Rumors of Kadri Back to Maple Leafs Makes Zero Sense

The post Rumors of Kadri Back to Maple Leafs Makes Zero Sense appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Rumors that Nazem Kadri is being sought by the Toronto Maple Leafs make no logical sense. Why would the Maple Leafs want to bring Kadri back? The post Rum

Published: 1 month ago

Jared Spurgeon Won’t Play Tonight, Out Day-To-Day

The Minnesota Wild have announced that defenseman Jared Spurgeon will miss tonight’s game against the Calgary Flames and will be out of the lineup day-to-day as he is banged up and dealing with a lower-body injury. The Wild captain was activated of

Published: 1 year ago

Flames defenseman Chris Tanev remains out with upper-body injury, flies home from team road trip

Tanev is listed as day-to-day with an upper body injury.

Published: 1 year ago

Putting Connor Zary’s strong start into recent Calgary Flames rookie context

Earlier on, we discussed the strong start to the season for Calgary Flames rookie Connor Zary. Our analysis to this point has focused on Zary’s performance relative to the rest of the National Hockey League’s current rookies. But for another glim

Published: 1 year ago

Elias Lindholm is one of the worst-performing top line centres in the NHL

On a Calgary Flames team with so many pending unrestricted free agents this season, the biggest name on the list is first line centre Elias Lindholm. The Flames and Lindholm were unable to agree on a contract extension this summer after Lindholm’s

Published: 1 year ago

Flames acquiring Sharangovich for Toffoli looking better by the day

Perhaps we were all too quick to judge the only trade Calgary Flames general manager (GM) Craig Conroy made this summer. Just a month after being named the Flames GM, Conroy made his first transaction, sending Tyler Toffoli to the New Jersey Devils

Published: 1 year ago

Flames Panel Says Elias Lindolm Playing Like He Wants a Trade

The post Flames Panel Says Elias Lindolm Playing Like He Wants a Trade appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Reports are Elias Lindholm is more intent on approving a trade out of Calgary than he is at cashing in on a big contract with the Flames. The po

Published: 1 year ago

Flames Should Be Very Thankful Lindholm Turned Down Extension

After the 2022-23 season had wrapped up, Elias Lindholm expressed hesitancy when he was asked about the potential of signing an extension with the Calgary Flames. At the time, he…

Published: 1 year ago

NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Seattle Kraken

Would the Toronto Maple Leafs have to pay more for Chris Tanev than some other teams? The Seattle Kraken and Buffalo Sabres could be looking for a goalie.

Published: 1 year ago

The Calgary Flames are in no rush to trade Chris Tanev

We know the Calgary Flames may very well be open for business as early as at the end of this month. The team has dropped three straight contests and is plummeting back to the bottom of the league-wide standings as they sit 25th in not only total poin

Published: 1 year ago

Vladar & Wolf Prove Goaltending Is Not the Flames’ Biggest Issue

With Jacob Markstrom out week-to-week with a fractured finger, the Calgary Flames will be depending on backup goaltenders Dan Vladar and Dustin Wolf for the foreseeable future. While this could…

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Calgary Flames rookie Connor Zary is quietly one of the NHL’s top freshmen

Since the franchise began playing games in Georgia way back in 1972, there’s no award that the Calgary Flames have captured more often than the Calder Memorial Trophy, given every season to the league’s top rookie. While a lot of the awards chatt

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Catching up with Kipper Kid, Brendan Peters

Known as “Kipper Kid” or “Mini Kipper”, a young Brendan Peters rose to hockey fame beginning in 2005 alongside his idol, then-Calgary Flames‘ goaltender, Miikka Kiprusoff. With support from his father, Peters would appear behind the Flames

Published: 1 year ago