Calgary Flames: Forgotten Players From the 2000s

The Calgary Flames have had a long and prosperous history in the NHL. They had the most success as a franchise in the 1980s: they moved from Atlanta to Calgary,…

Published: 3 weeks ago

Flames haven't ruled out adding ahead of trade deadline: "Always looking to improve"

The Calgary Flames’ red-hot start to the season has seemingly caught everyone by surprise, including even general manager (GM) Craig Conroy. After moving out several veterans on expiring deals last season, along with the Jacob Markstrom trade this

Published: 1 week ago

The Flames might not have a ton of World Juniors representation this year

Friends, we have some good news and some bad news when it comes to the Calgary Flames and their many, many prospects. The good news is that several of these players are having strong seasons. We arbitrarily use 30 NHLe – NHL equivalent points, a ro

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Flames’ Wolf Has Calder Trophy Odds Stacked Against Him

The Calgary Flames have surprised many with their start to the 2024-25 NHL season. While the majority of analysts and fans had them pegged as a basement team, they began…

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Trade speculation increasing with Flames goalie Dan Vladar

The Calgary Flames haven’t had nearly as many distractions as they did at this time a year ago. Before the 2023-24 season even began, there was a ton of chatter over the many pending UFAs they had. Eventually, all aside from Mikael Backlund wound

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There is growing interest in Calgary Flames’ goalie Dan Vladar

The Calgary Flames have been the Cinderella Story of the NHL this season. Initially expected to be a team mired in a rebuild, the Flames are second in the Pacific Division with a 12–7–3 record. Through the season, the Flames have played their goa

Published: 2 weeks ago

3 Takeaways From Flames’ 2-1 Overtime Loss to the Red Wings

The Calgary Flames put forth a valiant effort last night versus the Detroit Red Wings, but it wasn’t quite enough as they fell by a 2-1 final in overtime. Nonetheless,…

Published: 2 weeks ago

Beyond the Boxscore: Dan Vladar, Connor Zary shine in overtime loss to Red Wings

The Calgary Flames found some third period magic once again, but It was not enough to propel them past the Detroit Red Wings in a 2-1 overtime loss. CF% – 45.58% || SCF% – 35.45% || HDCF% – 36.13% || xGF% – 30.08% It’s a Team Game – The o

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Does American Thanksgiving predict future success for the Calgary Flames?

American Thanksgiving has historically been a major checkpoint in the NHL season. More often than not, if a team is in a playoff spot on the holiday, they’re also in a playoff spot by the end of the season. With the Calgary Flames shocking everyone

Published: 2 weeks ago

Were the Calgary Flames actually screwed over by a too many men penalty?

Last night’s overtime loss against the Detroit Red Wings wasn’t the best performance of the season by the Calgary Flames. They were bailed out significantly again by their goaltender and failed to generate offence outside of the final five minute

Published: 2 weeks ago

Flames Best to Trade Goalie Dan Vladar

The Calgary Flames have had a surprising yet excellent run so far in the 2024-25 season, amassing an impressive 12-7-3 record. For a team most had pegged to finish in…

Published: 2 weeks ago

How many countries have a better goalie option than Canada?

While Team Canada has a stacked roster heading into the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, goaltending could prove to be their Achilles’ heel. Canada has yet to announce their goaltenders for the tournament, though based on a report this morning, it s

Published: 2 weeks ago

NHL Highlights: Red Wings 2, Flames 1 (OT)

Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist, Lucas Raymond added two points, including the overtime winner, and the Detroit Red Wings topped the Calgary Flames 2-1 in overtime.

Published: 2 weeks ago