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

Tij Iginla, son of Flames legend Jarome, has a massive night in the WHL

Tij Iginla, the son of Calgary Flames legend Jarome, continues to have an excellent season in the WHL. Iginla, who is in his first season with the Kelowna Rockets, has 55 points and a team-leading 31 goals through 40 games. The 17-year-old has domin

Published: 9 months ago

Morning Notes: Lindholm, Varlamov, Anderson

Mans Karlsson of Hockey Sverige is reporting that Calgary Flames center Elias Lindholm spoke regarding his pending unrestricted free-agent status. Lindholm is less than six months away from hitting the open market and is currently sitting at number o

Published: 9 months ago

The Calgary Flames can find success if they follow the 2022–23 Nashville Predators roadmap

The Calgary Flames are kind of exactly where we thought they’d be at the beginning of the season: sitting around a playoff spot. With the likelihood of trades for unsigned unrestricted free agents (we hope), we can still expect change to occur no m

Published: 9 months ago

Flames prospect Jakob Pelletier nearing return, but a little patience needed

Jakob Pelletier is most of the way back. But there’s still a ways to go before anyone should expect to see him skating in a game with the Calgary Flames. It’s certainly a matter of weeks, not days. While Pelletier returned to practice with the Ca

Published: 9 months ago

Milan Lucic will go to trial over alleged domestic violence

Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic will be going to trial over an alleged domestic violence incident that took place in mid-November. Lucic, who has been on indefinite leave from the Bruins ever since his arrest, did not have the charges against him

Published: 9 months ago

A trade with the Edmonton Oilers for Chris Tanev could make sense for both teams

The Calgary Flames have only made a handful of trades with their provincial rival. In 2010, the Edmonton Oilers and the Flames made their first ever trade when the Flames sent Aaron Johnson and a third-round pick in 2011 to the Flames for current Ott

Published: 9 months ago

Calgary Flames shooting to end rival Edmonton Oilers’ record roll

Saturday night will be a whole lot better than alright if the Calgary Flames can end the Edmonton Oilers’ record win streak.   Heading into this latest instalment of the NHL’s Battle of Alberta, Connor McDavid & Co. have triumphed in 12 str

Published: 9 months ago

Calgary Flames forward Elias Lindholm navigates an uncertain future

Editor’s note: One of our colleagues in Sweden interviewed Calgary Flames forward Elias Lindholm earlier this week. We present it to you via a translation into English by Uffe Bodin. Four prominent Swedish stars entered the season with expiring con

Published: 9 months ago

Canucks ink Rutherford to 3-year extension

The Vancouver Canucks inked president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford to a three-year contract extension, Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini confirmed Friday.Rutherford oversaw the reshaping of a roster that has greatly exceeded expectations this s

Published: 9 months ago

Flames' Pospisil avoids worst-case scenario after scary looking injury

Martin Pospisil will miss some time, but the injury he sustained last night isn’t as serious as many Calgary Flames fans had initially thought. Pospisil appeared to be in some serious trouble after crashing hard into the boards last night. The 24-

Published: 9 months ago

Calgary Flames’ Martin Pospisil only expected to miss a couple weeks with upper-body injury

Pospisil left Thursday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs with the injury after an awkward tumble into the boards.

Published: 9 months ago

Elias Lindholm on uncertain future with Flames: ‘Sometimes it’s hard to shut out everything’

Lindholm says he “wants to stay in the same place for as long as possible” when he signs his next deal.

Published: 9 months ago