There is growing interest in Calgary Flames’ goalie Dan Vladar

The Calgary Flames have been the Cinderella Story of the NHL this season. Initially expected to be a team mired in a rebuild, the Flames are second in the Pacific Division with a 12–7–3 record. Through the season, the Flames have played their goa

Published: 2 weeks ago

Flyers’ Samuel Ersson Out 1-2 Weeks, Re-Aggravated Lower-Body Injury

Flyers starting netminder Samuel Ersson reinjured his previous lower-body issue and will miss the next one to two weeks, Kevin Kurz of The Athletic reports Friday. Ersson, 25, sustained the initial injury in the first period of Philadelphia’s gam

Published: 3 weeks ago

Predicting which Calgary Flames prospects could make a 2025 World Juniors team

As fall turns to winter and the feeling of Christmas starts to come upon us, hockey fans begin to look towards the 2025 World Junior Hockey Championship. This year, the tournament will take place in Ottawa and surrounding areas. It promises a great t

Published: 3 weeks ago

Is Connor Zary at centre the answer for the Flames?

Since the beginning of the 2024-25 season, the Calgary Flames have had an issue with their roster: not enough reliable, established centres. Sure, they have veteran Nazem Kadri for offensive situations and the reliable Mikael Backlund in a shutdown r

Published: 3 weeks ago

Can Connor Zary be the solution at centre? Flames are ready to find out

This is the news that many Calgary Flames fans have been waiting for. Sophomore forward Connor Zary is going to get a crack at centre. During Thursday’s practice, the 23-year-old was operating between Jonathan Huberdeau and Yegor Sharangovich on wh

Published: 4 weeks ago

Flames Have Potential Center Ice Trade Target on the Predators

Despite being in the early stages of a rebuild, Calgary Flames general manager Craig Conroy is working the phones in hopes of adding to his roster. Roughly one month ago,…

Published: 4 weeks ago

Flames move Zary to centre in latest line changes

Calgary Flames fans should expect to see Connor Zary playing down the middle in tomorrow’s game versus the Nashville Predators. Following a 3-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night, the Flames unveiled some new line combinations at pract

Published: 4 weeks ago

Handicapping Dustin Wolf’s Calder candidacy early in the 2024-25 season

A Calgary Flames rookie hasn’t won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the National Hockey League’s top freshman since Sergei Makarov in 1989-90. A goaltender hasn’t won the Calder since Steve Mason in 2008-09. A Flames rookie goaltender has never wo

Published: 4 weeks ago

Flames' goaltending duo has been biggest surprise of the season

A big reason many expected the Calgary Flames to struggle this season was that few had confidence in their young and inexperienced goaltending duo. Goaltending hadn’t been looked at as a potential weakness for the Flames in several seasons, but th

Published: 4 weeks ago

5 Flames prospects that could be signed by the end of the season

Since the hiring of Craig Conroy as general manager a couple years back, the Calgary Flames have done a really nice job bolstering their prospect pool. In addition to several promising young players on the NHL roster, or biding their time with the AH

Published: 4 weeks ago

It’s time for the Calgary Flames to weaponize their cap space following Anthony Mantha’s injury

Following the news that Anthony Mantha will be out for the rest of the season, the Calgary Flames are now in an interesting spot. The team now has more room on the wings for younger players to enter the lineup, and they have a boatload of cap space a

Published: 4 weeks ago

The Jacob Markstrom trade is looking like a win-win for both sides so far

The Flames were rumoured to move Jacob Markstrom for quite some time. Prior to last year’s deadline, there were so many Markstrom to the Devils rumours that Markstrom was already looking at homes in New Jersey. The Flames ultimately decided to keep

Published: 4 weeks ago

Hot Topics: Anthony Mantha’s injury opens the door of opportunity

On the latest episode of Hot Topics, Postmedia’s Rob Wong chats with Postmedia Calgary Flames writers Wes Gilbertson and Danny Austin about the Flames’ tough loss to the Canucks in Vancouver, Anthony Mantha’s season-ending injury and the news o

Published: 4 weeks ago