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

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The 10 NHL players who need to turn the page in 2024: Duhatschek notebook

From Matthew Tkachuk to PL Dubois to Jonathan Huberdeau, a look at players who would like to leave 2023 behind and improve in 2024.

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Bottom’s up: Calgary Flames bringing an upside-down roster into 2024

Before the puck dropped on the 2023-24 season, the trio of Connor Zary, Martin Pospisil, and Nick DeSimone had appeared in a grand total of four NHL games. Zary, at 22 years old, had never made the trip to the big club, nor had 24-year-old Pospisil.

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Flames Control Trade Market According to NHL Insider

The post Flames Control Trade Market According to NHL Insider appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. The Calgary Flames are the team one insider believes will set the trade market in the NHL, and once they do, dominos could fall. The post Flames Control

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‘The points are going to come’: Flames’ Huberdeau reflects on tough offensive stretch

Calgary Flames forward Jonathan Huberdeau discusses the tough offensive stretch he’s currently going through and explains why he feels good about his game despite the bounces not going his way. Courtesy: Flames TV

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Flames put Huberdeau back on line with Lindholm, Sharangovich

It looks like the Calgary Flames are going back to Plan A.   They started the season with Jonathan Huberdeau on the left wing next to Elias Lindholm and Yegor Sharangovich. It didn’t last long.   But after trying out different options, includin

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Reuniting the Calgary Flames’ most dangerous trio would be the best thing for Andrew Mangiapane

The Calgary Flames broke up their most effective 2022-23 forward line earlier this season, and it’s hurting all parties involved. Andrew Mangiapane, Mikael Backlund and Blake Coleman had been a dominant offensive line for the past two seasons, with

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Flames put forward lines in blender to try to fix scoring struggles

The Calgary Flames are once again looking for answers. Losers of their last two games and six of their last nine, the Flames experimented with a set of new forward lines at today’s practice following last night’s 2-1 loss the the Seattle Kraken.

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Is Chris Tanev the defenceman the Maple Leafs need?

The idea of Toronto adding a defensive, “old school” defenceman like Chris Tanev is nice, but how exactly would his game fit in with and impact the Maple Leafs? Vanessa Kezwer uses video scouting to explore how Tanev could help the Leafs.

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The Calgary Flames need to split up Jonathan Huberdeau from Mikael Backlund and Blake Coleman

Wednesday night was another game that could be had for the Flames as they dropped a 2–1 decision to the hands of the Seattle Kraken. The Flames dominated all night long but couldn’t find the net past the first period to tie the game despite their

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NHL Rumors: The Calgary Flames will likely move their pending UFAs, and can they get Jonathan Huberdeau going?

Jonathan Huberdeau hasn't been able to get it going this year. What can the Calgary Flames do? They'll likely move their pending UFAs.

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Beyond the Boxscore: Calgary Flames can’t solve Kraken’s Driedger

Every now and then it doesn’t matter how good your team effort is, the guy between the other teams pipes is going to steal one. The Kraken saw Chris Driedger start his first game in over a full year and he was lights out against a Calgary team that

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Flames Visual Recap 35: Calgary can’t take down the Kraken as a

The Calgary Flames returned from the Christmas break in search of a win to get them back on track toward being a .500 team. They welcomed the Seattle Kraken to the Saddledome in a Pacific Division showdown. Notes and discussion from the charts are al

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