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

‘I don’t think we were connected’: Flames head coach Ryan Huska expresses distaste for the team’s first period against Chicago

The Calgary Flames lost yet another game to the struggling Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, by a score of 3-1. It was a tale of not competing for the full 60 minutes, but the issues began at the beginning of the game instead of the end. In the first pe

Published: 5 months ago

Now is the perfect time for the Calgary Flames to try Connor Zary at centre

Mood in #Flames room post-game was…down and sad, which isn't surprising. Captain Mikael Backlund said twice that they have to enjoy these remaining 12 games…he didn't mention playoffs or anything. Huberdeau + Kylington spoke too. Sounded like a g

Published: 5 months ago

Looking at one player the Calgary Flames could take with their first four picks in the 2024 NHL Draft

As it stands, the Calgary Flames have four picks in the first two rounds of the 2024 NHL Draft. It appears that the Flames will pick around the 10th overall pick and somewhere in the 20s with the pick they received in the Elias Lindholm deal with the

Published: 5 months ago

Flames getting impressive AHL production from recent college signing

It’s early, but Sam Morton appears to be quite the signing by the Calgary Flames based on his short time with the Calgary Wranglers. Morton was signed to a one-year, $950,000 deal by the Flames 10 days ago. The deal will begin at the start of the

Published: 5 months ago

Analyzing Rasmus Andersson’s tough season with the Calgary Flames

Rasmus Andersson has led the Calgary Flames in time on ice per game for the last three seasons—never dipping below 22 minutes a night. He’s seen the most power play time of the defence corps for four straight years and led the team in points by a

Published: 5 months ago

Reminiscing on the Jarome Iginla trade 11 years later

It has been exactly eleven years since the Calgary Flames traded their best player to ever play for the franchise—Jarome Iginla—to the Pittsburgh Penguins, a move that signified the start of a rebuild and a fresh slate for the Flames to build to

Published: 5 months ago

NHL Injuries: Bruins, Canes, Blue Jackets, Wild, Sens, Pens, Blues, Lightning, Leafs, Canucks and Capitals

Joel Eriksson Ek could return tonight. Mitch Marner out for two more games. Thatcher Demko placed on the LTIR and Elias Lindholm misses practice.

Published: 5 months ago

How Flames legend Lanny McDonald ‘became like a mentor’ to Jonathan Huberdeau

Huberdeau has received keen attention from McDonald since joining the Flames in the summer of 2022.

Published: 5 months ago

Dakota Joshua’s return a silver lining for Vancouver Canucks amid other injury concerns

Dakota Joshua went from fringe NHLer to a tough-to-replace power forward with the Canucks. His return to the lineup is excellent news for a team that’s dealing with injuries to Thatcher Demko and Elias Lindholm.

Published: 5 months ago

Ovechkin makes relatable fast food choice and the internet loves him for it

Washington Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin made sure to remind hockey fans that NHL players are a lot more relatable than you might think. Ovechkin, who is now just 46 goals away from Wayne Gretzky’s record, is one of the most impressive ath

Published: 5 months ago

Zadorov on importance of home-ice in playoffs as Canucks eye top seed

Canucks defenceman Nikita Zadorov says Canucks are gunning for top seed in the West, as he’s been part of two teams that lost Game 7’s on the road, and there knows the importance of home-ice advantage in the playoffs,

Published: 5 months ago

What the Calgary Flames have left to play for down the stretch

While this final stretch is going to feel largely meaningless, especially for remaining veterans, Calgary has to go out of its way to make sure that’s not the case. The final three weeks of the season can’t be a miserable march to the finish l

Published: 5 months ago