Coleman: Gaudreau will be 'looking down' on Flames-Blue Jackets game

Calgary Flames forward Blake Coleman is bracing for an emotional matinee game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday, as the contest will mark the first meeting of Johnny Gaudreau's former teams since his death in August."It's just kind of surre

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Flames Sunday Census: Will MacKenzie Weegar make Team Canada’s 4 Nations roster?

International best-on-best hockey is finally coming back this year. Well, kind of. Sure, it doesn’t include all the countries, but the 4 Nations Face-Off will still showcase some of the best hockey players on the planet. Players are currently being

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Checking in on Dustin Wolf’s case as an early Calder Trophy favourite

Heading into the season, the Calgary Flames did not have high expectations set for them—they were just an older team with no real superstar and a lot of solid players. The only real draw to them was their young guys such as Connor Zary and Matt Cor

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Analyst Urges Maple Leafs to Re-Acquire Fan-Favorite in Trade

NHL analyst James Tanner of FanSided believes the Toronto Maple Leafs should trade for Nazem Kadri to be the third-line center. The post Analyst Urges Maple Leafs to Re-Acquire Fan-Favorite in Trade appeared first on Heavy.com.

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Flames forward Martin Pospisil determined to ‘get back to what makes me my best’

Martin Pospisil isn’t trying to sugarcoat his recent struggles. He is harsh in his self-assessment. The Calgary Flames’ should-be sparkplug will be first to admit that he’d like to produce more offence, that he needs to provide more impact on t

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Flames Trade Plans Stalled by Complex 1st-Round Pick Conditions

The post Flames Trade Plans Stalled by Complex 1st-Round Pick Conditions appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. The Calgary Flames would love to improve their roster through trades, but first-round conditions prevent it. How can the Flames make trades? Th

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On this day 21 years ago: The Flames acquire Miikka Kiprusoff

On this day 21 years ago, the Calgary Flames traded for Miikka Kiprusoff. Acquiring a future Vezina Trophy winner must’ve cost the Flames an arm and a leg, right? Well, the Finnish netminder was drafted in the fifth round of the 1995 draft by the S

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Dustin Wolf earns first shutout for Flames in matchup of NHL's two smallest goalies

Rookie netminder made 29 stops to backstop the Flames to a 2-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night.

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Flames assign Adam Klapka to the AHL’s Wranglers

The Calgary Flames have earned themselves a couple of days of rest following a hard-fought victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night. But before that break, they made a roster move, assigning forward Adam Klapka to the American Hockey Leag

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The Flames’ power play came up empty, but special teams still made a difference against Nashville

For the better part of two periods, the Calgary Flames couldn’t solve Nashville Predators netminder Juuse Saros. They had their looks, sure, but Saros stood tall and the Flames kept trying to get a puck past him. At 16:14 of the second period, an o

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Flames Quick Hits: Wolf Shutout, Miromanov & Playoffs?

The post Flames Quick Hits: Wolf Shutout, Miromanov & Playoffs? appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Last night the Calgary Flames continued their good play. What are five quick hits from the game? Can the Flames make the playoffs? The post Flames Q

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Breaking down whether the Calgary Flames should explore trading Nazem Kadri

It truly would not be a fun season for the Calgary Flames if we didn’t start pondering on what trades the team can make before the calendar strikes the new year. Last season, the majority of the year was focused on which Flames would be traded firs

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Flames rave about Wolf following first career shutout: "Hell of a goalie"

The Calgary Flames couldn’t have asked for more from Dustin Wolf than what he’s provided early on this season. The 23-year-old was facing a fair bit of pressure heading into the season with Jacob Markstrom out of the picture, and through his fir

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