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

Eyes on the current status of the Calgary Flames from a different perspective

The Calgary Flames look to be progressing further toward the kind of system they want to play. However, many questions remain about their next move. Should they sell off their movable assets to acquire draft capital and more young players for the pro

Published: 10 months ago

Flames' Tanev and Hanifin hide Oilers jerseys in Calgary sports store

Calgary Flames defencemen Chris Tanev and Noah Hanifin aren’t shy about hiding their distaste toward their provincial rivals, the Edmonton Oilers. The two Flames defencemen recently visited Calgary’s Team Town Sports store, where they interacted

Published: 10 months ago

Lucic pleads not guilty to domestic violence charge in Boston Municipal Court

Four days after being arrested, Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic pleaded not guilty to a domestic violence charge in Boston Municipal Court on Tuesday morning. According to court records featured in a new report from the Boston Globe, the 35-year-o

Published: 10 months ago

Flames' Huberdeau appears to be getting his swagger back

It has taken much longer than anyone had anticipated, but the old Jonathan Huberdeau appears to have arrived for the Calgary Flames. After a rough 55-point outing a season ago, Flames fans were unable to do anything other than pray for a bounceback

Published: 10 months ago

Justin Poirier is turning heads in the QMJHL and should be a Calgary Flames draft target

With the way the 2023–24 season has started for the Calgary Flames, the 2024 NHL Draft is on track to be a major event for a franchise likely entering a rebuild. If the Flames do end up moving out some of their pending unrestricted free agents for

Published: 10 months ago

Why the Washington Capitals make sense as a destination for Elias Lindholm

As the 2023–24 trudges on, more rumours continue to swirl around the Calgary Flames organization and their unrestricted free agents. We’ve heard a lot surrounding Nikita Zadorov and his situation, based on his public trade request earlier this mo

Published: 10 months ago

Beyond the Boxscore: After fighting back for the win Calgary sees themselves just outside playoff race

The Calgary Flames never let the foot off the gas in the third period leading them into an overtime victory. The Seattle Kraken pushed them to their limits in the second period, but the Flames were able to keep it close enough to crawl back in. The b

Published: 10 months ago

Flames’ Lindholm Far From Elite Without Tkachuk & Gaudreau

It’s no secret the Calgary Flames have been a below-average hockey team since the departures of Matthew Tkachuk and Johnny Gaudreau. The hope was that Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri…

Published: 10 months ago

Jonathan Huberdeau has played better hockey since being benched

Despite a disastrous October, the Calgary Flames have been 5–2–2 in November. Better yet, Jonathan Huberdeau is suddenly on a three-game point streak. His grinding ascent back into being an impact player for the Flames has been gruelling months i

Published: 10 months ago

Seravalli: The Calgary Flames are open to offers ‘on a whole bunch of different things’

If there’s one topic that Calgary Flames fans want to hear about, it’s trades. The discourse around the team is abuzz about potential moves involving the club’s pending unrestricted free agents, and fans want to know when trades will start happ

Published: 10 months ago

Andersson caps off Flames’ night of milestones in comeback overtime win over Kraken

It’s not very often the Calgary Flames emerge victorious in extended time, so when Rasmus Andersson buried his own rebound on a wraparound to complete a comeback win in overtime over the Kraken Monday night, his celebration was understandably, well

Published: 10 months ago

After Burner: Flames rally back, beat Seattle in overtime

The Calgary Flames played a pretty bad second period in Seattle. They followed it up with a superb third period, forcing overtime against the Seattle Kraken before winning in extra time by a 4-3 score. Dean “Boomer” Molberg and Ryan “Pinder”

Published: 10 months ago