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

"We know we can chip in": Flames blue line starting to find their offence

There have been plenty of positives for the Calgary Flames in each of their past two wins, with the play of their defencemen perhaps being number one on the list. On paper, there are few teams in the league who have as solid of a blue line as the Fl

Published: 10 months ago

The good, bad and ugly of the Calgary Flames: Games 11-16

What a difference a couple weeks make. In the last Good, Bad, and Ugly we reviewed a five-game segment where the Flames went 0-5-0 and were outscored 21-8. Fast forward to today and the Flames are 4-1-1 in their last six games and are playing their b

Published: 10 months ago

Flames not interested in making a trade with Canucks: report

The Vancouver Canucks are believed to be interested in some players the Calgary Flames have on the trading block, but their chances of getting any appear slim. Given the Flames’ slow start to the season, there have been numerous reports that sever

Published: 10 months ago

Calgary Wranglers release new Blasty-inspired third jersey called the Outlaw Jersey

The Calgary Wranglers have announced that they have a brand new third jersey to add to their collection. It showcases a whole new side of the iconic “Blasty” logo from the Calgary Flames. Spoiler alert: This jersey looks incredibly clean. Rise of

Published: 10 months ago

NHL Plays of the Week: Bedard’s gorgeous roof job, Zadorov cranks Bertuzzi

All the best plays from the past 7 days in the NHL, including Connor Bedard showing off great hands with the bar down beauty, and Nikita Zadorov catching Tyler Bertuzzi with his head down, with a big time bruising hit.

Published: 10 months ago

Who are Flames’ fastest skaters and hardest shooters according to NHL Edge skating and shot data?

Earlier this season, the NHL announced the launch of NHL EDGE – an advanced statistics section of the league’s website developed in collaboration with Sportradar that delivers “Player performance metrics from the League’s Puck and Player Trac

Published: 10 months ago

10 Flames Who Won’t Be Traded in 2023-24

The Calgary Flames stumbled at the beginning of the 2023-24 season, sitting near the bottom of the standings, only avoiding the final spot because a handful of teams had worst…

Published: 10 months ago

Injection of youth has sparked the Calgary Flames’ offensive production

Before the beginning of the 2023-24 season, there were a couple of off-ice changes made to this Calgary Flames team. The Flames and their then-general manager Brad Trelving agreed to mutually part ways and then-head coach Darryl Sutter was fired.  T

Published: 10 months ago

Could the Trea Turner treatment give Jonathan Huberdeau the boosts he needs?

Huberdeau snapped an 11-game goalless streak on Thursday night.

Published: 10 months ago

NHL Rumors: Do Nikita Zadorov or Chris Tanev make sense for the Vancouver Canucks?

It's hard to like what Nikita Zadorov could bring the Vancouver Canucks. Does he makes sense though? What about Chris Tanev?

Published: 10 months ago

32 Thoughts: Impact of Zadorov trade request, Oliver Wahlstrom, and Calgary’s trade approach

In today’s edition of 32 Thoughts: The Podcast, Elliotte Friedman touched on several interesting Calgary Flames-related topics, including potential trades, the impact of Nikita Zadorov‘s trade request, interest intensifying for Noah Hanifin and C

Published: 10 months ago

NHL Rumors: The Flames looking to deal Chris Tanev east, while the Canucks interested in the west

The Calgary Flames would like to get young, NHL ready talent for Chris Tanev and send him East. The Canucks in the West are interested.

Published: 10 months ago