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

What to expect from Calgary Flames prospects playing professional hockey in North America

The Calgary Flames’ opening roster is set and the season is underway. There are a number of prospects already on the team, with more likely coming for call-ups down the stretch. The team has a surprisingly large number of prospects that will be wit

Published: 1 year ago

Penguins' Sullivan: Malkin 'at his best' during dominant 4-point night

After 1,065 games in the NHL, nothing that Pittsburgh Penguins veteran Evgeni Malkin does should come as a surprise. But his four-point outing against the Washington Capitals on Friday night still impressed head coach Mike Sullivan."I thought Geno wa

Published: 1 year ago

LeBrun: ‘Dialogue continues’ between Calgary Flames and Elias Lindholm on new contract

It’s probably not telling tales out of school to say that Calgary Flames sure would like to have Elias Lindholm signed to an extension. Their hope was probably to have him signed before the regular season began, but Wednesday’s opener came and we

Published: 1 year ago

Matthew Coronato looks to be potential impact player at the NHL level after pre-season showings

I was scrolling through TikTok, as one does in today’s world, and I happened upon the Calgary Flames profile. First, my compliments to whoever runs that account because the content is very good. But more importantly, there was a video of the Flames

Published: 1 year ago

NHL Rumors: Flames, Flyers, Hurricanes, Oilers, Bruins

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, are the Calgary Flames and Elias Lindholm stuck? Negotiations are ongoing, but it seems like neither side is moving. Meanwhile, are the Philadelphia Flyers declaring…

Published: 1 year ago

When Do Flames or Elias Lindholm Draw a Line in the Trade Sand?

The post When Do Flames or Elias Lindholm Draw a Line in the Trade Sand? appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Elias Lindholm and the Calgary Flames are still a ways apart on a new contract and while they keep negotiating, there's no movement. The post

Published: 1 year ago

2023–24 NHL consolidated positional rankings

Over the past month, I’ve ranked every team in the NHL at each position, centre, winger, defence, and goaltending. We’ll now combine those four rankings into one final ranking to determine how every roster in the league stacks up from top to bott

Published: 1 year ago

Andrew Mangiapane could be the perfect fit for the Flames’ top line

The Calgary Flames kicked off their season with a 5–3 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night, and there were more than a few storylines that took place during the home opener. From Jacob Markstrom stealing the game, the Flames incredibly slo

Published: 1 year ago

NHL Rumors: Elias Lindholm, Jesse Puljujarvi and Carrying a Third Goaltender

The Flames and Elias Lindholm keep talking but aren't close. The Canadiens are among the teams worried about losing a goaltender.

Published: 1 year ago

Jacob Markstrom deserves huge ovation after opening 2023-24 performance

Last season was a tough time for a lot of players on the Calgary Flames roster. However, the under-performance, bad luck, and everything else negative that hit the team appeared to affect the men in the blue paint more than anything. In a vacuum, the

Published: 1 year ago

Introducing our very own Calgary Flames regular season awards

In the name of fun, Flame for Thought is introducing our very own regular season awards to the C of Red that we can track throughout the season and collaboratively – with the fans – hand out at the end of the 2023-24 campaign. The idea is to give

Published: 1 year ago

West Notes: Lindholm, Schenn, Kings, Harrington

Notes from the West including the Flames and Elias Lindholm still not close on an extension, Nashville's Luke Schenn is injured, and more.

Published: 1 year ago