How should the Calgary Flames set up their defensive pairings in 2023-24?

Things didn’t unfold in an ideal manner for the Calgary Flames during the 2022-23 season. Several players missed time due to injuries. Several players had to deal with changing roles and new expectations. Oliver Kylington missed the whole season de

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Calgary Flames ownership have finally accepted their team’s fate

For years, the Calgary Flames have avoided the word “rebuild,” and it’s been a topic that the team has always been sensitive about. The goal for management and ownership has always been to make the team competitive, even if they weren’t truly

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For Calgary Flames prospects, the season is starting to get underway

This article is brought to you by bet365. We’re a week into September and while professional and college hockey in North America both are a week or two from getting started, everybody else in the hockey world is seemingly already underway. In the r

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5 Best-Case Scenarios for the Calgary Flames in 2024-25

The post 5 Best-Case Scenarios for the Calgary Flames in 2024-25 appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. The Calgary Flames might not make the playoffs this season. However, what are the five best case scenarios for the team in 2024–25? The post 5 Best-C

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How does the Calgary Flames’ 2024-25 schedule compare to nearby teams?

Folks, it can be tough to make a good National Hockey League schedule. There are a lot of variables to juggle, including the schedules for 32 often very busy buildings that house NHL clubs. Sometimes team schedules vary in quality quite a bit. Over a

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Four Teams Have Interest In Mark Giordano

The Score’s Kyle Cushman wrote that the Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, and Toronto Maple Leafs have maintained interest in veteran defenseman Mark Giordano. The oldest player in the NHL last year has spurned any interest in retire

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Friedman: Calgary Flames taking a wait and see approach before making further moves

Friends, the Calgary Flames are in the midst of a pretty radical overhaul of their roster. You can call it whatever you want – a rebuild, retool, strategic retreat, revamp… whatever – but that’s the brass tacks of it. Over at Sportsnet, our p

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What should the Calgary Flames’ defence pairings look like this season?

The blueline is going to look a whole lot different this season in Calgary compared to this time last year. Out the door are Noah Hanifin, Chris Tanev, Nikita Zadorov and Oliver Kylington. Joining the new looked defence corps are Kevn Bahl, Jake Bean

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Does a Jakob Pelletier for Nick Robertson swap make sense for the Flames and Leafs?

When players reach a certain age, it can be a make-or-break time. Jakob Pelletier could be entering that window during the 2024-25 season. After a tough 2023-24 campaign ruled with injury, Pelletier looks to break onto the Flames roster full-time. Tr

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Expectations for each Calgary Flames forward heading into the 2024–25 season

Welcome back to our annual Calgary Flames expectations. This is our third year of placing our expectations. Going into the 2024–25 season, the Flames look very different from the start of 2023–24. Losses of Elias Lindholm, Noah Hanifin, Chris Tan

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The Calgary Flames have three restricted free agents left to sign before training camp

This article is brought to you by bet365. Folks, we’re a week away from the 2024 Young Stars Classic tournament beginning in scenic Penticton, B.C., and about two weeks away from main training camp opening for the Calgary Flames. And Craig Conroy s

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Flames Reportedly Not Close on Contract With Jakob Pelletier

The Calgary Flames are in an awkward position as the 2024-25 campaign inches closer. They have several large contracts that many fans believe will hinder them for the foreseeable future,…

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Flames captain Backlund gave emotional speech at Gaudreau tribute

There wasn’t a dry eye outside the Saddledome last night as the Calgary Flames hosted a moving tribute to Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau. Fans of all kinds came to pay their respects and remember the brothers who were killed after being struck by a d

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