The Flames’ fourth line is actually pretty good

It’s been a while since the Calgary Flames had a fourth line that could hold its own at both ends of the ice. Whether by coaching preference or organizational design, the Flames have often trotted out an old, slow quaternary unit that has struggled

Published: 1 month ago

EA Sports NHL 25: Calgary Flames player ratings

NHL 25 Early Access was released just two days ago, and EA officially dropped its ratings for the Calgary Flames and Calgary Wranglers this season. Let’s take a quick look at the Flames and some of the Wranglers ratings and give some quick thoughts

Published: 3 months ago

Flames Sunday Census: Who takes the last roster spot?

The Calgary Flames are continuing to make cuts and are starting to shape up their final roster. However, there is a tight battle for the remaining spots in camp, and there will be players who get sent down to the AHL that may make people scratch thei

Published: 3 months ago

How the Calgary Flames stack up against their Pacific Division rivals: the San Jose Sharks

Division rivals play a huge part in determining the success of an NHL team. Throughout the rest of the off-season, we’ll look at how the Calgary Flames stack up against each of their division rivals heading into the 2024-25 season, continuing with

Published: 3 months ago

Canucks Takeaways: Raty proving to be key part of organization’s future

The 21-year-old prospect, who found another skating gear over the summer and whom head coach Rick Tocchet has described as a different player than he was a year ago, was one of the most prominent Canucks in Saturday’s 4-2 pre-season road loss to th

Published: 3 months ago

Flames goalies forcing coaching staff to make difficult decision

The Calgary Flames now sit at 4-0-1 in preseason action, thanks in large part to the play of their goaltenders. The solid work in the crease was on display once again on Saturday night, where the Flames defeated the Vancouver Canucks by a 4-2 final.

Published: 3 months ago

Three takeaways from the Flames pre-season victory over the Canucks

It got a lot more heated than you’d expect from a meaningless pre-season game. But with guys trying to earn their spots in the lineup before the end of training camp, Saturday night’s tilt between the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks suggeste

Published: 3 months ago

Flames remain hot, pick up pre-season win against Canucks

Ryan Lomberg and Brayden Pachal each had a goal and assist on Saturday night to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in NHL pre-season action.

Published: 3 months ago

Calgary Flames Post-Game: Flames best Canucks in Saturday night (exhibition) clash

The Calgary Flames hosted the Vancouver Canucks in pre-season action on Saturday night at the Saddledome. Their meeting was a rematch of Wednesday night’s clash in Abbotsford that saw Vancouver win in overtime. On Saturday, with a veteran-laden ros

Published: 3 months ago

The Flames have assigned six more players to the Calgary Wranglers

The Calgary Flames have announced more cuts to their roster. Yesterday, they announced a number of AHL players returning to the Wranglers, as well as Zayne Parekh being returned to the Saginaw Spirit of the OHL. The assignments yesterday weren’t su

Published: 3 months ago

Calgary Flames cut six more players from their roster

The Calgary Flames announced this afternoon that they have assigned six players to their AHL affiliate Calgary Wranglers. Forwards Parker Bell, Lucas Ciano, Jaden Lipinski, and William Stromgren were all assigned, as were defencemen Joni Jurmo and J

Published: 3 months ago

Calgary Flames reduce training camp roster to 40: six players assigned to AHL’s Wranglers

In advance of Saturday’s clash with the Vancouver Canucks at the Scotiabank Saddledome, the Calgary Flames have made some roster moves. The club announced that six players are headed to the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers. The six play

Published: 3 months ago

Flames' Vladar facing pressure in tonight's start versus Canucks

The Calgary Flames will be going with Dan Vladar as their starting netminder in tonight’s outing versus the Vancouver Canucks. Tonight’s game will mark the second appearance of the preseason for Vladar, who kicked aside 18 of 19 shots in his onl

Published: 3 months ago