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				<title><![CDATA[Blackhawks eliminate Flames 4-1]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[CALGARY, Alberta(AP) -- Whooping, hollering and maybe a water
fight in the locker room are what you might expect from a young
Blackhawks team that won a playoff series for the first time in
13 years.

Not these Blackhawks. They didn't act like a team of
twenty-somethings on or off the ice in their conference
quarterfinals win over the Calgary Flames.

Chicago downed injury-riddled Calgary 4-1 in Monday's Game 6 to
take the series 4-2. The Blackhawks' previous playoff series win
was a four-game sweep of Calgary back in 1996.

The Blackhawks were simply relieved after Monday's game to have
earned their first road win in the series and get a breather
before facing the well-rested Vancouver Canucks in the next
round.

"We're excited about the win, but you pay the price," captain
Jonathan Toews said "You take a lot of pressure and abuse."

Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist for Chicago, with Adam
Burish and Brian Campbell also scoring. Dustin Byfuglien added
an empty-net goal and had two assists. Rookie Kris Versteeg, a
Calder Trophy nominee, also contributed two assists.

Todd Bertuzzi scored the lone goal for the Flames, who managed
just two goals in the final two games of the series. They were
ousted in the first round for a fourth straight season.

The Flames spent up to the salary cap to build a team for a long
postseason run. Injuries hampered them in this series, but the
depth wasn't there in the playoffs, either.

"The organization gave us the opportunity to go deep and to win
and we didn't get it done," Flames captain Jarome Iginla said.
"Injuries are part of it. Even with those, we were still capable
for winning this series and it's hard to take."

But to dwell on the Flames' injuries would take away from the
Blackhawks' poise, tenacity and speed in this series.

The Blackhawks had 10 players with a combined 309 playoff games
compared to Calgary's 19 players with 764 postseason games. With
14 players under the age of 25, the Blackhawks are the youngest
team in the NHL.

Nikolai Khabibulin made 43 saves for the win. He's 8-3 in the
playoffs against the Flames, including beating them in the 2004
Stanley Cup final when he played for Tampa Bay. His
regular-season record vs. the Flames is 22-5-2.

"People started saying in Game 3 and Game 4 he wasn't playing
his best hockey," Toews said. "He's our best player and he
proved that again tonight."

Chicago was quicker out of its zone, faster on the forecheck and
unafraid to engage Calgary physically.

"All season, I think teams thought they could challenge us
physically and we've done a good job of answering that bell,"
Burish said. "I think a lot of our guys enjoy that. I know I
enjoy those confrontations."

Calgary's Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 12 shots in the loss. The
Flames pressed for goals in the third period and pulled
Kiprusoff with more than 2 minutes remaining to no avail.

With Bertuzzi in the penalty box, Kane made it 1-0 just 2:20 in.
From the bottom of the circle, Versteeg tried to connect with
Byfuglien in front of the net for a tip-in, but the puck
deflected out front for Kane.

Byfuglien lugged the puck and circled behind the net to the
half-boards before passing to Burish, who beat Kiprusoff midway
in the opening period.

Defenseman Campbell's slap shot from the point through traffic
was deflected and beat Kiprusoff to the glove side for a 3-0
edge in the second period.

Bertuzzi skated deep down the wing and beat Khabibulin with a
sharp-angled shot over the Russian's shoulder 54 seconds into
the third session.

Notes: With the exception of their run to the Stanley Cup final
in 2004, the Flames haven't made it out of the first round of
playoffs since winning the Cup in 1989 ... Flames defenseman
Dion Phaneuf was a scratch for Game 6 because of broken ribs he
suffered getting checked by Chicago's Troy Brouwer in Game 5.
Defenseman Cory Sarich played on a broken foot and both of
Daymond Langkow's hands were not fully functional ... The Flames
ended the regular season scoreless on their last 45 power-play
chances. They were only marginally better during the postseason
with two goals on 18 opportunities while a man up.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:17:02 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Iginla, Flames look for better effort in Game Six]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Chicago at Calgary, Western Conference quarterfinal, Game Six, 9:30 p.m. EST

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) -- The Calgary Flames will have a raucous 
home crowd backing them as they fight for their playoff lives 
Monday night. Having Jarome Iginla reappear would be a help, 
too.

The Flames captain called his own performance "terrible" in Game
5, which Calgary lost 5-1 in Chicago on Saturday night.

"The team should be prepared to respond to any situation that 
arises," Flames coach Mike Keenan said. "Be prepared to play to 
their level of ability and the expectations we have of them and 
more importantly what they have of themselves."

Calgary can draw confidence from two previous wins at home this 
series and a regular-season record of 27-10-4 at the Pengrowth 
Saddledome.

"We found out how tough it is in Calgary," Chicago head coach 
Joel Quenneville said. "That building will be alive again. We 
know the challenges of going in there."

The injury-riddled Flames will need every advantage home ice 
gives them to avoid a first-round ousting for the fourth 
straight season.

Dion Phaneuf is the latest to join Calgary's long injury list. 
With about eight minutes remaining Saturday, Chicago's Troy 
Brouwer leveled Phaneuf after the Flames defenseman unloaded a 
shot on net. Phaneuf wobbled to the bench and did not return to 
the game.

Phaneuf didn't speak to reporters Sunday and Keenan's assessment
of him was "day to day," which has been the coach's standard 
postseason response.

It's been a rough series. The Flames didn't skate Sunday on 
their return from Chicago. The Blackhawks canceled their 
scheduled practice and headed to Calgary.

Calgary managed just 20 shots on Nikolai Khabibulin in Game 5, 
partly because of the Flames' injuries up front.

"We do have depth and we do have more depth than we've had in a 
long time and now is the time for it," Iginla said. "There's no 
time for excuses. Hopefully Dion is back and feeling great for 
next game, but if not, we still need to find a way to win."

The Blackhawks are trying to win their first playoff series 
since 1996, which was a four-game sweep of Calgary. The Flames 
are trying to win a series after falling behind 0-2 for the 
first time in franchise history.

"We need to come out with the same kind of fire they came out 
with against us," forward Craig Conroy said.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:33:01 GMT</pubDate>
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