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

Calgary Flames place 13th on ESPN’s goalie tandem rankings

Friends, the Calgary Flames had a tough season in 2022-23. A year after their goaltending was excellent – 5th in all-situations save percentage and 4th at five-on-five – their netminders all had tough years, collectively ranking 24th in all situa

Published: 11 months ago

How did the auditioning Calgary Flames forward trio look against the Winnipeg Jets?

The Calgary Flames dressed four forwards on Monday night against the Winnipeg Jets that were not everyday NHL players in 2022-23. That quartet included Matt Coronato, Adam Ruzicka, Dryden Hunt and Cole Schwindt. Coronato was excellent, but he had arg

Published: 11 months ago

Flames, NHL and others remember Chris Snow: ‘A true example of strength, courage, grit and compassion’

CALGARY — Last Wednesday morning, Mikael Backlund couldn’t wait to spread the news. After a lengthy offseason wondering about his future, Backlund committed the next few seasons to the Calgary Flames — the only franchise he’s ever known. On t

Published: 11 months ago

It certainly seems like Matt Coronato has passed his audition

When training camp began for the Calgary Flames, you could be forgiven if you were pencilling Matt Coronato’s name onto your projected NHL roster or ordering a #39 sweater from the CGY Team Store. As a highly-touted draft pick, of course Coronato w

Published: 11 months ago

Reviewing the Calgary Flames NHL 24 Ratings

The NHL season is about to begin, so it’s that time again for a new EA Sports NHL video game. NHL 24 comes out officially on Friday, but early access comes out today at 12 p.m. EDT. We got even earlier access to the ratings of every single NHL play

Published: 11 months ago

Flames’ Solovyov Pushing Hard for Roster Spot

If you weren’t familiar with the name Ilya Solovyov before Calgary Flames training camp this year, it’s hard to blame you. The 23-year-old Russian defender isn’t often discussed when it…

Published: 11 months ago

2023–24 NHL defensive depth rankings

As we lead up to the beginning of the 2023–24 season, we’ll be breaking the depth charts at key positions for every NHL team to rank them from first to best. Next in our series, we move to the defence corps for every team. Any true contender is b

Published: 11 months ago

Flames Visual Recap: Calgary ekes out win over Winnipeg with big game from Coronato

The Calgary Flames looked to get back into the win column after they turned a near victory into a certain defeat against the Edmonton Oilers. The Flames welcomed the Winnipeg Jets to the Saddledome to continue more preseason action. Things didn’t g

Published: 11 months ago

Flames’ Ruzicka making most of fresh start under Huska

The Calgary Flames made it clear from the opening of camp that Adam Ruzicka would be given every opportunity to carve out a role. On Monday, he showcased his strength for a nice goal in a win over the Jets.

Published: 11 months ago

Coronato continues strong pre-season as Flames rally to beat Jets

Matt Coronato impressed once again on Monday, scoring the go-ahead goal in the third period to go along with a pair of primary assists to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-4 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in NHL pre-season action.

Published: 11 months ago

Calgary Flames Post-Game: Coronato shines as Flames overcome Jets

Brought to you by odds site Betway! The Calgary Flames played their final home pre-season game on Monday evening when they hosted the Winnipeg Jets. The Flames were a bit flat to begin the game, but they found their execution as the game went on. T

Published: 11 months ago

Seravalli: ‘A better than 50% shot’ that Calgary Flames sign Elias Lindholm to extension before opening night

This past off-season for the Calgary Flames was full of conversations about the club’s future. There have been a lot of off-ice changes, notably a new general manager in Craig Conroy and a new head coach in Ryan Huska, but questions lingered about

Published: 11 months ago