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

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Flames Have 3 Primary Concerns This Season

The Calgary Flames are less than a month away from kicking off their 2023-24 season. After what was a hectic offseason that saw plenty of roster turnover as well as…

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TWC Mailbag: Early look at the 2023-24 Calgary Flames

With the 2023-24 set to kick off in a few weeks, we asked you for your Flames questions for our first TWC mailbag of the year. Let’s take a look. What does Dillon Dube need to do in order to have that breakout season, or was last season the regular

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Flames' Mackenzie Weegar proposes to longtime girlfriend in Banff

Calgary Flames defenceman Mackenzie Weegar just earned the ultimate ring, and it wasn’t on the ice. Over the weekend, the 29-year-old popped the question to his longtime girlfriend, Maggie Wallace — extra soulmate points for matching initials.

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Ranking the NHL's divisions ahead of 2023-24

Buckle up, everyone. The tense scraps for wild-card spots and heavyweight bouts for the top place in each division are almost upon us. Ah, we missed the gut-wrenching anxiety and excitement that the hockey season brings.We know nothing comes easy in

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Calgary Flames Game Day: Closing out the Young Stars Classic against the Jets (11am MT)

Brought to you by odds site Betway! After splitting their first two outings on Friday and Saturday, the Calgary Flames will try to end their trip to Penticton on a winning note when they face the Winnipeg Jets. The Flames got trounced by Vancouver

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Mike Babcock and Darryl Sutter could signal the end of the old school coaching style

With this afternoon’s announcement over the resignation of Mike Babcock from his post as Columbus Blue Jackets head coach following the recent NHLPA investigation, it’s clear that hockey is at least trying to change. Albeit slowly, but there has

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Fantasy Hockey: Potential Calgary Flames sleeper picks

If you’re like me, it’s the time of year when you’re not only ready for the Flames to get things rolling, but you’re also ready to manage your own squad of NHL players. By that, I mean it’s time to start thinking about your upcoming fantasy

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A look ahead to the Calgary Flames’ potential 2024 free agents

The Calgary Flames had a pretty busy 2023 free agency period, but the 2024 edition could be even busier. As training camp for the 2023-24 season approaches, the Flames have 44 players on NHL contracts and 24 of those are on expiring deals. That means

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Flames Sunday Census: How many pending UFAs will last past the trade deadline?

The 2023-24 NHL season is right around the corner, and after a largely uneventful offseason, the Calgary Flames look like they’ll start the season with an extremely similar roster to the one that finished the 2022-23 campaign. Save for UFA departur

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Flames Sunday Census: Playoff expectations going into the 2023-24 season

The 2023-24 NHL season is right around the corner, and after a largely uneventful offseason, the Calgary Flames look like they’ll start the season with an extremely similar roster to the one that finished the 2022-23 campaign. Save for UFA departur

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Flames’ Andersson Should Be Frontrunner For Captaincy

With just a week until the NHL’s preseason schedule gets underway, the Calgary Flames still have many questions left unanswered. Team and player performance qualms aside, one of the biggest…

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A look back at the Calgary Flames’ 2023 free agents

When the 2022-23 National Hockey League season concluded, the Calgary Flames had several free agents that required their attention. As July 1 approached, the Flames had 14 free agents – three restricted, 11 unrestricted. As main camps loom across t

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