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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Poor attendance at the Saddledome should send important message to Flames higher-ups

The vibes are tremendously low. That one sentence is the best way, in my opinion, to describe the kind of chaos that surrounds the Calgary Flames so far in 2023-24. On nights when the team can generate chances, they can’t score. On nights where the

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CCM Unveils Custom 2023 Heritage Classic Sticks, Skates for Oilers vs. Flames

The 2023 Heritage Classic between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames is right around the corner, and as the excitement for the outdoor event builds, CCM…

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Cotter dangles, Sorokin kicks it | NHL Plays of the Week

All the best plays from the past seven days in the NHL, including Jacob Markstrom flashing the leather, Paul Cotter’s unbelievable between-the-legs moves and top corner finish and Ilya Sorokin somehow getting his toe on a sure goal.

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"We deserved it": Flames booed leaving ice following loss to the Blues

It may only be eight games into the 2023-24 season, but Calgary Flames fans are already fed up. The Flames have shown little sign of turning things around post-Darryl Sutter era, as last night’s 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues resulted in their re

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Noah Hanifin has been strong offensively for Calgary Flames backend despite lackadaisical team start

The Calgary Flames need players to start scoring. Bad. The players who are being paid lots of money to put pucks in the back of the net are not doing so, and it’s frustrating to watch a team with plenty of offensive weapons struggle to create anyth

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Flames' early struggles, Ovechkin's weird start, and 4 other NHL items

After losing 30 one-goal games last season, the Calgary Flames missed the playoffs by two points. A fractured dressing room led to the firing of head coach Darryl Sutter, with Ryan Huska, one of Sutter's assistants, taking over in the summer.Bringing

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Several Flames voice frustration after fourth straight loss

The Calgary Flames’ early season struggles continued last night as they fell to the St. Louis Blues by a 3-0 final. Any hope amongst the fan base that things would turn around this season with Darryl Sutter out of the picture has been evaporated,

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Flames Fit Check: October 2023 pregame outfit rankings

Welcome to The Win Column’s Flames Fit Check, your monthly destination for Calgary Flames pregame fashion. Now, not by any means am I really qualified to give any opinions on fashion, but that’s the best part about the internet—I don’t have t

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What the Calgary Flames can learn from the New York Rangers

Tuesday night the Calgary Flames took on the New York Rangers, and while it is very early in the season, the Flames needed a win after their horrendous road trip where they only picked up one win. Well, the Flames lost, and after the game and the day

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Beyond the Boxscore: Calgary Flames waste everyone’s time with depressing effort against St. Louis

There was not much of a fun atmosphere in the home arena from the drop of the puck. Fans where sporadic as empty seats filled the television. The team responded by having one of their biggest dud performances of the season. A lack of effort mixed wit

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Oilers' Nurse: We need to 'do a whole lot f-----g better'

Defenseman Darnell Nurse was blunt in his assessment of the Edmonton Oilers' performance amid the team's abysmal 1-5-1 start to the season."We gotta be better, like to a man," Nurse said after Thursday's 3-0 shutout loss against the New York Rangers.

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Flames Made a Massive Mistake Trading Toffoli to the Devils

The Calgary Flames turned plenty of heads early this offseason when they announced that they had traded Tyler Toffoli to the New Jersey Devils. Given that Toffoli had led the…

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