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 weeks ago

Elias Lindholm Makes It Clear What He Wants From the Flames

The post Elias Lindholm Makes It Clear What He Wants From the Flames appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Elias Lindholm has made it clear to the Calgary Flames that he wants to stay, but also clear that it will take a certain amount to keep him. The p

Published: 1 year ago

NHL Rumour Roundup: Latest on Stamkos, Pinto, Toews and Backlund

In the latest 32 Thoughts podcast, Elliotte Friedman discussed a variety of contract situations around the league, from Steven Stamkos to Mikael Backlund and more.

Published: 1 year ago

Expect Mikael Backlund to extend, be named Flames captain

Mikael Backlund is emerging as the deserved front-runner to be the next captain of the Calgary Flames. I speculated that a possible reason for delayed negotiations between Elias Lindholm and the Flames could be due to Calgary’s prioritization of a

Published: 1 year ago

2023-24 Calgary Flames predictions: Blake Coleman scores 20 goals and reaches 40 points

I’ve written about what feels like almost every player on the Calgary Flames roster for this upcoming season, and the last player that I want to make a prediction on might be one of my favourites on the roster, even though he’s not a “marqueeâ€

Published: 1 year ago

32 Thoughts: Mikael Backlund wants to stay, contract negotiations underway, and an update on Oliver Kylington

It wouldn’t be another 32 Thoughts Podcast day without some juicy Calgary Flames news.  On the most recent episode, Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek took time to discuss Mikael Backlund’s contract situation as well as Oliver Kylington’s absenc

Published: 1 year ago

Flames' Backlund has informed management he is willing to re-sign: report

After months of speculation, it appears that Mikael Backlund is indeed willing to sign an extension with the Calgary Flames. At the end of the 2022-23 season, Backlund was one of several Flames who expressed hesitancy in signing a new deal. Based of

Published: 1 year ago

Flames Have Plenty of Options in Net

Do the Calgary Flames have too much of a good thing in their goaltending situation? A goaltending platoon is currently viewed as the way to go in the NHL, and…

Published: 1 year ago

The top ten most essential Calgary Flames games in 2023–24

The Calgary Flames’ 2023–24 season officially got underway yesterday with training camp kicking off with the start of on-ice training sessions.  While the news varied from pure joy to have the team back together, to some disheartening news regar

Published: 1 year ago

Friedman on Mikael Backlund: ‘I think he now wants to stay, and I think the Flames want it to happen’

If you constructed a Calgary Flames Mount Rushmore, one of the players that would be in strong consideration for a spot would be centre Mikael Backlund. A fixture with the club for 15 seasons, Backlund is one of the team’s all-time leaders in games

Published: 1 year ago

15 attainable milestones, team records for the 2023-24 NHL season

As is the case every season, numerous players are within reach of accomplishing major career milestones. Some are even set to etch their name atop their franchise's all-time lists.Ahead of the 2023-24 campaign, let's look at some notable milestones a

Published: 1 year ago

Why the delay in Elias Lindholm’s contract negotiations with the Flames?

With Flames training camp underway, we’re due for more media availability and therefore, quotable player, coach, and management comments for us in the C of Red to decipher. Those got started today with brief comments from Elias Lindholm and stemmin

Published: 1 year ago

After off-season of change, the Calgary Flames hit the ice on Thursday

For the first time since their final game of the 2022-23 regular season, the Calgary Flames hit the ice on Thursday for an organized, team-run practice. It was the first day of training camp and the beginning of a long march to the regular season aft

Published: 1 year ago