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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Roundup: Zary, Zadorov, Ruzicka, Coronato, Oesterle, Solovyov, Huberdeau, Kadri contracts, “retooling”

Welcome to the Flame for Thought Roundup. Whenever there are multiple tidbits of Calgary Flames info floating around the prairies of Alberta, we’ll round ‘em up for you and wrangle them into quick-hit articles like this one. Today: Zary in his NH

Published: 1 year ago

‘He’s grown a lot’: Huska praises Backlund’s leadership as Flames’ new captain

Ryan Huska speaks to the media about captain Mikael Backlund’s leadership and how he’s grown in that aspect, how he’s been more vocal in the locker room, and how he continues to lead by example.

Published: 1 year ago

‘We’ve got to start piling wins’: Mangiapane says Flames need to even out record with wins

Andrew Mangiapane speaks to the media and dismisses the notion that the clock is ticking on the Flames, but does acknowledge that they need to ‘start piling wins’ in order to even out their record.

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Calgary Flames place Jordan Oesterle on waivers

Oesterle has been placed on waivers after playing four games for the Flames.

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Flames Players Quickly Proving Sutter Wasn’t the Problem

As it turns out, the 2021-22 Jack Adams Award winner may not have been the biggest issue as to why the Calgary Flames missed the playoffs last season. After being…

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Connor Zary’s NHL debut: a retrospective on a great performance

A note of excitement was in the air as the Calgary Flames entered the Saddledome to play against the Dallas Stars, who they will be playing two more times towards the end of November to finish up the season series. Connor Zary would be making his NHL

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Flames place veteran defenceman on waivers

The Calgary Flames are beginning to make some roster moves as they look to overcome a 2-7-1 start to the season. This afternoon, it was announced that defenceman Jordan Oesterle has been placed on waivers. The 31-year-old signed a one-year deal with

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Calgary Flames place Jordan Oesterle on waivers

The Calgary Flames’ season of change looks to be getting underway, to a certain extent. In yesterday’s 32 Thoughts written piece, Elliotte Friedman noted that another team executive thought the Flames were going to put a veteran player on waivers

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Flames Place Jordan Oesterle On Waivers

Chris Johnston of TSN is reporting that the Calgary Flames have placed defenseman, Jordan Oesterle, on waivers. Oesterle recently joined the Flames organization this summer, after finishing up a two-year contract signed with the Detroit Red Wings bac

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Flames could place veteran on waivers to wake team up: report

The Calgary Flames may only be 10 games into the 2023-24 season, but their struggles are already causing plenty of panic. Despite a better overall effort last night, the Flames fell to the Dallas Stars by a 4-3 final, dropping their record to 2-7-1

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Report: Calgary Flames place Jordan Oesterle on waivers

The Calgary Flames have seemingly made a move designed to shake up their blueline group a bit. Per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the club has placed defenceman Jordan Oesterle on waivers. Oesterle (CAL) on waivers — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHN

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Calgary Flames assistant GM Brad Pascall named to Canada’s Spengler Cup management team

A key member of Calgary Flames management has solidified their winter holiday plans. On Wednesday, Hockey Canada announced that Brad Pascall, the Flames’ vice-president of hockey operations and assistant general manager, will serve as co-general ma

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