How many countries have a better goalie option than Canada?

While Team Canada has a stacked roster heading into the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, goaltending could prove to be their Achilles’ heel. Canada has yet to announce their goaltenders for the tournament, though based on a report this morning, it s

Published: 1 month ago

Trade grades: Guentzel and Canes a perfect fit

First Noah Hanifin, then Jake Guentzel.Ahead of Friday's 3 p.m. ET trade deadline, deals involving the top available NHL skaters bookended Thursday's action. Pittsburgh shipped out Guentzel minutes before midnight in a blockbuster swap with Carolina.

Published: 10 months ago

West Notes: Lindholm, Maroon, Dewar, Eberle, Koch

Notes from the West including Vancouver now being unlikely to flip Elias Lindholm, Minnesota has had interest in two depth players, and more.

Published: 10 months ago

The Curtis Glencross trade tree continues to pay dividends for the Calgary Flames

Trade trees are the best, as a simple move can lead to all kinds of future earth-shattering moves. This comes true with the Calgary Flames and some recent moves, including a blockbuster deal in 2018 that is still churning into future assets today. Bu

Published: 10 months ago

Flames: Grading Craig Conroy’s 4 In-Season Trades

The Calgary Flames will likely have a quiet trade deadline day tomorrow, as they have moved out all their pending unrestricted free agents (UFAs) which they were expected to. It…

Published: 10 months ago

Beyond the Boxscore: The Calgary Flames walk over Tampa’s defence in low event win

The Calgary Flames keep losing teammates and it effects next to nothing about the current players’ ability to show up and work every game. This one came – much to my own surprise – as one of the easier ones the Flames have played in. The defens

Published: 10 months ago

Flames Visual Recap 62: Calgary beats Tampa Bay on Trade Deadline Eve

The Calgary Flames are undergoing massive amounts of change. With the latest unrestricted free agent traded in Noah Hanifin, their last game before the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline was a big test of what this team could do. Notes and discussion from the c

Published: 10 months ago

NHL Rumors: Vegas Golden Knights, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Washington Capitals

Sounds like Noah Hanifin will eventually get a contract extension from the Golden Knights. The Capitals still have two players that would fit the Maple Leafs needs.

Published: 10 months ago

The 2024 Calgary Flames trade deadline primer: contracts, clauses and cap space

The National Hockey League’s 2023-24 trade deadline is today (Friday) at 1 p.m. MT. After that point, players added to a team’s reserve list are not eligible to play in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Calgary Flames remain in the hunt, but have the

Published: 10 months ago

Eight Calgary Flames players have active clauses restricting trades

The 2024 trade deadline is nearly upon us. The Calgary Flames are entering a transitional phase – a “retool on the fly” is the preferred nomenclature – and as a result, there have been changes to their roster… and probably will continue to

Published: 10 months ago

Johnston: What I’m hearing headed into NHL trade deadline day — Toffoli, Lindholm, Markstrom, more

Will Tyler Toffoli move after being held out Thursday? What's the market for Jacob Markstrom? Will the Canucks double-dip on Elias Lindholm?

Published: 10 months ago

Revisiting the Calgary Flames many, many draft picks after the Noah Hanifin trade

Since June, the Calgary Flames have made a bunch of trades. As a result of those many trades, the Flames have added a bunch of draft selections. As we hit the 2024 trade deadline, let’s dive into the messiness that is the many, many Flames draft se

Published: 10 months ago

Trade grades? They were wrong about Flames’ Yegor Sharangovich

Keep this in mind as you peruse Friday’s trade grades … While it makes for fun reading and great debate, the instant analysis can sometimes miss the mark. Consider the case of Yegor Sharangovich, who potted a pair of goals and racked up four poin

Published: 10 months ago