NHL Highlights: Flames 4, Wild 3 (SO)

Rasmus Andersson dished an assist and potted a goal in the fifth round of the shootout to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild.

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The good, bad and ugly of the Calgary Flames: Games 6-10

We’re back with another good, bad and ugly of the Calgary Flames. Today we are looking at their last five games. It was one of, if not the worst stretch of games I have ever seen from the Flames in my time watching them. They lost every game, could

Published: 1 year ago

32 Thoughts Podcast: Senators owner Michael Andlauer doesn’t hold back

Jeff and Elliotte react to Michael Andlauer’s very honest press conference from Wednesday and give their thoughts on the way he spoke about the punishments levied against his hockey club (3:40), the intricacies of no-trade-clauses (13:40), and how

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What’s the Calgary Flames’ plan for Matt Coronato?

Earlier this week, we did a deep dive into the many, many line combinations employed by Calgary Flames head coach Ryan Huska over the first nine games of the 2023-24 season. On Wednesday against the Dallas Stars, we got a new set of looks, including

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3 Takeaways from Oilers’ 4-3 Loss to the Stars

The post 3 Takeaways from Oilers’ 4-3 Loss to the Stars appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Those thinking the Edmonton Oilers season had been saved after their win on Sunday may have gotten too excited. While they looked excellent in their 5-2 win i

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Which Calgary Flame is the fanbase’s favourite?

Flame For Thought is currently running a fan survey to collect data from the C of Red on a number of topics, which will be used to inform content here on the site. To those who have taken the survey, thank you! And to those who have not, it’s not t

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Roundup: Zary, Zadorov, Ruzicka, Coronato, Oesterle, Solovyov, Huberdeau, Kadri contracts, “retooling”

Welcome to the Flame for Thought Roundup. Whenever there are multiple tidbits of Calgary Flames info floating around the prairies of Alberta, we’ll round ‘em up for you and wrangle them into quick-hit articles like this one. Today: Zary in his NH

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‘He’s grown a lot’: Huska praises Backlund’s leadership as Flames’ new captain

Ryan Huska speaks to the media about captain Mikael Backlund’s leadership and how he’s grown in that aspect, how he’s been more vocal in the locker room, and how he continues to lead by example.

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‘We’ve got to start piling wins’: Mangiapane says Flames need to even out record with wins

Andrew Mangiapane speaks to the media and dismisses the notion that the clock is ticking on the Flames, but does acknowledge that they need to ‘start piling wins’ in order to even out their record.

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Calgary Flames place Jordan Oesterle on waivers

Oesterle has been placed on waivers after playing four games for the Flames.

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Flames Players Quickly Proving Sutter Wasn’t the Problem

As it turns out, the 2021-22 Jack Adams Award winner may not have been the biggest issue as to why the Calgary Flames missed the playoffs last season. After being…

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Connor Zary’s NHL debut: a retrospective on a great performance

A note of excitement was in the air as the Calgary Flames entered the Saddledome to play against the Dallas Stars, who they will be playing two more times towards the end of November to finish up the season series. Connor Zary would be making his NHL

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Flames place veteran defenceman on waivers

The Calgary Flames are beginning to make some roster moves as they look to overcome a 2-7-1 start to the season. This afternoon, it was announced that defenceman Jordan Oesterle has been placed on waivers. The 31-year-old signed a one-year deal with

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