The Calgary Flames need to extend Dustin Wolf and Connor Zary to long-term contracts

There has been a lot more to talk about this season then maybe a lot of us thought there would be. It is just past American Thanksgiving and the Calgary Flames currently sit in a divisional playoff spot, somewhere we never imagined the Flames would b

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Elliotte Friedman shares details on Calgary Flames’ Rasmus Andersson contract, confidence in Dustin Wolf, and more

On the most recent episode of 32 Thoughts, Host Elliotte Friedman shared the latest news surrounding the Calgary Flames. With the trade deadline approaching, the Flames have made their approach to the near and distant future clear. All the pieces are

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FlamesNation Mailbag: Discussing the future of the Flames’ veterans, goaltending and the rising salary cap

Folks, the Calgary Flames made a big trade last week, acquiring forwards Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee from the Philadelphia Flyers. The trade definitely upgrades the Flames’ roster depth on paper and potentially makes them a more formidable team n

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Some notable former Calgary Flames are struggling this season

The major story for last season regarding the Calgary Flames was the substantial sell-off of players they facilitated. Big names were leaving the team left and right, as the Flames began their retool plan. Fast forward to this season, where the Flame

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Why the Calgary Flames’ loyalty problem keeps them from competing with the NHL’s best

The goal of every single NHL franchise is to win the Stanley Cup. How each franchise decides to work towards that goal is where things immediately start to differ across the league. The Calgary Flames are one of the teams taking the approach of build

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Flames Grind Out Gritty Win in Seattle with Resilient Effort

The post Flames Grind Out Gritty Win in Seattle with Resilient Effort appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. After a tough loss against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night, the Calgary Flames had an impressive bounce-back game in Seattle. Dan Vladar g

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Beyond the Boxscore: A very tired Flames team fights to prevent the Kraken from sinking their hopes

The Calgary Flames survived a surge from the Seattle Kraken who were trying to take advantage of the Flames playing late the night before, but Dan Vladar stood tall to steal the 3-2 victory. CF% – 49.43%|| SCF% – 52.6%|| HDCF% – 56.34%|| xGF% â

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Episode 380: Welcome Frost and Farabee

This week on the podcast, we dissect the blockbuster trade that sent shockwaves through the NHL: Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee are now Calgary Flames! We break down the details of the deal and explain why we think Flames GM Craig Conroy pulled off a

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Flames Takeaways: Vladar rises to occasion in win over Kraken

Winless in his last six starts, Dan Vladar’s performance was the difference in a crucial win for the Flames. Eric Francis has that and more in his takeaways from Sunday’s victory over the Kraken.

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Three Takeaways as Vladar helps Flames hold on to beat Kraken

The starts have been few and far between for Dan Vladar recently. And after a tough showing in his last game between the pipes, there was surely some added pressure on the Calgary Flames shot-stopper heading into Sunday night’s matchup with the Sea

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Morgan Frost Scores First Goal With the Flames, Help Defeat Kraken 3-2

The Seattle Kraken continued their homestand, hosting the Calgary Flames on Feb. 2. It was Calgary who came away with the win, defeating Seattle 3-2. Game Recap Right before the…

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Flames’ Vladar reflects on his bounce-back win: ‘It means a lot’

Calgary Flames goaltender Dan Vladar joins Sportsnet’s Ryan Leslie to discuss holding off a late push from the Seattle Kraken in their win, his first victory since Dec. 10, playing in the second half of a back-to-back, and more.

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Frost scores as Flames hold on to beat Kraken

Yegor Sharangovich and Jonathan Huberdeau each scored on the power play in Calgary’s three-goal first period and the Flames held on to beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2 on Sunday night.

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