Calgary Flames

By Jim Neveau Patrick Kane, hobbled by a high ankle sprain suffered in the team's December 30th loss to the Red Wings, will be out of the line-up for the first time in his career on Sunday night, when the Hawks take on the Flames in a battle of top-tier Western Conference foes.

By Jean Lefebvre That he would get fired by us, as some people have stated, is ludicrous," Rohlin said. "There's a lot of people who have a lot of thoughts what we should do with Mikael, Calgary have their thoughts. But as long as he has a (loan) contract with us, we call the shots.

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames (9 p.m. EST; TV: KSTC, RSW). Kent explains why the Wild are slumping and the Flames are playing good hockey. If you're someone who wants to discuss every single aspect of Lemaire hockey in real-time, Hitting the Post has a live blog tonight.

By Greg Wyshynski • Mats Sundin is making Vancouver Canucks fans feel like winners, buy Sundin jerseys and (gasp!) dream about a Stanley Cup. All because he promoted Internet poker? [Province] • Colin White will miss the New Jersey Devils' next game. [Fire & Ice]

By Josh Faust So in Part One, let's take a look at the Atlanta Thrashers and Carolina Hurricanes. But the city had a history of hockey. The Atlanta Flames, who became the Calgary Flames in 1980, played in the city from 1972-1980. There was great exciting swirling around the return of hockey in the ATL.