NHL odds, betting preview (Nov. 29): Flames vs. Blue Jackets predictions

The Calgary Flames’ road woes continued Wednesday night in Detroit, as the Red Wings took advantage of a questionable too many mean penalty in overtime. They are now 3-4-4 on the road this season compared to an elite mark of 9-3-0 on home ice. Stil

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Episode 338: Less Bad Than The Oilers

In the second of our two-part crossover episode with the Shifts and Pucks podcast, Dan is out for the week so Matt is joined by Kevin Olenick to discuss Jonathan Huberdeau's reduced minutes this week, Dustin Wolf's season debut and the rumours that N

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Calgary Wranglers: Early-season success and prospects trending up

AHL fever in Calgary The Flames aren’t the only hockey club in Cowtown. The American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers have had a stellar start to their 2023-2024 campaign. With a new head coach in Trent Cull and a desire for the Calgary Flames t

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32 Thoughts: Calgary Flames trade watch is on, Maple Leafs want Zadorov and Tanev, and player power is shifting

The Calgary Flames are officially back in drama watch.  After a weekend consisting of an agent-driven trade request made public, subsequent comments from Nikita Zadorov, and a provincial rival going through the wringer, it’s hard not to be tuned i

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Maple Leafs Player Told Flames’ Zadorov He’s What Team Needs

Following the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ whacky 5-4 shootout win over the Calgary Flames, big news came out of Calgary. After scoring a goal and making a big hit on Maple…

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FlamesNation Mailbag: Trade requests, the trade market and future directions

It’s been an interesting week for the Calgary Flames. The hockey club went into the centre of the hockey universe and played a highly entertaining game with the Maple Leafs. Then Nikita Zadorov’s reported trade request became public knowledge and

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Future Focus: 1 prospect from each NHL team who's off to a hot start

We're more than a month into the NHL season, which means it's time to look at early standouts from around the hockey world.From multi-year pros who took a step in the summer to emerging draft day gems from this past June, here's a look at one prospec

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Calgary Flames: 3 Potential Landing Spots For Nikita Zadorov

It is mid-November, and the Calgary Flames season is still leaving more to be desired. After a back-to-back in Ontario over the weekend, the team’s record sits at 4-8-2 and…

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Canucks, Leafs interested in trading for Flames defencemen: report

The Calgary Flames are reportedly a very popular team when it comes to trade interest among other Canadian teams. It was recently revealed that the Flames defenceman Nikita Zadorov has requested a trade from the team after his agent Dan Milstein twe

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NHL Rumors: Oilers, Flames, Canucks

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Edmonton Oilers have fired Jay Woodcroft and Dave Manson and hired Kris Knoblauch and Paul Coffey. Meanwhile, Nikita Zadorov confirms the trade buzz out…

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Nikita Zadorov discussed his situation after Saturday’s game (but don’t expect a quick resolution)

On Friday night, following the Calgary Flames’ shootout loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, reports emerged that Nikita Zadorov had requested a trade. Speaking to the media on Saturday, following the Flames’ 4-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators, Zadorov

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Flames Sunday Census: Which Calgary rookie will have the biggest impact by season’s end?

The Calgary Flames have called up a lot more players than we saw last year at this point in the season. It took just until November 9 this year for the Flames to call up players from the AHL seven times. Last year, it took the Flames up until Decembe

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NHL Rumors: Is it too early to start making moves? The Maple Leafs like some Flames defensemen

Everyone knows the Toronto Maple Leafs could use some help on the blue line, and there are two defensemen from the Calgary Flames they like.

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