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: 2 months ago

Brian Burke shares behind-the-scenes details on the infamous Flames versus Canucks brawl on its 10th anniversary

January 18th, 2014 will live in infamy for hockey fans. To jog your memory, 10 years ago, the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks partook in their infamous line brawl in a meaningless January regular season game. Ten years after the brawl took place

Published: 1 year ago

Plenty of potential Canadian content 7 weeks out from NHL trade deadline

The NHL has passed the halfway point of its schedule. All-star festivities are set for early next month in Toronto. Teams are making moves in the standings. The big date circled by the league's 32 general managers, however, is March 8 — the trade d

Published: 1 year ago

Report: Calgary Flames forward Martin Pospisil expected to miss ‘a couple weeks’ after injury against Toronto

If you were a bit anxious after seeing Calgary Flames forward Martin Pospisil crash awkwardly into the boards during Thursday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, there’s some good news. Per Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli, Pospisil is only

Published: 1 year ago

Jacob Markstrom should be a Vezina finalist for his 2023–24 performance

During the 2022–23 season, it seemed like Markstrom was allergic to the puck—he just couldn’t make a save. This year is a whole other story. The elite goaltender that fans are used to has finally come back and he is playing his best hockey in r

Published: 1 year ago

"That is the right call": Hand pass decides game in Flames loss to Leafs

Connor Zary appeared to knot things up at four apiece between the Calgary Flames and the Toronto Maple Leafs last night in the third period. The rookie sensation was able to find his rebound lying in the crease and made an outstanding effort to put

Published: 1 year ago

Beyond the Boxscore: Plenty of issues arise for the Calgary Flames in loss to Matthews and the Maple Leafs

It would be easy to look at this game and simply say Auston Matthews took over in the second period because the Calgary Flames kept handing him opportunities on a silver platter. You probably thought this would go another direction, but that was exac

Published: 1 year ago

Flames Visual Recap 45: Calgary falls short in comeback attempt against Maple Leafs

The Calgary Flames looked to extend their win streak to five games as they welcomed the Toronto Maple Leafs and their fans to the Saddledome. The Leafs had lost four straight games, so two streaks would either extend or be snapped. Unfortunately for

Published: 1 year ago

Why Andrew Mangiapane’s goal against Toronto counted, but Connor Zary’s didn’t

The Calgary Flames hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night at the Saddledome. The game featured three goals by Auston Matthews, along with a pair of reviews of pucks put into the Maple Leafs’ net by Flames players. Andrew Mangiapane had a

Published: 1 year ago

Who says no? Trade proposals for Trevor Zegras, Elias Lindholm, Tomáš Hertl, more

The trade proposals submitted this week were some of the more realistic scenarios ever presented.

Published: 1 year ago

After Burner: Flames can’t overcome mistakes (or Auston Matthews)

The Calgary Flames saw their four game winning streak halted on Thursday evening when they hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Flames let a good start slip away due to some turnovers in the neutral zone… and some guy named Auston Matthews scoring t

Published: 1 year ago

Flames’ Huska says Markstrom could return vs. Oilers on Saturday

Calgary Flames head coach Ryan Huska said there’s a chance that Jacob Markstrom return to the net for Saturday’s Battle of Alberta matchup against the Edmonton Oilers.

Published: 1 year ago

Hand pass? Flames fall to Leafs after game-tying goal disallowed in controversial ruling

Upon lengthy review, NHL officials determined it was a hand pass.  Chances are, you won’t find many Calgary Flames (21-18-5) fans who agree. Toronto Maple Leafs (21-13-8) fans won’t have any issue with the NHL’s interpretation of the rule, tho

Published: 1 year ago