flame that was not mentioned in the decade of Iginla.
Martin Gelinas – Matthew Lombardi -Valeri Bure
Centering the third line is Matthew Lombardi. After he was set up by the Flames in 2002, he would spend 347 games as a flame, the fourth most among attackers in the 2000s. His 167 points are now in fifth place of the flames in the decade.
While he only spent 122 games as a flame in the 2000s and left the franchise in 2001, Valeri Bure still deserves a place here. His 94 points rank ninth under the flames ahead in the 2000s, while his 0.77 points per match is in sixth place. He also led the flames in scoring in the 1999–00 season with 75 points.
On the left wing is the Eliminator, aka Martin Gelinas. Perhaps no flame had a greater impact on the play -off success of the Flames 2000 Dan Gelinas. The winger scored the series-winning goal in the first, second and third rounds during Calgary’s Miracle Run from 2004 to the final and became the second player in the NHL history to achieve the performance.
Stephane Yelle – Marc Savard – Chris Clark
One of the most underrated players of the Flames of the 2000s was Stephane Yelle. The defensive center was a supporting pillar in the Flames -Line -up from 2002 to 2008, and was an important gear in the Cinderella team of 2004. His 339 games in Calgary in the decade are in fifth place of Flames Forwards. Ask Darryl Sutter who was a unfortunate hero of the 2004 run, and he will tell you Stephane Yelle.
While his time was short in Calgary, Marc Savard was perhaps the most talented center that the flames had in the 2000s. In 184 games in Calgary in the 2000s, Savard placed 131 points, which was good for the seventh of the Flames Forwards. Savard remains one of the largest What-IFS in Flames History.
Finally, I have Chris Clark. Clark played 278 games in Calgary in the 2000s, the sixth most among Flames Forwards. He was also a core member of the 2004 team and played during the run in all 26 Playoff games. He even won an AHL championship with the Saint John Flames in 2001.
Defenders
Dion Phaneuf – Robyn Regehr
Dion Phaneuf was a real star in Calgary. The ninth general pick of 2003 achieved 223 points in 363 games in the 2000s, most of each Flames defender. He finished as a finalist for the Calder Trophy in 2006 and was second for the Norris Trophy in 2008. During his five -year -old run in Calgary, he finished in the top 10 in Norris who voted three times. It is a pity that his term of office ended how it did.
In addition to him, Robyn Regehr, the longest regular defender of the 2000s. Regehr registered 679 games in Calgary in the decade, 316 more than any other Blueliner. His 137 points are in second place behind only Phaneuf. The definition of a warrior, Regehr, was the heart and soul of the defense of the Flames for the entire decade.
Toni Lydman – Sjord Leopold
The talent drops a lot after the first combination. Toni Lydman was one of the better defenders of the Flames in the early 2000s, even if he didn’t spoke much in Calgary. His 93 points are in third place behind the two names above, while his 289 games in Calgary were played in fourth place in the decade.
Jordan Leopold, a core part of the Defense Group of the Flames 2004, played every regular season and play -off game for the Flames in the 2003-2004 season. His 33 points that season also led all Flames defenders. In general, Leopold played the fifth most games among Calgary Blueliners in the 2000s.
Andrew Ference – Rhett Warrener
Both Andrew Ference and Rhett Warrener were proven, grim defenders for the flames in the 2000s. Both were also members of the 2004 team, with Ference skating skating in all 26 Playoff matches while Warrener for 24 leases.
Warrener’s 231 games in Calgary are in sixth place of most of the Flames Defenders, while Ference’s 224 was in seventh place. Although neither was known for their violation, their impact was still felt in Calgary, especially in 2004.
Goalkeepers
Miikka Kiprusoff -Roman Turek
Just like Iginla, Miikka Kiprusoff has one of the best decades of flames hockey ever in the 2000s. Expected in 2004, he registered a ridiculous 373 matches played in the decade in Calgary, along with an impressive 210 victories.
The next most used goalkeeper in Calgary in the 2000s was Roman Turek, who played 221 fewer games than Kiprusoff. Kiprusoff played 73 games or more in every season that he spent in the decade in Calgary, something that is unthinkable in today’s game. He also claimed the only Vezina trophy of the franchise in 2006 and finished as a finalist in both 2004 and 2007.
Meanwhile, Turek was the obvious choice behind Kiprusoff. His 151 games played and 63 victories were both second behind Kiprusoff and Miles for any other Flames goalkeeper. While he spent only three years in Calgary, he was the primary starter of the Flames in two of them.
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