Sportsnet blacks out games not meant for your region, meaning you won't get the Flames (or Oilers) games, even if you have the other channels. For instance, I live in Calgary, have the Sportsnet Pacific channel, but don't get the 'nucks games (thankfully).
You'll have to shell out for Centre Ice. It'll cost you $200 for the season, and I think worth it. I love being able to watch games down the stretch that matter to the Flames as well as the Flames games.
One thing worth noting is that the past couple seasons, the cable/satellite providers have been offering Centre Ice for the first month of the season for free. Kind of irks me when I've already paid for it, but it does get a person hooked and maybe convinced that they need it! Usually in January or so they do another couple free weeks to get people to buy the package they offer for the stretch run.
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