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SPORT-SCAN, INC. 941-284-4129 1187278 Calgary Flames Cast your ballot for FAVE FLAME EVER of the 2010s POSTMEDIA NETWORK Published:July 3, 2020 Updated:July 3, 2020 11:49 AM MDT In light of last week’s news celebrating Jarome Iginla’s forthcoming induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, we here at Postmedia want to honour the superstar and the Calgary Flames in our own way. In particular, we felt it would be fun to find out which of the Flames is the all-time favourite among the city’s fervent fans by creating an interactive online poll. Is it Iggy? How about lovable Lanny? And don’t forget about Theo. MacInnis with that boomer? Or current hot-shot Johnny Hockey? There’s Capt. Gio, too. We’ve carefully created a March Madness-esque bracket of 64 Flames faves dating back through history. Each quarter of the bracket will consist of 16 names you’ll know and remember from a particular decade. From there, we’ll move on to Round 2, featuring the eight winners of Round 1, and so on … until we’ve got one favourite from each decade competing in the final four of our FAVOURITE FLAME EVER battle. We began by breaking out the 1980s last week. And then we moved on to the 1990s on Monday. Then we broke out the 2000s. And, finally, the bracket for the 2010s is now in your hands. We’ll keep the polls open for the next seven days, so get in on it. Our panel set down a few parameters in forming the brackets — with the most important being that a player would be slotted into the decade during which he played the most games with the Flames. We also decided that no matter his popularity, he had to play more than just a few regular-season games and the playoffs here in Calgary (sorry, Ville Nieminen and Mike Commodore). There are a few of your faves missing, no doubt. Then we meticulously ranked the 16 players of each decade. But in the grand spirit of playoff hockey, we’re hoping for an upset or two along the way. So let’s keep at it … Cast your ballot below, as we try to track just who is the most favourite Flames star of all. Iggy just got the nod from hockey gurus to head to the hallowed hall of fame. It’s your turn to vote now, Calgary. (Don’t forget to click the “submit” button at the bottom to register your votes.) Calgary Sun: LOADED: 07.04.2020 1187279 Chicago Blackhawks against the Lightning — all in the third period — that rallied the Hawks to a 5-2 win. Dominik Kubalik handles the puck against the Devils on Dec. 23, 2019, at The Chicago Blackhawks face the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL play-in the United Center. round. Here are 10 factors that could tip the scales in their playoff series. Yes, the 24-year-old Kubalik is a rookie, but he has a wealth of international experience, including more than 200 games between the Czech, Ontario and Champions leagues and the IIHF World By PHIL THOMPSON Championship. JUL 03, 2020 AT 8:00 AM That’s not to say Kubalik didn’t have his lulls. Coach Jeremy Colliton sat him on more than one occasion when his play “dropped off a little bit.” Kubalik had one assist and came up empty on nine shots in three With a plus-130 line at several sports books, the Chicago Blackhawks meetings with the Oilers. aren’t the worst bet to advance past the NHL play-in round. That would Oilers: Kailer Yamamoto is the Oilers’ not-so-secret weapon. be the Montreal Canadiens, a fellow 12th seed, at plus-170. Before his arrival, coach Dave Tippett couldn’t settle on a consistent If the league’s return-to-play plan goes on without a hitch — namely, a lineup. But once Yamamoto was placed on a line with Leon Draisaitl, it surge in coronavirus cases among players or a hub city — the fifth- seemed like the pieces fell in place for all of the lines. seeded Edmonton Oilers will be heavy favorites (minus-150), but they won’t take the Hawks lightly. The Hawks couldn’t handle the pairing during a 5-3 road loss in February, when Yamamoto scored two goals and Draisaitl had a goal Remember that it was out of concern about facing stars such as the and three assists. Connor McDavid missed that game because of a left Hawks’ Patrick Kane and Canadiens goalie Carey Price that players and quadriceps injury. team executives nixed the idea of a three-game series in favor of a five- game format, according to “Hockey Night in Canada” analyst Elliotte “He’s so feisty, so quick on pucks.