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' Backlund has informed management he is willing to re-sign: report

After months of speculation, it appears that Mikael Backlund is indeed willing to sign an extension with the Calgary Flames. At the end of the 2022-23 season, Backlund was one of several Flames who expressed hesitancy in signing a new deal. Based of

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Flames Have Plenty of Options in Net

Do the Calgary Flames have too much of a good thing in their goaltending situation? A goaltending platoon is currently viewed as the way to go in the NHL, and…

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The top ten most essential Calgary Flames games in 2023–24

The Calgary Flames’ 2023–24 season officially got underway yesterday with training camp kicking off with the start of on-ice training sessions.  While the news varied from pure joy to have the team back together, to some disheartening news regar

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Friedman on Mikael Backlund: ‘I think he now wants to stay, and I think the Flames want it to happen’

If you constructed a Calgary Flames Mount Rushmore, one of the players that would be in strong consideration for a spot would be centre Mikael Backlund. A fixture with the club for 15 seasons, Backlund is one of the team’s all-time leaders in games

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15 attainable milestones, team records for the 2023-24 NHL season

As is the case every season, numerous players are within reach of accomplishing major career milestones. Some are even set to etch their name atop their franchise's all-time lists.Ahead of the 2023-24 campaign, let's look at some notable milestones a

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Why the delay in Elias Lindholm’s contract negotiations with the Flames?

With Flames training camp underway, we’re due for more media availability and therefore, quotable player, coach, and management comments for us in the C of Red to decipher. Those got started today with brief comments from Elias Lindholm and stemmin

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After off-season of change, the Calgary Flames hit the ice on Thursday

For the first time since their final game of the 2022-23 regular season, the Calgary Flames hit the ice on Thursday for an organized, team-run practice. It was the first day of training camp and the beginning of a long march to the regular season aft

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Flames’ Nikita Zadorov speaks out against Russian invasion of Ukraine

Calgary Flames defenceman Nikita Zadorov says he and fellow Russian NHLers tried to come together and make a statement against the war after their country invaded Ukraine in early 2022, but could not come to an agreement.

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Flames' Nikita Zadorov Condemns Russia's Ukraine Invasion: 'Important to Speak Out'

Calgary Flames defenseman Nikita Zadorov became one of the first high-profile Russian athletes to speak out strongly against Russia's invasion of Ukraine…

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Flames' Zadorov becomes first Russian NHLer to openly oppose the war

Many believe that Russians in the NHL haven’t spoken out against Vladimir Putin and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine due to fear, and while that may be the case, Calgary Flames’ Nikita Zadorov feels differently. The Flames defenceman sat down for

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Where Are They Now? Flames’ First-Round Picks Since 2005

Now that the Calgary Flames have opened the doors for another training camp, we looked at the names on the invite list and noticed a handful of first-round picks are…

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Calgary Flames Sign Parker Bell To Entry-Level Contract

The Calgary Flames have announced that prospect forward Parker Bell has been signed to a three-year, $857k AAV entry-level contract. The 19-year-old British Columbia native was a fifth-round pick of the Flames at the 2022 draft, selected 155th overal

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