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

NHL Rumors: Teams continue to call the Calgary Flames, but they’re in no rush

There are several teams interested in the Calgary Flames pending UFA defensemen. Could the Columbus Blue Jackets be interested in Elias Lindholm?

Published: 9 months ago

Maple Leafs place Klingberg on LTIR

The Toronto Maple Leafs placed defenseman John Klingberg on long-term injured reserve, the team announced Thursday.Klingberg hasn't played since Nov. 11 due to an unspecified injury. He'll miss at least 10 games and 24 days retroactive to his last ap

Published: 9 months ago

A Calgary Flames retool can be successful, but their scouts will need to find stars in the draft

The Calgary Flames should look quite a bit different next season. Heck, given the hockey club has four prominent pending unrestricted free agents that they would likely rather not lose for nothing, they should look quite a bit different by the time t

Published: 9 months ago

How will Flames’ GM Conroy handle Zadorov’s trade request?

Eric Francis joins Jeff Marek to discuss Calgary Flames defenceman Nikita Zadorov requesting a trade and dive into how Flames GM Craig Conroy will likely handle the situation moving forward.

Published: 9 months ago

Flames' Weegar throws stick in attempt to break up Predators scoring chance

Calgary Flames defenceman MacKenzie Weegar attempted something last night that hockey fans don’t see all too often. After a giveaway from Weegar near centre ice, Nashville Predators forwards Liam Foudy and Kiefer Sherwood found themselves coming i

Published: 9 months ago

Flames get raw end of deal on blatant missed call versus Predators

The Calgary Flames weren’t deserving of two points in last night’s loss to the Nashville Predators, but that doesn’t make up for a blatantly missed call in the third period. With just over eight minutes remaining in the third period, Filip For

Published: 9 months ago

Calgary Flames not in playoff spot on American Thanksgiving, face uphill climb

It’s not a perfect science, but in the salary cap era (save for the shortened seasons), teams that have been in a playoff spot the morning of American Thanksgiving have wound up making the playoffs by an overwhelming margin. Since the 2005-06 seaso

Published: 9 months ago

Flames’ Early Season Woes Re-Appear in Ugly Loss to Predators

The Calgary Flames appeared to have a good thing going as of late. They entered Wednesday night’s game versus the Nashville Predators with seven points over their past four games,…

Published: 9 months ago

What Johnny Gaudreau’s career could have looked like had he remained a Calgary Flame

It has been a relatively quiet week in terms of Flames happenings this week, but one team that has been making a ton of noise has been the Columbus Blue Jackets (for all the wrong reasons), most notably about former Flame, Johnny Gaudreau and his inc

Published: 9 months ago

Beyond the Boxscore: Calgary Flames appear to check out early against Nashville Predators

The Calgary Flames served up a game with a lack of hustle and a side dish smothered in disappointment as the Nashville Predators walked all over them on Wednesday night. Before an absolute gauntlet against the top teams in the NHL the expectation was

Published: 9 months ago

Flames Visual Recap 19: Calgary unravels in Nashville to see point streak snapped

In a tough bout against the Nashville Predators, the Calgary Flames ended up heading into American Thanksgiving a 4–2 defeat, halting their four-game point streak. Despite a strong effort from Jacob Markstrom, the Flames were not the better team on

Published: 9 months ago

Injury Updates: Zary, Martinez, Avalanche

Calgary Flames forward Connor Zary is out day-to-day with a lower-body injury, according to a team announcement. He did not dress for the Flames’ loss to the Nashville Predators, though the day-to-day nature of the absence does leave a chance for h

Published: 9 months ago