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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NHL Rumors: Bruins Could Target Elias Lindholm For Center Depth

The Bruins continue to be one of the better teams this season but they could always use more depth and Elias Lindholm could be on the radar.

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Call-up Nick DeSimone has brought stability to the Calgary Flames’ blueline

If there’s been one constant in the Calgary Flames’ lineup over the first 17 games of the season, it’s been churn among the club’s lines and pairings. Both among the forward group and the defensive tandems, head coach Ryan Huska has been cons

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Flames' Backlund not happy with trade noise surrounding team: report

The Calgary Flames are on a three-game winning streak, but things are still a bit gloomy around the team. Despite recent success, much of the talk surrounding the Flames has been about what the team plans to do with their pending UFAs. The futures o

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Beyond the Boxscore: Despite third period gaffes Flames find a way to take a point

The Calgary Flames never let the score get in the way of how hard they worked as they fought back against the New York Islanders to earn a point in the standings. They were in control of the 5v5 flow most of the night and looked like the stronger tea

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Martin Pospisil has been a great surprise for the Calgary Flames

After a struggling start to the 2023–24 season, the Calgary Flames turned to making call-ups from the AHL. It started off with Connor Zary who has been fantastic for the Flames. A few days later, another player would receive the call to the NHL. Th

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NHL Rumors: Teams calling the Calgary Flames, and Mikael Backlund wants to quiet the noise

Nothing is imminent with the Flames. Will they allow teams to talk to any of the pending UFAs to increase their trade value?

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Kypreos: I don’t think Zadorov is top 4 defenceman that Maple Leafs need

Hockey Central panel breaks down the lack of the defensive depth for the Maple Leafs, including the trade rumours of Calgary Flames’ Nikita Zadorov.

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Flames Sunday Census: Who’s the fan-favourite Calgary Flame so far in 2023–24

The 2023–24 season is already 20% complete for the Calgary Flames. There’s been plenty of storylines from expected but unrealised bounce-back seasons, the rise of the rookies, and an overall slow start that already has their playoff odds at high

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The Calgary Flames earn (and lose) a point in shootout loss to the New York Islanders

What you take from Saturday night’s game between the Calgary Flames and the New York Islanders could be an insight in your personal state of mind, or into just how odd the Flames’ 2023-24 season has been to this point. The Flames lost to the Isla

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After Burner: Flames lose to Islanders in a shootout

The Calgary Flames finished off their short homestand on Saturday night when they hosted the New York Islanders. The Flames chased the first chunk of the game, but they battled back and grabbed a point via a 5-4 shootout loss. On Saturday’s FlamesN

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NHL Highlights: Islanders 5, Flames 4 (SO)

Oliver Wahlstrom buried the shootout winner for the New York Islanders, who held off a Calgary Flames’ third-period comeback to snap their seven-game losing streak.

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Friedman: Backlund spoke to other Calgary Flames and wants the team to “end the noise”

During an intermission segment for Sportsnet’s Saturday Headlines, Elliotte Friedman came in with more news on the Calgary Flames. They are one of the hottest teams in the league—unfortunately, not due to their positions in the standings, but rat

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