Former Calgary Flames are having a tough start to the 2024–25 season

Over the past two years, the Calgary Flames have experienced a mass exodus of talent, with numerous high-profile players leaving the organization through free agency or trade to go on to green pastures. Or so they thought. Currently a month and a hal

Published: 3 weeks ago

Flames and Mike's Hard Lemonade to reward all Mikes at tonight's game

You may have noticed the advertisements calling all Mikes around the city as of late in anticipation of tonight’s Calgary Flames game, but had little idea as to why. As it turns out, this was an intentionally mysterious ad put together by the Flam

Published: 1 year ago

Calgary Flames Prospect Roundup: Two more wins for the Wranglers, Parker Bell keeps lighting the lamp

It’s not a great time to be a fan of the Calgary Flames in the NHL, but there is a lot to be cheerful about with the team’s prospects. Not only have the Calgary Wranglers put up four wins in a row, they have done so by getting scoring from up and

Published: 1 year ago

The Tyler Toffoli trade is already looking disastrous for the Calgary Flames

Since the end of last season, not a lot has gone right for the Calgary Flames. In fact, that statement could probably be traced back a lot further than just last season alone, but silver linings here people. The pain has continued into the 2023-24 c

Published: 1 year ago

It sounds like the Calgary Flames are pumping the brakes on contract talks

Pals, way back on September 23, the Calgary Flames signed respected veteran Mikael Backlund to a two-year contract extension and named him captain. The likely hope at the time was that Backlund’s signing, combined with the good vibes of a new-look

Published: 1 year ago

Flames dress up as superheroes for Halloween children's hospital visit

Five Calgary Flames players spent their Halloween helping to bring a smile to the faces of sick kids. The Flames Foundation tweeted out that captain Mikael Backlund, MacKenzie Weegar, Matt Coronato, Walker Duehr, and Jakob Pelletier were at the Albe

Published: 1 year ago

Flames Have Paused Contract Talks With Pending UFAs

The vibes were good in Calgary. A tumultuous 2022-23 season had seemingly been cleansed from the organization with the appointments of Craig Conroy in the GM’s chair and Ryan Huska behind the bench. Players were buying in, too – with Mikael Ba

Published: 1 year ago

Flames so bad this season they've put contract talks "on hold": report

The Calgary Flames have been so bad on the ice this season that it is affecting contract talks off the ice, according to a new report. This comes after Elliotte Friedman reported that Noah Hanifin’s contract talks have hit a bit of a snag due to t

Published: 1 year ago

NHL Rumors: Has it Gone Back to Wait-and-See for the Calgary Flames and Some UFAs

Some free agent talks had been progressing but with another Calgary Flames loss, have things gone back to a wait-and-see scenario?

Published: 1 year ago

Inconsistency is one of many things plaguing the Calgary Flames early in 2023-24

Expectations for the Calgary Flames at this juncture are very low. Many fans have wanted this franchise to start a rebuild for a few years now, and their cries are being heard louder than ever now (and for good reason). Players just aren’t gelling

Published: 1 year ago

Oilers Place Adam Erne On Waivers

The Edmonton Oilers have placed forward Adam Erne on waivers. The 28-year-old has played in six games for Edmonton this season, going without a point and recording one fight. His most recent game with the club was the Heritage Classic against the Cal

Published: 1 year ago

Report: Calgary Flames pause all on-going contract talks, may be headed for “significant re-tooling”

As alluded to in yesterday’s 32 Thoughts episode, the Calgary Flames are hitting a major turning point in their season. Sitting at 2–6–1, and in the 31st spot in the NHL, it’s clear whatever they thought was going to work this season isn’t

Published: 1 year ago

Nazem Kadri needs to get things together after abysmal start to 2023-24

A few months ago, I wrote an article detailing Nazem Kadri’s excitement to get a fresh start with the Calgary Flames in 2023-24, specifically focusing on this quote from over the off-season: “There’s a ton of excitement,” Kadri said, echoing

Published: 1 year ago