Dan’s Daily: All Quiet on Sidney Crosby; Accused Jump to KHL

Sidney Crosby day came and went, though the Pittsburgh Penguins social media team clearly took advantage of the fans and media waiting with bated breath using their Twitter/X account to drop several Crosby tweets and merch sales. We see you, Penguins

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Pacific Notes: Dustin Wolf, Connor Zary, Kraken

While last season was a successful one for Calgary Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf, he is setting a high bar for his encore season and has playoff aspirations heading into the new campaign, per NHL.com’s Derek Van Diest. The 24-year-old netminder, wh

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Mikael Backlund wants to be a lifetime Calgary Flame: Friedman

The National Hockey League recently held their annual European Player Media Tour in scenic Milan, Italy – coincidentally the host of the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics. Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund was part of the media tour and, as part o

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Asking AI to predict how the Calgary Flames will look in five years

What better time is there than the dog days of the offseason to try looking into the Calgary Flames’ future? That’s exactly what I decided to do by asking Perplexity AI to give us an idea of what the Flames will look like five years down the road

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Flames Sunday Census: Redoing one transaction in the last decade

The Calgary Flames have had yet another offseason filled with trade speculation and contract disputes. Rasmus Andersson appears to be on his way out of town after contract talks fell short and trade rumours emerged before, during, and after the draft

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FN’s 2025 Flames summer prospect rankings – #4: Matvei Gridin

The Calgary Flames have amassed a nice little collection of first-round picks in their prospect pool, and Matvei Gridin is one of the very best. The Russian winger has already been in North America for the last three seasons and has taken considerabl

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Breaking down the Calgary Flames representation in the Hockey Hall of Fame

12 players in the Hockey Hall of Fame have played for the Calgary Flames. Alongside them are five builders who spent time in Cow Town. Some of these legends spent quite some time with the Flames, whereas some didn’t. Either way, these 17 people are

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Examining Craig Conroy’s best and worst moves as Flames GM so far

It’s been two years since Craig Conroy was named the GM of the Calgary Flames. His time with the team has certainly been filled with ups and downs, as he’s made his fair share of strong and questionable moves so far. As he enters his third season

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FN’s 2025 Flames summer prospect rankings – #5: Cullen Potter

Prior to 2024, the Calgary Flames had made multiple first-round picks in the same draft just once in their history. Now, they’ve done it the last two years in a row, and with the Vegas Golden Knights’ 2026 first-rounder also in their possession,

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Hunter Brzustewicz made an outstanding transition to pro hockey in his rookie season

Hunter Brzustewicz is one of the best prospect trade pieces the Calgary Flames have gotten in recent years. As part of the trade that sent Elias Lindholm to Vancouver and brought Andrei Kuzmenko and Joni Jurmo to the Flames in 2024, Brzustewicz remai

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Report: Wild re-sign Rossi to 3-year, $15M contract

The Minnesota Wild re-signed restricted free-agent center Marco Rossi to a three-year contract carrying an average annual value of $5 million, reports The Athletic's Michael Russo.Rossi is coming off a breakout season in which he tallied 24 goals and

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The worst draft picks in Calgary Flames history

Last week, I went over the Calgary Flames’ top five best draft picks in franchise history. This week, we’re flipping the script and looking at the five worst draft picks. While we fans have been spoiled over the past few drafts with Craig Conroy

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FN’s 2025 Flames summer prospect rankings – #6: Henry Mews

The Calgary Flames’ prospect pool is in a very encouraging place. There are exciting talents across all positions, spanning different levels of junior and pro hockey. In Craig Conroy’s first two drafts as general manager, he has replenished the F

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