3 Takeaways From Flames’ 5-2 Loss to Blue Jackets

The Calgary Flames were far from their best on Friday afternoon, and paid for it, suffering a 5-2 loss at the hands of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Suddenly, the red-hot…

Published: 1 month ago

Is draft prospect Konsta Helenius a fit for the Calgary Flames prospect pool?

The 2024 National Hockey League draft is just over two months away! With that being said, the Calgary Flames have a 5% chance of moving into the top spot, and a 10.4% chance of moving into the top three. More than likely, they’ll pick eighth overal

Published: 8 months ago

Keep or trade: What the Calgary Flames should do with Yegor Sharangovich

The Calgary Flames are no doubt heading into a very busy offseason after a disappointing year relative to their renewed expectations after last year’s disaster. The team failed to make the playoffs for the second year in a row, and while the team e

Published: 8 months ago

Predicting outcomes of Flames' four pending free agents

The Calgary Flames don’t have many pending free agents heading into the summer, given that they moved most of them during the season. General manager Craig Conroy dealt Nikita Zadorov, Elias Lindholm, Chris Tanev, and Noah Hanifin in separate trad

Published: 8 months ago

Connor Zary went from top prospect in the AHL to Calder Trophy candidate in 2023-24

It would be an understatement to say that the 2023-24 Calgary Flames were a mixed bag of results. The standings were not good (unless you were rooting for the highest place the team could find in the draft lottery), but plenty of individual performan

Published: 8 months ago

Flames' Rasmus Andersson and wife Tessa welcome second child

There is some very exciting news for the Calgary Flames organization today, as Rasmus Andersson and his wife Tessa welcomed a baby girl to the world yesterday. >   > > > > > View this post on Instagram > > > >

Published: 8 months ago

Recapping my pre-season predictions: ‘The Flames will make the 2023-24 post-season’

Before the season began, I made plenty of predictions about the 2023-24 Calgary Flames team. Some of them were very bold, and others were a bit more tame. So, with the 2023-24 season now ending and the Flames out of the post-season, I figured, why no

Published: 8 months ago

Here come the AHL playoffs: a Calgary Flames prospect update

You could be forgiven if the Calgary Wranglers were in the forefront of your mind during much of the month of April. After all, many of their best and brightest were playing in the National Hockey League. Reigning AHL most valuable player (and the le

Published: 8 months ago

Markstrom’s future? Conroy’s to-do list? Our Flames writers weigh in

The Calgary Flames’ season has been over for a week, and it’s sort of amazing how different this feels than a year ago. Last spring, it felt like the decisions needed to be made that would affect the future of the entire franchise. Darryl Sutterâ

Published: 8 months ago

Mikael Backlund had another solid season for the Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund just finished his 16th season with the Calgary Flames, and his first as the captain of the team. It was another strong campaign from Backlund who once again was a defensive force, shutting down opponents top lines and also helped with

Published: 8 months ago

"Best I've seen Dustin play": Flames' Wolf shines in AHL return

After a solid end to the season with the Calgary Flames, Dustin Wolf was hopeful to keep things rolling with the Calgary Wranglers for the AHL playoffs. So far, so good on that front. The Wranglers had an up-and-down 2023-24 season, due in large par

Published: 8 months ago

Trade or keep: What the Calgary Flames should do with Jacob Markstrom

With the Calgary Flames’ regular season concluding last week, it’s time to look toward what should be a busy offseason for a team in the middle of a rebuild. Craig Conroy is sure to have plenty of items on his to-do list, but perhaps the biggest

Published: 8 months ago

Grading Every Flames Player’s Performance in 2023-24

The 2023-24 season has officially wrapped up for the Calgary Flames, with their 5-1 win over the San Jose Sharks serving as their final game. Overall, it was a disappointing…

Published: 8 months ago