NHL odds, betting preview (Jan. 2): Utah vs. Flames predictions

The Calgary Flames will look to continue their dominant play on home ice Thursday evening in their first matchup of the New Year versus the Utah Hockey Club. The Flames pushed their home record to 13-4-3 with a solid 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Ca

Published: 4 months ago

How Maple Leafs could use their cap space if they let Marner walk

The Toronto Maple Leafs' Game 7 loss to the Florida Panthers on Sunday was a disaster in every sense of the word. But if there's any silver lining to the utterly embarrassing effort, it's that there's no escaping a dramatic offseason shake-up that a

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IIHF World Championships day 7 recap: Adam Klapka debuts and the final scores lopsided

It was a busy day seven at the IIHF World Championship, featuring a string of lopsided scores — but also Adam Klapka’s tournament debut and another start for Dan Vladar. 🇫🇮 Finland vs. 🇸🇮 Slovenia Day seven began with the most lopside

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FLAMES RETOOL TRACKER: Which centres could Calgary target in 2025 NHL Draft?

The Calgary Flames will undoubtedly be scouring for centres in the 2025 NHL Draft. Which prospects could be on their wish-list?

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Adam Klapka joins Dan Vladar, Roman Cervenka in Czech lineup against Hungary at Worlds

Flames forward Adam Klapka became the tallest player to participate at the 2025 IIHF Men’s World Championship when he entered the lineup for Team Czechia against Team Hungary on Thursday. Klapka, who emerged as a consistent presence in the Flamesâ€

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Dustin Wolf put the Flames on his back in 2024-25 

After Jacob Markstrom’s departure, the Calgary Flames wondered what their situation would be like in goal. Their top goaltending prospect, Dustin Wolf, was ready to take that next step after dominating the American Hockey League for the past couple

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Kevin Bahl showed he is an important part of the Flames moving forward

There were a lot of unknowns around the Calgary Flames heading into the 2024-25 season, including defenceman Kevin Bahl. Bahl was acquired by the Flames as part of the Jacob Markstrom trade from last summer. The 24 year old defenceman was coming off

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Four UFA centres the Calgary Flames could potentially target

As the playoffs trek on without the Calgary Flames once again and the offseason slowly approaches for the rest of the NHL, the Flames are currently trying to come up with a way to ensure they do not find themselves in this same spot by next season’

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The Flames may pursue Sam Bennett in free agency

This off-season will be pivotal for the Calgary Flames as they look to navigate this retool. While it makes sense for the team to sell off more players, would they also be in the market for big-name free agents this summer? It’s been a hot topic of

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Who do NHL draft experts have at 18th on their 2025 rankings?

Gang, it’s almost draft season! The 2025 NHL Draft is roughly six weeks away and the Calgary Flames have two selections in the first round. We’re not entirely sure where their second pick – acquired from Florida in the Matthew Tkachuk trade –

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Three years later: Looking back at the Calgary Flames’ 2022 draft class

There isn’t much to assess when it comes to the Calgary Flames’ 2022 draft class. A year in which the team was all-in on a playoff run, they had shipped out their first, third, fourth, and sixth-round picks ahead of the draft. All in all, they ma

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Morgan Frost could take a step forward in his first full season as a Flame

The main piece the Calgary Flames received in the late-January trade with the Philadelphia Flyers was Morgan Frost. On Jan. 30 , the Flames traded Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier, their 2025 second-round pick, and a 2028 seventh-round pick to the Fl

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Calgary Flames offer sheet targets: Noah Dobson

As Calgary Flames fans patiently wait for the end of the playoffs, we are looking at pending free agents who are potential offer sheet targets for the Flames. To be eligible for an offer sheet, players must be approaching restricted free agent status

Published: 2 weeks ago