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

"You feel the love": Kylington opens up after emotional return to Flames practice

Today was a day that Oliver Kylington admitted he wasn’t sure would ever come. The 26-year-old defenceman was back on the ice with his Calgary Flames teammates for his first Flames practice in 19 months. It’s been a long road back for Kylington,

Published: 8 months ago

Calgary Flames prospect Arsenii Sergeev named Hockey East’s goalie of the week (for second week)

One of the Calgary Flames most promising goaltending prospects was honoured by his conference for the second consecutive week. One week after splitting the award, University of Connecticut Huskies sophomore netminder Arsenii Sergeev has been named Ho

Published: 8 months ago

'A good thing': Flames show how far hockey has come in dealing with mental health

From Oliver Kylington to Dillon Dube, the Flames have shown they have their players' backs

Published: 8 months ago

‘I just felt like myself again’: After nearly 20 months away, Oliver Kylington is back with the Calgary Flames

On Monday, blueliner Oliver Kylington hit the ice with the Calgary Flames for the first time since late May 2022 – a gap of over 600 days. Based on video clips and accounts from colleagues at the rink, it didn’t look like nearly that much time ha

Published: 8 months ago

‘I just felt like myself again’: Oliver Kylington returns to practice with Flames

Oliver Kylington paused ever-so-slightly, searching for the right word to describe his first full practice with the Calgary Flames since the spring of 2022. “Today felt kind of … normal,” Kylington said. “It felt like I’ve been here so many

Published: 8 months ago

Looking at the Daily Faceoff’s mid-season NHL Draft rankings (and who the Flames could pick with their first-rounder)

Who doesn’t love some early draft content? On Thursday, Daily Faceoff’s Steven Ellis released their mid-season top 50 list for the 2024 National Hockey League draft, set to take place on June 28 and 29. As of right now, the Calgary Flames only ha

Published: 8 months ago

Episode 346: Vladar’s Week To Shine

On this week's episode Dan and Matt answer some listener feedback and questions that were submitted via social media as well as discuss all the Calgary Flames' lineup moves made this week which includes an assessment of Dan Vladar's viability as a st

Published: 8 months ago

FlamesNation Mailbag: Ideal lines, trade talk, and the concept of hope

The Calgary Flames have three games remaining before the All-Star Break, and 16 games remaining until the March 8 trade deadline. Understandably, fans are smarting a little bit after back-to-back setbacks against Toronto and Edmonton. As we get set f

Published: 8 months ago

A look at the Calgary Flames’ performances through season segments

Folks, we’re 46 ways into the Calgary Flames’ 2023-24 season and we’ve seen some pretty good hockey and some sometimes bad hockey. (Most of the bad hockey was in October.) As we await the final three games before the All-Star Break, we thought

Published: 8 months ago

Flames Not Playing Dustin Wolf is a Risky Move

After it was announced that Jacob Markstrom was able to dress in Saturday night’s (Jan. 20) game versus the Edmonton Oilers, I felt like it was only a matter of…

Published: 8 months ago

Discussing if the 2023–24 Calgary Flames are a playoff team

I’ll argue both cases and we’ll see where it lands us. Note, the stats in the article are accurate as of Sunday, January 21, 8:30 p.m. MST from NHL.com. Some optimistic positives for the Flames There are no two ways about it, the Flames have been

Published: 8 months ago

Are the Calgary Flames ready to sell? Seravalli: ‘I think they are. I know they are.’

It was a busy extended weekend in the world of the Calgary Flames, between a visit from the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Battle of Alberta, the NHL debut of Adam Klapka and the return to the NHL of Matt Coronato. As things calm down ever-so-slightly, we

Published: 8 months ago