Three takeaways: Red-hot Flames down Wild to wrap-up perfect homestand

Perfect. Four wins from four games. Eight points out of eight. As good as it gets. The Calgary Flames’ (12-6-3) four-game homestand couldn’t have gone any better. Not after Saturday’s afternoon’s matinee win against a very good opponent in th

Published: 2 months ago

Calgary Flames Prospect Roundup: Dub prospects pick up dubs

What a week for Calgary Flames prospects. Some prospects are getting ready for the playoffs, others are right in the midst of them, and some like Jake Boltmann are already done for the season, and potentially forever. Of the ones still playing, it wa

Published: 10 months ago

Is draft prospect Sacha Boisvert a fit for the Calgary Flames prospect pool?

Each day, the Calgary Flames’ playoff chances are getting slimmer and slimmer, as they now sit eight points out of a playoff position. Their chances weren’t helped by the work at and around the trade deadline, as they moved Elias Lindholm on the

Published: 10 months ago

Flames Better off to Shut Markstrom Down for Season

The Calgary Flames are expecting Jacob Markstrom to return in the near future. The 34-year-old has been out of the lineup for over a week with a lower-body injury, sustained…

Published: 10 months ago

The Calgary Flames are already looking like the winners of the Elias Lindholm trade

It’s been less than two months since the Calgary Flames dealt Elias Lindholm to the Vancouver Canucks, but it’s shaping up to be a fleecing by Craig Conroy. The Flames received Andrei Kuzmenko, Vancouver’s 2024 first-round pick, and prospects H

Published: 10 months ago

Flames drafting Tij Iginla comes with several pros and cons

The Calgary Flames will have the opportunity to add a special prospect to their organization at the 2024 draft. The Flames are currently projected to select 12th overall, where plenty of great talent will remain up for grabs. One such player who man

Published: 10 months ago

Report: Jacob Markstrom Blocked Trade to the Los Angeles Kings

It is no secret the Los Angeles Kings were in the hunt for goaltending at this season’s trade deadline. On deadline day, it was reported they struck a deal with…

Published: 10 months ago

The best and worst case scenarios for the Calgary Flames conditional draft picks

Following the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline, the Calgary Flames now hold 14 picks in the first three rounds of the next three NHL drafts. That total is top five in the entire NHL as the organization has fully invested in their future. With many of those pi

Published: 10 months ago

Chris Simon, ex-NHL player and Stanley Cup champion with Avalanche, dies at 52

Former NHL left winger and enforcer Chris Simon died at the age of 52. The NHL and several of his former teams confirmed the news Tuesday. The 15-year NHL veteran of Ojibwe descent played for seven franchises including the Quebec Nordiques and Colora

Published: 10 months ago

Ex-enforcer, Cup winner Chris Simon dies at 52

Former NHL grinder and Stanley Cup champion Chris Simon died at the age of 52, the Colorado Avalanche confirmed Tuesday.Simon played 15 seasons in the NHL through 2007-08, racking up 1,824 penalty minutes, 144 goals, and 161 assists over 782 games wi

Published: 10 months ago

Hockey world sends in tributes after the passing of Chris Simon

The hockey world is mourning the passing of longtime NHL enforcer Chris Simon, who died today at the age of 52. A veteran of 782 NHL games between 1992 and 2008, Simon was one of the most feared players of his time. He was drafted 25th overall by th

Published: 10 months ago

Canada's Chris Simon, former NHL enforcer, dead at 52

Chris Simon, once one of the hockey's most feared enforcers, has died. He was 52.

Published: 10 months ago

Former Calgary Flames player Chris Simon passes away

Some sad news to share on this Tuesday afternoon. According to multiple reports, including from Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli, longtime NHLer and former Calgary Flames player Chris Simon has passed away. He was 52 years old. Sad news: Former NHL

Published: 10 months ago