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

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Flames hoping Mangiapane can turn things around this season

For the first time in his five-year NHL career, Calgary Flames forward Andrew Mangiapane took a step backward. After going off for a career-best 35-goal, 55-point season in 2021-22, Mangiapane saw his totals dip to 17 goals and 43 points this past y

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West Notes: Lindholm, Guttman, Zadina

Notes from the West including Elias Lindholm commenting on his future in Calgary, a Chicago prospect will be ready for camp, and more.

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NHL Rumors: PTO Season, Tyler Bertuzzi, And Elias Lindholm

If It is September, It is PTO Season Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet:…

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Players to watch on the Calgary Wranglers in the 2023–24 AHL season

While most eyes will be on the Calgary Flames this season due to the previous lacklustre season and storylines surrounding them, their AHL affiliate—the Calgary Wranglers—will also be interesting to watch this year. The reigning AHL regular seaso

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Flames Have Real Shot at Winning Stanley Cup This Season

The Calgary Flames don’t have much expectations to live up to after a disappointing 2022-23 season. That may be a good thing, as they were thought of as potential Stanley…

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"It wasn't just him": Lindholm says Sutter not to blame for Flames' struggles

Though many Calgary Flames fans — and even some players — have suggested the team’s struggles were largely due to Darryl Sutter, Elias Lindholm sees it differently. In a recent interview with Swedish outlet HockeySverige.se, Lindholm admitted

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"I am willing to stay": Lindholm open to signing an extension with the Flames

Elias Lindholm is willing to sign an extension with the Calgary Flames. It was thought that after a rough 2022-23 season, Lindholm wasn’t interested in sticking around. Many trade rumours swirled around him throughout the summer, but in a recent i

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Flames' Lindholm 'willing to stay' in Calgary

Calgary Flames center Elias Lindholm doesn't seem to be turning his back on Stampede City entirely as he enters the final year of his contract."I am willing to stay," he told Swedish outlet Hockeysverige, as translated by Uffe Bodin. "My agent and Ca

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Elias Lindholm is “willing to stay” with the Calgary Flames

The Calgary Flames season is starting to ramp up, and despite rumors of an immense amount of change coming to the team, it has stayed relatively constant. The trade of Tyler Toffoli was the major swap made to the skating group, with all remaining 202

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‘There is a lot we have to agree on, but I have said that I can imagine staying’: Elias Lindholm was interviewed in Sweden

The Calgary Flames begin their training camp in just a few short weeks, and as of today, forward Elias Lindholm has just a year remaining under contract. The Swedish product is a pending unrestricted free agent after this season and has yet to either

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Considering three Calgary Flames training camp dark horses

The Calgary Flames will begin their main section of training camp in just three short weeks. While it certainly seems – on paper – that there are obvious front-runners for the few positions vacated by off-season turnover, there are a few players

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Flames' Conroy taking extremely risky approach with pending UFAs

August has officially passed, and the Calgary Flames still have seven returning players with just one year remaining on their contracts. Shortly after being announced as the Flames’ new general manager (GM), Craig Conroy said that he wasn’t abou

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