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 Calgary Flames have re-called forward Connor Zary from the Wranglers

The Calgary Flames have made a roster transaction, recalling 2020 first-round draft pick Connor Zary from the Calgary Wranglers! The #Flames have recalled forward Connor Zary from the @AHLWranglers 🔥📄: https://t.co/zflEws9SkZ pic.twitter.com/2C

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NHL Rumor: Should the Calgary Flames Consider a Rebuild?

The Calgary Flames are off to a 2-6-1 start and are a hot mess. Should GM Craig Conroy be thinking rebuild?

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Calgary Flames recall 2020 first-rounder Connor Zary from AHL’s Wranglers

In the aftermath of the Heritage Classic, the Calgary Flames have made a roster move. The club has announced the recall of 2020 first-round selection Connor Zary from the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers. The #Flames have recalled forward

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A look at Calgary Flames coach Ryan Huska’s forward line blender

Since the beginning of the 2023-24 season, the Calgary Flames haven’t had a lot of cohesion or consistency in their forward combinations. Well, besides Mikael Backlund’s line with Andrew Mangiapane and Blake Coleman (and to a lesser extent the cl

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Darryl Sutter might have been right about the Calgary Flames all along

The Calgary Flames 2022–23 NHL season was a disaster. We have spent endless hours deliberating over just what went wrong and the overwhelming majority of fans pointed the root cause at one source: Darryl Sutter. The star-laden forward group played

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Checking in on former Calgary Flames from 2022–23

The 2023 offseason was far less eventful than the franchise-altering 2022 offseason for the Calgary Flames, however they still had quite a few departures. The season has gotten off to a less-than-ideal start in Calgary, but how about the players who

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The Calgary Flames need to keep Blake Coleman, Mikael Backlund and Andrew Mangiapane together

The Calgary Flames’ record of 2-6-1 over the first nine games certainly wasn’t what many were expecting, with the influx of new blood on and behind the bench and a new captain to lead the way. The chances that they’re generating in the offensiv

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The culture of the Calgary Flames is broken – it’s time to rebuild

Culture runs through an organization – it’s the blood in the veins. No single person is responsible for it, but everyone contributes to it and when it’s positive, everyone benefits from it. It’s top-down. It’s bottom-up. When it comes to wi

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Hanifin and Flames might not be close to a new contract anymore: report

New reports suggest that the Calgary Flames are not as close to a contract extension with defenceman Noah Hanifin as initially thought. This comes after Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman mentioned on the latest 32 Thoughts Podcast that he had gotten s

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Calgary Flames assign blueliner Ilya Solovyov to the AHL’s Wranglers

The Calgary Flames announced on Monday afternoon that they’ve assigned defenceman Ilya Solovyov to the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers. The #Flames have assigned defenceman Ilya Solovyov to the @AHLWranglers. — Calgary Flames (@NHLFl

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Flames fans are already eyeing the first-overall draft pick

Calgary Flames fans are trying to make the best of their poor start to the season. The team is coming off a crushing 5-2 Heritage Classic defeat at the hands of their provincial rival Edmonton Oilers. The loss means they now sit second last in the l

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‘We’re in one of those ruts right now, but it will change’: Ryan Huska remains optimistic after Heritage Classic loss

2-6-1. 31st in the standings. That’s currently where the Calgary Flames sit after a 5-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers in the Heritage Classic game at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. The loss puts their skid at five games in a row, and things are ge

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