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

The Wranglers are in tough right now: a Calgary Flames prospect update

Folks, the Calgary Flames have had a really good farm system over the past few seasons. Through some good drafting, smart development, and prudent additions of specific types of people and players, the Stockton Heat and Calgary Wranglers had two back

Published: 6 months ago

Flames could soon welcome back two impactful players to their lineup

The Calgary Flames got a much-needed morale boost at practice this morning, as AJ Greer and Connor Zary were back on the ice. Greer, who was claimed off of waivers from the Boston Bruins in early October, had become an impactful player in the Flames

Published: 6 months ago

Where were the best players in the NHL drafted?

The Calgary Flames are set to embark on what they describe as a “re-tool on the fly.” The idea behind that is to accumulate young assets, that being draft picks, prospects and young NHL players, in exchange for veteran players who aren’t going

Published: 6 months ago

Report: Calgary Flames interested in Swedish winger Marcus Sylvegard

The trade deadline is past us, but roster construction and a longer-term view remain in focus. As the Flames enter into a retool, rebuild, or re-whatever they want to call it, they’ll need players to slot into their lineup if others are moved. In a

Published: 6 months ago

Flames goalie Dustin Wolf has an elaborate minute-long warmup routine

If there were any positives to take away from last night’s Calgary Flames game, it was that fans were able to see Dustin Wolf in net for the third period. For the third straight game, the Flames were blown out, falling to the Colorado Avalanche by

Published: 6 months ago

Calgary Flames Prospect Roundup: Jeremie Poirier picks up where he left off, Parker Bell hits 30

With the NHL Trade Deadline last Friday, expectations were that the Flames would pick up some additional prospects in deals for Noah Hanifin and Jacob Markstrom. That did not come to fruition, and the only new face on this week’s roundup is Riley D

Published: 6 months ago

Beyond the Boxscore: Calgary Flames a complete step behind Colorado Avalanche

I’m glad the Calgary Flames got some of their nice moments out of the way early because the majority of the night was the Colorado Avalanche treating the Flames like a punching bag. No not in terms of any form of violence, rather the skill level of

Published: 6 months ago

3 Flames With Term Who Could Be Moved This Offseason

If it wasn’t already clear, the Calgary Flames’ moves in recent months prove that they are very much in a retooling state. Some may even go as far as to…

Published: 6 months ago

Flames Visual Recap 65: Calgary starts homestand getting buried by the Avalanche

The Calgary Flames have not played good hockey. In their previous two games, they allowed 12 goals for an average of six goals against per game. Now returning home to the Saddledome, they continued their trend and gave up another six. Daniel Vladar g

Published: 6 months ago

NHL Injuries: Coyotes, Flames, Red Wings, Panthers, Wild, and the Canucks

Jacob Markstrom out with a lower-body injury. Aaron Ekblad out for two weeks. Thatcher Demko is week-to-week.

Published: 6 months ago

The Calgary Flames lacked in structure and details against Colorado

Let’s start with a basic principle, friends: the Colorado Avalanche are a very good hockey team. If you look at the Avalanche and the Calgary Flames, on paper, you’d probably favour the Avalanche to win. (That’s what the odds-makers did prior t

Published: 6 months ago

NHL Style Rankings: Hi, Nikita Zadorov!

Folks, it's been a minute, but the NHL Style Rankings(TM) are back with a vengeance and the return of an old friend. Late Saturday night, a Sportsnet producer…

Published: 6 months ago