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

Published: 1 year ago

Barn Burner: Can Yegor Sharangovich reach the 30 goal mark this season?

On Tuesday’s episode of Barn Burner, Boomer and Pinder discussed whether Yegor Sharangovich will reach the 30-goal plateau with 9 games left in the Calgary Flames season. Sharangovich has broken out with the Flames this year after being acquired in

Published: 5 months ago

Calgary Flames prospect Arsenii Sergeev transfers to Penn State for 2023-24

Well, that was fast. On Monday, news broke that Calgary Flames goaltending prospect Arsenii Sergeev had entered the transfer portal in the NCAA. On Tuesday, news broke that Sergeev will be playing for Penn State University’s men’s hockey team for

Published: 5 months ago

Calgary Flames Game Day 74: Hunting the Ducks (7pm MT)

Brought to you by odds site Betway After an impressive victory over a tough divisional foe on Saturday, the Calgary Flames (34-34-5, 73 points) will try to close out their current homestand on a positive note when they host the Anaheim Ducks (24-47-4

Published: 5 months ago

"Make it eight beers": Weegar gives Flames fan fantasy hockey advice

The 2023-24 season is winding down for the Calgary Flames, but defenceman MacKenzie Weegar is busy giving out fantasy hockey advice to fans. Last month, as Weegar was driving to the arena for a game against the Montreal Canadiens, he stopped his car

Published: 5 months ago

Even as the season winds down, the Calgary Flames are trying to build something

On Saturday night, the Calgary Flames beat the Los Angeles Kings on home ice. In the small picture view of things, the win didn’t do much to improve the Flames’ playoff math or really hurt their draft lottery positioning either. But in the more m

Published: 5 months ago

Calgary Flames prospect Arsenii Sergeev enters the NCAA transfer portal

All indications are that Calgary Flames goaltending prospect Arsenii Sergeev will be returning to college for his junior year in 2024-25. But it sounds like that won’t be taking place at the University of Connecticut, as several prominent journalis

Published: 5 months ago

'Try to win every game': Flames say standards won't slip in final nine games

'We want to play well every night and play to our structure and system and play with bite, regardless of the situation we’re in,' said Flames captain Mikael Backlund

Published: 5 months ago

‘It would be special’: Flames’ Blake Coleman shooting for 30-goal season

Thirty-something … as a thirty-something. Calgary Flames forward Blake Coleman, having already blown away his previous career-best in every major offensive category, is on the brink of an impressive milestone. With his next lamp-lighting, the 32-ye

Published: 5 months ago

Calgary Flames searching for value everywhere in midst of rebuild

The natural focus of a rebuild falls on finding the next era-defining superstar. Drafting and developing a new, foundational core player (or two) is practically the mission statement. While drafting the next Johnny Gaudreau or Jarome Iginla is the pr

Published: 5 months ago

FlamesNation Mailbag: The dawn of the final month of the season

Welcome to April, gang! It’s the first day of the final month of the regular season, and more likely than not the final month of the 2023-24 Calgary Flames playing season. Let’s dive into the mailbag! Ryan what do you think the wranglers will do

Published: 5 months ago

Don’t tell me the odds: Updating the Calgary Flames playoff and draft lottery math

The Calgary Flames have played 73 games and have nine games remaining – four home and five road – before their regular season concludes. Last week, we provided a snapshot of the various races the Flames find themselves engaged in. Since then they

Published: 5 months ago

Flames Fit Check: March 2024 pregame outfit rankings

Welcome to The Win Column’s Flames Fit Check, your monthly destination for Calgary Flames pregame fashion. Now, not by any means am I really qualified to give any opinions on fashion, but that’s the best part about the internet—I don’t have t

Published: 5 months ago