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Gilbertson: Emotional afternoon for Flames players, fans in Columbus

COLUMBUS — Calgary Flames defenceman Rasmus Andersson, exactly three months after the death of his former teammate and cherished friend, described this as “probably the toughest game, mentally, I’ve played in my life.” Prior to Friday’s war

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Published: 1 week ago

"We got a little restricted last year": Flames' Kadri takes subtle shot at Sutter

The Calgary Flames appear excited about a fresh start this upcoming season. After entering the 2022-23 campaign with high expectations, things quickly fell apart. There were reports all season long of several players butting heads with Darryl Sutter

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Published: 1 year ago

Oliver Kylington opens up about battle with mental illness, shares excitement for return to Calgary

The Calgary Flames sorely missed Oliver Kylington in the 2022–23 season — and he missed them, too. The 26-year-old Swede emerged as a top-four defenceman for the Flames on a pairing with Chris Tanev in 2021–22, racking up 31 points in 73 games

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Published: 1 year ago

Don’t sleep on Calgary Flames defensive prospect Brady Lyle

Every summer, the FlamesNation writing staff compiles our top 20 Calgary Flames prospect rankings. And every year, despite our best efforts, there’s one prospect we really missed the boat on that makes us, collectively, look pretty foolish. One pla

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Published: 1 year ago

Calgary Flames forward Nazem Kadri: ‘For whatever reason, we got a little restricted last year’

A year ago, the Calgary Flames signed free agent forward Nazem Kadri. At the time, Kadri was coming off a Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche and hopes – and expectations – were that he could pick up where he left off. That didn’t happen. K

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Published: 1 year ago

Flames Set up to Trade Hanifin With Karlsson Off the Board

The Calgary Flames have gone silent as Craig Conroy and the rest of the group awaits Elias Lindholm’s decision on whether he wants to re-sign long-term or move on. This…

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Published: 1 year ago

The Calgary Flames have a pair of new pro scouts joining the organization

The 2023 NHL offseason continues to move on. Although the Calgary Flames haven’t made any player moves recently (like they should), they have made a variety of moves in the front office. Pro scouting was one of the areas needing addressing, with on

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Published: 1 year ago

New Window Opens for Flames to Trade Noah Hanifin

The post New Window Opens for Flames to Trade Noah Hanifin appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. With Erik Karlsson and Matt Dumba off the market, is Noah Hanifin now the most attractive defenseman available? The post New Window Opens for Flames to Trade

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Published: 1 year ago

Flames' Hanifin may be the best defenceman available with Karlsson off the market

If the Calgary Flames were waiting for the right time to deal Noah Hanifin, this might be it. Barring a recent change of heart, the 26-year-old has expressed to management that he isn’t interested in signing an extension, as he would reportedly li

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Published: 1 year ago

Flames Should Be Looking to Trade Vladar Before Next Season

Since trading Tyler Toffoli to the New Jersey Devils in late June, Calgary Flames general manager Craig Conroy has been pretty quiet. Many thought this would be an awfully busy…

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Published: 1 year ago

Which current Calgary Flames could play at a potential 2025 World Cup of Hockey?

It’s been a long, long time since we’ve seen true best-on-best international hockey involving National Hockey League players. Since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, we haven’t seen a World Cup or NHL participation at the Winter Olympics. But indic

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Published: 1 year ago

Kadri expects Flames to play freely after being 'a little restricted last year'

Even though the personnel changes have been minimal so far this offseason, Nazem Kadri believes viewers will see a new-look Calgary Flames team in 2023-24."I think a lot of guys on the team are ready to kind of play to their potential," Kadri told NH

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Published: 1 year ago

Predicting Stat Lines for the Flames’ Top Stars

Assuming the Calgary Flames keep their roster intact to begin the 2023-24 season, the message from the new coaching staff will be to completely forget about what happened this past…

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Published: 1 year ago