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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Colorado Avalanche Explored Trade for Flames’ Mikael Backlund

The post Colorado Avalanche Explored Trade for Flames’ Mikael Backlund appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. The Colorado Avalanche explored trading for Mikael Backlund before securing center depth through other acquisitions this summer. The post Color

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Calgary Flames officially announce 2023–24 training camp roster

The Calgary Flames are going camping! The team officially announced the complete training camp roster and schedule for the next few weeks as they prepare for the 2023–24 NHL season. Calgary will be bringing a total of 64 players to camp including 3

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Calgary Flames announce 2023-24 training camp roster

The Calgary Flames have announced their main training camp roster for the upcoming 2023-24 season. The Flames have invited 64 players to camp – 7 goalies, 22 defencemen and 35 forwards. On-ice sessions begin on Thursday at the Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Calgary Flames need to be good in four key areas to make the playoffs

Folks, almost nobody is all good or all bad. For all his faults, former Calgary Flames head coach Darryl Sutter was a pretty astute thinking, and he was quite good at bench-marking what his hockey clubs needed to do in order to make the post-season.

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Flames Still Better Off to Move Hanifin Despite Recent Comments

All summer long, it felt like only a matter of time before the Calgary Flames traded Noah Hanifin. The 26-year-old has just one year remaining on his contract which carries…

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Why Ottawa Senator Shane Pinto could be a trade target for the Calgary Flames

The Calgary Flames’ offseason has officially come to an end with training camp kicking off. While it has been an uneventful summer for the boys in red, there could be one move the Flames could look into before the season opener against the Winnipeg

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5 storylines to watch as the Calgary Flames begin training camp

The Calgary Flames are set to begin the main portion of training camp on Wednesday, with on-ice starting on Thursday. As the curtain slowly rises on the 2023-24 campaign, here are four key storylines to keep your eye on as the Flames begin camp. Wher

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Calgary Flames’ 3 Reasons for Fans to Be Optimistic for 2023-24

The Flames had high hopes going into the 2022-23 season. The departures of Matthew Tkachuk and Johnny Gaudreau were countered by acquiring Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar. The team had…

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The vibe may have already started to change in Calgary

As we’ve discussed here quite a bit, things didn’t go all that well for the Calgary Flames in 2022-23. After getting great results under Darryl Sutter intense scrutiny in 2021-22, the group saw diminishing returns last season and the vibe around

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Colorado Avalanche Had Interest In Mikael Backlund

The Colorado Avalanche contacted the Calgary Flames about trading for veteran two-way center Mikael Backlund earlier this summer, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported in his 32 Thoughts written column Tuesday. Friedman notes these discussions

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Flames radio will have a new voice for the 2023-24 season

Calgary Flames fans will notice a new voice in the radio broadcast booth for the upcoming 2023-24 season. On Tuesday morning, Sportsnet 960 The Fan announced that along with Pat Steinberg and Derek Wills, Meaghan Mikkelson will also be in the broadc

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Sportsnet announces team additions and schedules for the 2023–24 Calgary Flames broadcasts

With NHL training camps now just hours from officially getting underway while news and rumours are in full swing, the start of the 2023–24 season is so close you can practically taste it. For fans of the Calgary Flames, this mostly should be a time

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