Beyond the Boxscore: Flames sweep four game homestand with win over Wild

The Minnesota Wild tried to flip the third period comeback script on the Calgary Flames but could not get past them as Calgary swept their four homestand with a 4-3 shootout victory. CF% – 54.39% || SCF% – 52.91% || HDCF% – 51.00% || xGF% – 5

Published: 1 month ago

Episode 352: A Very Different Defence

The Trade Deadline has passed, and the Calgary Flames now have a very different-looking defence group. The guys discuss the new additions to the team, the loss of Noah Hanifin and if the deal was good for the Flames and if they're surprised Jacob Mar

Published: 10 months ago

Daily Faceoff’s Steven Ellis provides scouting reports on two new Flames AHL prospects

The Calgary Flames have added a lot of new faces to their organization since the beginning of the 2023-24 season. Most recently, they added two American Hockey League level prospects via a pair of trades, as the club acquired Riley Damiani and Artem

Published: 10 months ago

Exploring possible connections between the Calgary Flames and top draft prospect Ivan Demidov

The 2024 NHL Trade Deadline has passed. Now comes the push for the playoffs where half of the league’s teams get a chance at the Stanley Cup and the remaining half look towards the draft. The Calgary Flames are trending to be one of those teams in

Published: 10 months ago

Flames prospect Topi Rönni given one-year sentence in Helsinki District Court: report

Calgary Flames prospect Topi Rönni has been sentenced to one year of conditional imprisonment in connection with a case involving rape as a young person. The decision came in today from the District Court of Helsinki. The alleged incident took plac

Published: 10 months ago

Breaking down the Calgary Flames’ chances of making the playoffs this season

The Calgary Flames’ ownership made a number of major changes this season—like moving on from their top centre and three defencemen—but have been clear that the team still intends to make the playoffs this season. The playoffs however, still see

Published: 10 months ago

Flames Playoff Chances Slim but Not Impossible

Calgary Flames fans holding out hope for a playoff spot were dealt a serious blow this weekend. The Flames had a tough back-to-back set against two of the NHL’s best…

Published: 10 months ago

Barn Burner: A tough weekend out east for the Calgary Flames

On Monday’s episode of Barn Burner, Boomer and Pinder dissect what went wrong during a tough weekend of back-to-back losses to the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes. “It’s a different roster but it’s also a complete ass-kicking. It’s

Published: 10 months ago

Hanifin: 'I was never holding the Flames hostage' at deadline

Noah Hanifin refuted the narrative that he used his status as a pending unrestricted free agent to limit the Calgary Flames' trade options."I was never holding the Flames hostage," the defenseman said, according to Sportsnet's Eric Francis. "That was

Published: 10 months ago

Flames fans fully embracing tank after recent blowout losses

Calgary Flames fans are officially embracing the tank after the team suffered a pair of blowout losses over the weekend. In their first two games post-trade deadline, the Flames lost 5-1 to the Florida Panthers on Saturday and 7-2 to the Carolina Hu

Published: 10 months ago

Vegas GM: 'Ridiculous to suggest' our injuries aren't serious

Vegas Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon has dismissed criticism that he's exploited the NHL's long-term injured reserve system to bolster his team heading into the playoffs. "Google 'lacerated spleen' and see if you can tell when a playe

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How slim are the Calgary Flames playoff hopes?

If you’re a new reader – and if so, welcome! – you might have noticed two things about the Calgary Flames over the course of the 2023-24 so far. First, they sure have moved a lot of good roster players for futures. Second, they sure do seem fix

Published: 10 months ago

NHL Rumors: Sharks, Flames, Oilers

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Logan Couture spoke about the trade deadline and why he wasn’t moved by the San Jose Sharks when Tomas Hertl was. Meanwhile, Noah Hanifin has…

Published: 10 months ago