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

Revisiting the Flames’ Lindholm & Hanifin Trade

After missing the playoffs in seven of the last nine seasons leading up to the 2018 offseason, the Calgary Flames decided to make a massive trade that would change their…

Published: 8 months ago

Top 10 Calgary Flames prospects at the end of 2023

It’s been a rollercoaster of a season so far for Calgary Flames faithful. Many fans are in favour of team tank at this point, while some are still holding out hope for a playoff run. The Flames currently sit fifth in the Western Conference wild car

Published: 8 months ago

Realistic expectations for Calgary Flames prospect Samuel Honzek at the World Junior Championships

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Presents have been unwrapped, and time has been spent with family for the holidays, but now we get to the real reason why hockey fans love the holiday season: the World Junior Championship. A tournament tha

Published: 8 months ago

Flames prospect Sam Honzek with monster performance in first game of World Juniors with Slovakia

The Calgary Flames have one prospect playing in this year’s IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship taking place in Sweden and Finland. Sam Honzek, the Flames’ first round selection in the 2023 NHL Draft, is suiting up for Team Slovakia. He was inj

Published: 8 months ago

Trade Notes: Maple Leafs, Johnson, Martinez

Once the roster freeze across the league is lifted on Thursday morning, it will mark the unofficial start to trade season in the NHL calendar. Up to this point, much has been made of the potential trade targets for the Toronto Maple Leafs, primarily

Published: 8 months ago

Samuel Honzek scores in Slovakia’s tournament-opening win over Czechia (and other Day 1 World Junior notes)

The 2024 edition of the IIHF World Junior Championship tournament began in Gothenburg, Sweden on Tuesday with four games. Among them: the return to the event of Calgary Flames prospect (and Slovakia forward) Samuel Honzek, whose 2023 tournament was c

Published: 8 months ago

Flames' goalie Markstrom got married in Banff over the holidays

Calgary Flames goalie Jakob Markstrom certainly made the most of his holiday break. While players typically get a few days off to go catch up with their family, Markstrom instead scheduled one of the biggest days of his life with his. At a ceremony

Published: 8 months ago

Flames Likely to Pull Huge Offer to Defenseman Noah Hanifin

The post Flames Likely to Pull Huge Offer to Defenseman Noah Hanifin appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. After offering $60 million, is a deal still on tabled for defenseman Noah Hanifin? If not, what are the Calgary Flames looking for in trade? The po

Published: 8 months ago

NHL Rumors: The Colorado Avalanche will do something but it may take some time

The Colorado Avalanche don't have much salary cap space and they're not going to rush into anything. Elias Lindholm could be a great fit.

Published: 8 months ago

The Iginla Update: How Jade, Tij, and Joe Iginla are doing in their respective leagues and seasons so far

Jarome Iginla and the Calgary Flames made a long-awaited reunion this offseason when the team appointed Jarome as special advisor to the general manager. The move reunited Jarome and Craig Conroy in the front office and sparked excitement for the fut

Published: 8 months ago

Everything you need to know about the 2024 World Junior Championship

Boxing Day is here again, and so too is the most exciting time for hockey prospects—the International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Junior Championships. Day One brings us four games, including Canada’s first game of the tournament. The 2024 WJ

Published: 8 months ago

The Calgary Flames analytics leaderboard a third of the way through 2023-24

The Calgary Flames’ record through 34 games is 14-15-5. They sit fourth in the Pacific Division (by a fair margin) and are three points outside a wild-card playoff spot in the Western Conference. In their last 10 games, they have a record of 4-4-2

Published: 8 months ago