Vladar proud of Flames' success: 'We're a bunch of hungry bastards'

Nobody expected the Calgary Flames to compete for a playoff spot this year, but goaltender Dan Vladar offered a simple reason why the club holds a wild-card spot through 20 games."We're a bunch of hungry bastards in here," Vladar said Friday. "We all

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FlamesNation Mailbag: Waking up below the cutline

For the past five weeks, the Calgary Flames have woken up every day and been able to say one thing: they were in a playoff spot. After Sunday’s loss to the Dallas Stars, the Flames have slid below the Western Conference cutline and are, for the fir

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NHL Prospect Roundup: Ducks’ Beckett Sennecke turned (temporary) World Juniors snub into OHL dominance

Prospects with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames and Detroit Red Wings are among others profiled.

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Calgary Flames need to follow the Chicago Blackhawks rebuild model

The Chicago Blackhawks’ path from basement-dweller to dynasty offers some lessons for Flames fans settling in for what could be a lengthy rebuild. Between 1998 and 2008, Chicago made the playoffs exactly once, finishing 20th or worse overall in eig

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NHL Highlights: Stars 6, Flames 2

Thomas Harley scored two goals, Roope Hintz netted the game-winner, and Jake Oettinger made 29 saves to help the Dallas Stars trounce the Calgary Flames 6-2.

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A look back at the time the Calgary Flames tried to acquire Alexander Ovechkin

Let’s set the scene: the year is 2017, and the Calgary Flames are looking to take the next step. They have a bright new core and are a few years removed from their surprise 2015 playoff run. They’ve expedited their rebuild with the acquisition of

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Calgary Flames Prospect Roundup: Misa, Mews light up OHL

Brampton Steelheads forward Luke Misa continues to excel playing with sensation Porter Martone and Carson Rehkopf, who scored 52 goals and 95 points for the Kitchener Rangers last season. Misa continues his hot hand, coming off five points last week.

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Beyond the Boxscore: Flames collapse in third period in 6-2 loss to Stars

The Calgary Flames had a great start spiral into a bad ending as the fell 6-2 to the Dallas Stars. CF% – 58.3%|| SCF% – 56.97%|| HDCF% – 39.82%|| xGF% – 54.63% It’s a Team Game – Two sets of problems persist with the Calgary Flames. First

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3 Takeaways From Flames’ 6-2 Loss to the Stars

The Calgary Flames were unable to make it three straight games with at least a point on Sunday night, as they fell to the Dallas Stars by a 6-2 final.…

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3rd overall pick Sennecke added to Canada's WJHC camp roster

Hockey Canada added Anaheim Ducks third overall pick Beckett Sennecke to its selection camp roster for the World Junior Championship on Monday.Sennecke has six goals and 14 points in his last four games with the OHL's Oshawa Generals. He scored five

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Flames News & Rumors: Gaudreau, Kadri, Andersson & More

In this edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumors, the organization is coming off of an extremely emotional week in which they held a difficult yet beautiful ceremony honouring the…

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Episode 373: Costco Membership Cancelled

This week the guys discuss the emotional game the Calgary Flames played against ther Blue Jackets, and the ceremony for Johnny Gaudreau. They compare the way the Flames played in that game to the game against the Blues and what was different. With Ju

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Three takeaways as Flames can't find solutions on the road against Stars

The final scoreline probably made the Calgary Flames’ loss to the Dallas Stars look worse than it was. There’s not much positive spin you can put on a 6-2 defeat, though. The Flames (13-9-5) may have given as good as they got for two-and-a-half p

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