Flames Hunting Down a Unicorn, and a Rental Won’t Do

The post Flames Hunting Down a Unicorn, and a Rental Won’t Do appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. The surprising Calgary Flames are after a unicorn. They want to trade for a top-six center. A rental won't do. Can they find what they seek? The post Fl

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What assets do the Golden Knights have to offer the Flames for Rasmus Andersson?

It seems inevitable that the Calgary Flames will trade Rasmus Andersson sooner rather than later. There are several teams rumoured to be interested in the Swede’s services. After the draft, it was leaked that the Los Angeles Kings offered a substan

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The Flames aren’t in a hurry to move Nazem Kadri, and other 32 Thoughts podcast notes

The 2024-25 National Hockey League season has concluded and everyone is ready to relax for a few months before hockey start heating up again in September. Over at Sportsnet, our pal Elliotte Friedman released the final instalment of the 32 Thoughts p

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32 Thoughts: Flames notes on Andersson demands, Byram interest, Kadri trade

In the final episode of the 32 Thoughts Podcast for this season, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman spent a lot of time discussing the Calgary Flames. Among the topics discussed were some juicy tidbits on Rasmus Andersson’s trade destination preferenc

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Flames Sunday Census: Grading Craig Conroy’s offseason thus far

With the NHL Draft and free agency come and gone, the Calgary Flames and general manager Craig Conroy are well into the 2025 offseason. The Flames had another solid draft, filling their positional needs with a centre-heavy class. As far as free agenc

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What does the Flames’ projected lineup look like post NHL free agency?

Through the first five days of the National Hockey League’s free agency period, the Calgary Flames have made just some minor tweaks. After a 2024-25 season that saw the group impress and come within one more point – or changing an overtime win to

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Flames 2025 Draft profile: Cullen Potter

With the 32nd overall selection, the Calgary Flames arguably got one of the biggest steals of the first round. They selected Cullen Potter with Florida’s first-round pick from the Matthew Tkachuk trade, officially completing the return. Potter was

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How many Flames prospects from development camp will be back in the fall?

This past week, 22 Calgary Flames prospects and two invitees headed down to Winsport for the 2025 edition of development camp. With a smaller group this year, the Flames’ development staff was really able to dig in through a series of targeted skat

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Flames’ Goalies Prosvetov & Cooley Set to Compete for Backup Role Behind Wolf

As part of the NHL’s annual free agent frenzy, longtime Calgary Flames backup goaltender Dan Vladar signed a two-year, $6.7 million contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. Vladar’s departure is no…

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Calgary Flames have "Murderers' Row" schedule to begin next season: report

The Calgary Flames are going to need to ensure they are ready to go right from the start of the 2025-26 season. Many teams, particularly ones with longer offseasons, tend to start regular seasons out with some rather inconsistent play as they try to

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Where did former Flames sign in 2025 NHL free agency?

On Canada Day, the Calgary Flames had nine players become unrestricted free agents. Moreover, a bunch of former Flames also became unrestricted free agents, departing their new clubs. Five days into free agency, here’s a quick snapshot of which Fla

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Cole Reschny Player Profile

With the 18th overall selection in the 2025 NHL Draft, the Calgary Flames selected forward Cole Reschny. The 18-year-old is coming off a fantastic year in the WHL and seems to be a solid prospect. He was a fantastic addition to the Flames’ prospect

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Best 10 seasons by Calgary Flames players since 2007–08

A few weeks ago, The Athletic’s Dom Luszczyszyn released a spreadsheet ranking every NHL player’s net ratings from 2007–08 to the most recent 2024–25 season. With that data, let’s look at how Calgary Flames players stacked up against the re

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