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 Visual Recap: Calgary faces preseason Battle of Alberta setback

The first of two preseason Battle of Albertas saw the Calgary Flames hosting the Edmonton Oilers. Prior to the start of the game, the Flames paid tribute to Chris Snow. We love you Snowy ❤️ pic.twitter.com/VICIR3r6rb— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames

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Malone scores overtime winner as Oilers rally to beat Flames

Brad Malone scored 2:24 into overtime and Jack Campbell made 33 saves as the Edmonton Oilers rallied late to win 2-1 over the Calgary Flames on Friday in NHL pre-season action.

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Calgary Flames Post-Game: Flames work (exhibition) overtime against Oilers

Brought to you by odds site Betway! If we’re being honest, friends, we’ve seen more action-packed exhibition games for the Calgary Flames this season. But on Friday night, facing an Edmonton Oilers team that was light on NHL talent but high on

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Flames pay tribute to assistant GM Chris Snow and his hard-fought battle with ALS

The Calgary Flames pay tribute to former assistant general manager Chris Snow, his lengthy battle with ALS, and his efforts to raise awareness and find a cure for the disease.

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The Darryl Sutter effect: Assessing the aftermath on the Calgary Flames

If you follow me on Twitter/X (@CGYFireBird), you may recall that I gave Darryl Sutter a longer leash than most Calgary Flames fans did last season. Notwithstanding his “boring” brand of hockey, the optimist in me held on to belief that the seaso

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Realistic season expectations for five key Flames players

The Calgary Flames are one of the most interesting teams as the 2023-24 NHL season inches closer. This time last year, they had sky-high expectations, with some even considering them a Stanley Cup contender. They wound up falling well short of that

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The Athletic projects the Calgary Flames as a 2023-24 playoff team

Since the Calgary Flames returned to the playoffs in 2014-15 and went to the second round, they’ve been a team that makes the playoffs sometimes. Heck, every other year; they qualified for the proper Stanley Cup playoffs in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 a

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Calgary Flames reduce camp roster by six players

In advance of Friday’s meeting with the Edmonton Oilers, the Calgary Flames have reduced their camp roster by six players (after already cutting seven players on Thursday). Per the club, blueliner Etienne Morin has been assigned to the QMJHL’s Mo

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Calgary Flames make additional cuts to their training camp roster

The Calgary Flames have announced the second round of cuts to their training camp roster. Assignments and cuts Defenseman Etienne Morin has been assigned to the Moncton Wildcats in the QMJHL Left wing Parker Bell has been assigned to the Calgary Wran

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Flames announce another wave of roster cuts at training camp

With the season approaching, the Calgary Flames announced seven more roster cuts during training camp on Friday. Beginning with defenceman Etienne Morin, who was assigned to the Moncton Wildcats in the QMJHL, the Flames also released fellow blueline

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Flames’ Andersson Handling Captaincy Debacle with Pure Class

It’s gotta hurt a little, right? After an offseason where plenty speculated Rasmus Andersson would get the ‘C’, he instead watched his longtime teammate Mikael Backlund get the honour. For…

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Calgary Flames Game Day: A pre-season Battle of Alberta (7pm MT)

Brought to you by odds site Betway! In a sign that meaningful hockey is right around the corner, it’s time for the first pre-season edition of the Battle of Alberta! The Calgary Flames host the Edmonton Oilers, and there are NHL players on both r

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