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: 2 months ago

FlamesNation Mailbag: Talking prospects to kick off 2025!

Friends, Happy New Year! This is the first mailbag of 2025 and we hope everyone had a great holiday season. We received a ton of great questions for this week’s mailbag, primarily focused on the Calgary Flames and their many (many) prospects. Letâ€

Published: 1 month ago

Three Calgary Flames prospects who could play in the 2026 World Juniors

The 2025 World Junior Championship was one to remember but for all the wrong reasons. Team Canada this year was nothing short of a disaster for Canadian hockey fans. From the team making questionable roster selections, absurd coaching decisions and m

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What NHL executives think of Craig Conroy’s first year and a half as the Calgary Flames General Manager

Over the last few weeks, I had the chance to chat with a few NHL front office members. I wanted to get an outside perspective on Craig Conroy’s GM tenure so far. Both were very generous with their time and gave fantastic answers. I thank both for t

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Should the Flames make a trade for Elias Pettersson?

The Vancouver Canucks are a real life soap opera right now. The rumoured riff between star players Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller has become the talk of the hockey world. If those two can’t repair their relationship, would the Canucks consider tr

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Episode 376: The Rebuild Is Just Starting

The Calgary Flames had a rough week against some mediocre teams but still sit one point outside a playoff spot. The guys have to keep reminding each other that this is the first year of a rebuild, and some struggles are expected for the Flames this y

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NHL mock draft: Martone leads post-WJHC projections

Our first mock draft of the 2025 cycle takes a look at the 16 lottery picks following the World Junior Championship.Selection order is based on points percentage through games on Jan. 5.The Blackhawks have a fascinating decision to make if t

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The Calgary Flames should absolutely try to claim Arthur Kaliyev off waivers

The Calgary Flames have a significant scoring issue that they have yet to try to address this season. Despite Jonathan Huberdeau finding his groove again, and currently on pace to score the most goals in a season in his career, he is leading the team

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Everybody loved Matt Coronato’s first NHL fight … Well, almost everybody

Flames sophomore Matt Coronato dropped the mitts Saturday in defence of his captain and linemate, Mikael Backlund

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How should the Flames divide up the next seven goaltending starts?

When Jacob Markstrom traded in his Calgary Flames sweater for a New Jersey Devils one, it was reasonable to presume that the Flames would have slightly worst goaltending in 2024-25 than they had in prior seasons. Yet through 39 games of the season, t

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Beyond the Boxscore: Flames get all the opportunities and none of the goals in 4-1 loss to Predators

The Calgary Flames couldn’t come up with enough goals again as they fell to the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Saturday. CF% – 63.41%|| SCF% – 73.42%|| HDCF% – 59.76%|| xGF% – 58.65% It’s a Team Game – It was not a bad team effort from the

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NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames, and the Toronto Maple Leafs

The Calgary Flames will need to sell Rasmus Andersson on their future. Five players the Toronto Maple Leafs could trade for cap space and roster spots.

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Andrei Kuzmenko’s confusion over broken stick rule costs Flames in loss to Nashville

On Saturday night, Andrei Kuzmenko dressed in place of Walker Duehr on the Calgary Flames’ fourth line against the Nashville Predators. The game was just his second on-ice appearance in the past month. Kuzmenko ended up serving as the main characte

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