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

Maple Leafs Player Told Flames’ Zadorov He’s What Team Needs

Following the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ whacky 5-4 shootout win over the Calgary Flames, big news came out of Calgary. After scoring a goal and making a big hit on Maple…

Published: 10 months ago

FlamesNation Mailbag: Trade requests, the trade market and future directions

It’s been an interesting week for the Calgary Flames. The hockey club went into the centre of the hockey universe and played a highly entertaining game with the Maple Leafs. Then Nikita Zadorov’s reported trade request became public knowledge and

Published: 10 months ago

Future Focus: 1 prospect from each NHL team who's off to a hot start

We're more than a month into the NHL season, which means it's time to look at early standouts from around the hockey world.From multi-year pros who took a step in the summer to emerging draft day gems from this past June, here's a look at one prospec

Published: 10 months ago

Calgary Flames: 3 Potential Landing Spots For Nikita Zadorov

It is mid-November, and the Calgary Flames season is still leaving more to be desired. After a back-to-back in Ontario over the weekend, the team’s record sits at 4-8-2 and…

Published: 10 months ago

Canucks, Leafs interested in trading for Flames defencemen: report

The Calgary Flames are reportedly a very popular team when it comes to trade interest among other Canadian teams. It was recently revealed that the Flames defenceman Nikita Zadorov has requested a trade from the team after his agent Dan Milstein twe

Published: 10 months ago

NHL Rumors: Oilers, Flames, Canucks

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Edmonton Oilers have fired Jay Woodcroft and Dave Manson and hired Kris Knoblauch and Paul Coffey. Meanwhile, Nikita Zadorov confirms the trade buzz out…

Published: 10 months ago

Nikita Zadorov discussed his situation after Saturday’s game (but don’t expect a quick resolution)

On Friday night, following the Calgary Flames’ shootout loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, reports emerged that Nikita Zadorov had requested a trade. Speaking to the media on Saturday, following the Flames’ 4-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators, Zadorov

Published: 10 months ago

Flames Sunday Census: Which Calgary rookie will have the biggest impact by season’s end?

The Calgary Flames have called up a lot more players than we saw last year at this point in the season. It took just until November 9 this year for the Flames to call up players from the AHL seven times. Last year, it took the Flames up until Decembe

Published: 10 months ago

NHL Rumors: Is it too early to start making moves? The Maple Leafs like some Flames defensemen

Everyone knows the Toronto Maple Leafs could use some help on the blue line, and there are two defensemen from the Calgary Flames they like.

Published: 10 months ago

Dillon Dube for Anthony Duclair could be a win-win trade for the Flames and Sharks

Both the San Jose Sharks and the Calgary Flames have gotten off to—to put it nicely—less-than-ideal starts. For the Sharks and their team direction, a 2–10–1 record is exactly what they want. For the Flames, a 4–8–2 record is definitely n

Published: 10 months ago

NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames, Ottawa Senators, Edmonton Oilers, and the Montreal Canadiens

The Calgary Flames will move Nikita Zadorov but on their timetable. The Edmonton Oilers may have to wait things out.

Published: 10 months ago

Beyond the Boxscore: Calgary Flames get to the dangerous areas but can’t solve Ottawa netminder

It is reasonable to start to wonder if the Calgary Flames have a hex on them whenever they play Ottawa? No matter how strong of an effort they put in they haven’t been able to find too much success against them in recent years. Saturday was no exce

Published: 10 months ago