Three takeaways as Flames end tough road trip with lopsided loss to Penguins

The Calgary Flames have come crashing back to earth. A week ago, they were riding high and on a four-game winning streak. After Saturday night’s lifeless 6-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, though, they’ve now lost four in a row and will be reli

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Calgary Flames Game Day 33: A pre-Christmas trip to Disneyland (8pm MT)

Brought to you by odds site Betway! After sweeping a pair of home games against the teams from Florida, the Calgary Flames (13-14-5, 31 points) are headed on the road for a pair of games to close out their pre-Christmas schedule. First up? A trip to

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Leafs fan base voted as most annoying in the NHL

Toronto Maple Leafs fans, whether you want to hear this or not, other teams’ fans can’t stand you. Some Leafs fans may think this is ridiculous, while some may wear it as a badge of honour. Regardless of individual thoughts, a recent survey done

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NEED FOR SPEED: How Flames rookie Connor Zary readied for his NHL breakthrough

For the Saddledome crowd, it was the sort of highlight they’ve already come to expect from Connor Zary, another glimpse of why they’re oh-so-excited about his future. For Zary’s skating coaches, it was proof of all his progress to this point. T

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Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund is approaching some interesting milestones

In case you haven’t read FlamesNation before, since the site launched in 2009 we’ve been using video, basic statistics, advanced statistics and interviews with folks from around the hockey world to extol the virtues of Calgary Flames forward Mika

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Connor Zary’s NHL arrival is a key success story for the Calgary Flames’ development team

This has been a down season for the Calgary Flames, with few steady success stories to point to for their veteran players. However, the team’s young stars have been an enormous success for the team. Martin Pospisil has looked like an NHLer, seventh

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Nikita Zadorov talks about his departure from the Calgary Flames

On Tuesday, former Calgary Flames defenceman Nikita Zadorov joined John Scott on the Dropping the Gloves podcast to talk about his career up this point with his former teammate in Scott. Through the interview, he spoke about his time in Calgary and w

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Unique Trade Scenario Surrounds Talk About Flames’ Chris Tanev

The post Unique Trade Scenario Surrounds Talk About Flames’ Chris Tanev appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. If the Calgary Flames are going to trade defenseman Chris Tanev, it might be a unique trade with long-term implications. The post Unique Trad

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NHL Rumors: Everyone wondering what the Colorado Avalanche will do now

The Colorado Avalanche cleared Tomas Tatar and his salary to Seattle. What will the Avalanche's next move be? Elias Lindholm?

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Jaromir Jagr makes season debut in Czech league, pushing back Hall of Fame eligibility

Jaromir Jagr has made his ice hockey season debut at age 51 for his hometown Kladno Knights in the Czech league.

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Flames Should Be Gauging Trade Interest for Markstrom

Calgary Flames management would never come out and say it, but they are well aware that this current roster is not good enough to compete for a Stanley Cup. Frankly,…

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More than half of the Calgary Flames’ players are on expiring contracts

Since Craig Conroy became the general manager of the Calgary Flames back in May, he’s been busy. He’s hired a new head coach. He’s navigated his first NHL Draft as a GM. He’s dealt with a round of free agency. And, as we’ve discussed here f

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Flames have potential Calder Trophy finalist in Connor Zary

Connor Zary is giving the Calgary Flames more than anybody could have imagined this season. The 2020 first-round pick has been one of the Flames’ top prospects in recent years, though it remained to be seen how he would fare at the NHL level. If t

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