For Gaudreau family, Thanksgiving a time for friendship and reflection

Ryan Leslie visits with the Gaudreau family and sits down with Johnny’s wife Meredith to catch up as the family celebrates Thanksgiving ahead of a matchup between Johnny’s two NHL teams, the Calgary Flames and the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Published: 2 weeks ago

Blue Jackets put Laine on IR, retroactive to Friday

Patrik Laine, 25, who was charged at by Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson in a 3-1 victory last week, was placed on injured reserve Monday by the Columbus Blue Jackets, who announced the move was made retroactive to last Friday.

Published: 1 year ago

Ryan Pike chats the Flames’ road trip, the arena and more with Rob Kerr on Just A Game

The Calgary Flames returned home from a five-game, 10-day road trip on Sunday evening with just a single win to show for it. FlamesNation managing editor Ryan Pike joined Rob Kerr on Monday’s edition of Just A Game to break down the Flames’ start

Published: 1 year ago

Noah Hanifin Offers Huge Update on Long-Term Deal with Flames

The post Noah Hanifin Offers Huge Update on Long-Term Deal with Flames appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Noah Hanifin may have given the biggest update to date regarding where things are at with a new contract in Calgary. The post Noah Hanifin Offer

Published: 1 year ago

Woodcroft hoping McDavid's injury will be a 'positive inflection point'

Although the Oilers are 1-3-1 and will be without captain Connor McDavid for one-to-two weeks, head coach Jay Woodcroft isn't declaring his team dead in the water. In fact, he hopes McDavid's absence can provide the jolt Edmonton sorely needs."You're

Published: 1 year ago

Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom shows off vintage Heritage Classic gear

Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom is going to be looking fresh at the 2023 Heritage Classic happening on Sunday. The veteran goaltender was seen showing off his vintage-inspired setup at Flames practice at the Saddledome on Monday morning.

Published: 1 year ago

The Detroit Red Wings re-tool could be a model for the Calgary Flames to follow

The Detroit Red Wings look to have taken a big step forward in their development as a team this season. We saw it last night with their 6-2 win over the Calgary Flames. The Red Wings are fast, skilled, and deep in all three position groups. How did t

Published: 1 year ago

Flames’ Kadri Looks Disinterested Through 6 Games

Aside from Jonathan Huberdeau, there was arguably no skater on the Calgary Flames who needed a bigger bounce-back season than Nazem Kadri. The 33-year-old was expected to be a big…

Published: 1 year ago

FlamesNation Mailbag: Taking your questions during a challenging start to the season

The Calgary Flames have played six games in their 2023-24 regular season thus far. They’ve won twice and posted a .417 points percentage so far, a start to the campaign that we can charitably describe as “challenging.” As we poke around in the

Published: 1 year ago

NHL Prospect Roundup: Calgary Flames’ Connor Zary is electrifying the AHL

Plus: great performances from Jiri Kulich, Jagger Firkus, Jordan Dumais and Rutger McGroarty highlight a high-scoring week across the prospect world.

Published: 1 year ago

Outside-the-box Flames lines: What if Kadri moved to the wing?

It’s no secret that scoring is a huge question mark for this Calgary Flames team. I tried to answer where scoring would come from in my article following the recent road trip, but I landed on a fairly pessimistic outlook: Elias Lindholm will have t

Published: 1 year ago

Episode 335: Six Game Progress Report

The Calgary Flames aren't off to the start many fans hoped they would be, and there is some concern about Jonathan Huberdeau's production. The guys discuss if fans should be worried yet and what we can learn from the Flames' early road losses.

Published: 1 year ago

McDavid could miss Oilers-Flames Heritage Classic with injury

Connor McDavid might miss out on the 2023 Heritage Classic between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames. The Oilers captain suffered an injury during Saturday night’s 3-2 overtime loss against the Winnipeg Jets. The team sent out an update on Su

Published: 1 year ago