Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Calgary needed third-period goals by David Moss and Matthew Lombardi Saturday to get past Vancouver 3-1. The game's first goal came with 39 seconds left in the second period when the Flames' Daymond Langkow scored on the power play. Miikka Kiprusoff faced only 18 shots and allowed just one to get by him, a shot by Kyle Wellwood. Vancouver goalie Cory Schneider made...
Five Hole Fanatics (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
Now that Lombo has returned, probably the biggest question in Flames land is what will happen to the line combinations. Some have worked. Some haven't. The problem is that Lombardi is a tweener who can't be confidently inserted into any particular role on the club. He could play in the top 6, but that would usurp either Langkow or Boyd. He could play on the third line, bumping Keenan favorite Conroy...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
Jarome Iginla scored and Matthew Lombardi put the Flames ahead for good in the second period to help Calgary beat Washington 2-1 Tuesday night for its first win over the Capitals since 1999.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
Jarome Iginla scored and Matthew Lombardi put the Flames ahead for good in the second period to help Calgary beat Washington 2-1 Tuesday night for its first win over the Capitals since 1999.
Five Hole Fanatics (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
We keep rolling along here, game three of four in four nights. Expect an unruly mix of established vets and training camp scraps to be dressed tonight. Via Cruickshank at Inside the Flames, looks like the roster will be: Todd Bertuzzi-Matthew Lombardi-Jarome Iginla Michael Cammalleri-Mikael Backlund-Curtis Glencross Brett Sutter-John Armstrong-Kris Chucko Eric Nystrom-Warren Peters-Andre Roy Robyn...
Five Hole Fanatics (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
The question of Matthew Lombardi as top 6 forward is a divisive one among Flames fans. Some will contend that he has too many deficiencies to consistently contribute offensively. Others, like myself, think that Lombardi could deliver decent results under the right circumstances. This is the year Lombardi settles the debate. Last season went poorly for Lombardi by the numbers. His counting stats were...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
from Randy Sportak of the Calgary Sun, A new contract for top-line centre Daymond Langkow is expected to come to fruition soon, and the club expects Matthew Lombardi to ascend into a second-line position for the coming season. Where that leaves Conroy remains to be seen. Conroy, content with the fact he’ll have to take a cut in pay from the US$2.85 million salary he received this past season and a...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
from Sun Media, Sun Media has learned defenceman Dion Phaneuf has turned down an invite to play at the tournament. A spot was being held for him, and will likely be filled by Washington's Mike Green or Shea Weber of the Nashville Predators. Forwards Jarome Iginla, Alex Tanguay and Matthew Lombardi were all candidates, but all their wives are pregnant. Team Canada has filled 14 forward positions. Phaneuf...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 04/02/2008
Owen Nolan scored the winning goal with 3:44 left in regulation, lifting the Calgary Flames to a 3-2 victory over Edmonton and eliminating the Oilers from the Western Conference playoff race. Nolan took a long rebound of Matthew Lombardi's shot and put the...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/21/2008
Daymond Langkow and Craig Conroy scored first-period, power-play goals, and the Calgary Flames beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in a pivotal Northwest Division clash on Thursday night. Both advantages were set up by the speed of center Matthew Lombardi,...
Five Hole Fanatics (Free subscription) | 03/06/2008
I've wracked my brains for something to write about the last couple of days and come up with nothing besides a parodic screenplay of Keenan grilling the players that will probably never make it to the blog. As such, Im forced to present my mental flotsam and jetsam, in no particular order. 1.) In defense of Matthew Lombardi. Or rather, in defense of my continued defense of Matthew Lombardi. I've posited...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/18/2007
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- Owen Nolan and Matthew Lombardi had a goal and an assist each in the Calgary Flames' 3-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/18/2007
Matthew Lombardi had a goal and an assist Saturday night to help the Calgary Flames skate past the Edmonton Oilers, 3-1. Lombardi's sixth goal of the season gave Calgary a 1-0 lead at 12:51 of the second period. He assisted on Owen Nolan's goal earlier in...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/18/2007
Owen Nolan and Matthew Lombardi had a goal and an assist each in the Calgary Flames' 3-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.
The Battle of Alberta (Free subscription) | 11/15/2007
**Caught a bit of a discussion on the radio yesterday afternoon about the position between Iginla and Tanguay, and while it was by no means fascinating, there was some food for thought. The guys were talking about Matthew Lombardi's late-game turn as the nominal #1 centre against Minnesota, and whether it's time to give him a run in that spot on a semi-permanent basis. Dave Rowe was saying Yes, because...
