Hiller: Kings' blowout loss on night honoring firefighters 'disappointing'

Jim Hiller wasn't happy after his Los Angeles Kings fell 5-1 to the Pittsburgh Penguins at home on a night when the hosts honored firefighters and first responders in their first game back in town since wildfires ravaged the L.A. area."Disappointing

Published: 3 months ago

Considering three Calgary Flames training camp dark horses

The Calgary Flames will begin their main section of training camp in just three short weeks. While it certainly seems – on paper – that there are obvious front-runners for the few positions vacated by off-season turnover, there are a few players

Published: 1 year ago

Flames' Conroy taking extremely risky approach with pending UFAs

August has officially passed, and the Calgary Flames still have seven returning players with just one year remaining on their contracts. Shortly after being announced as the Flames’ new general manager (GM), Craig Conroy said that he wasn’t abou

Published: 1 year ago

NHL Rumors: Flames, Canucks, Oilers, and a Patrick Kane Update

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Elias Lindholm offered an update on his status with the Calgary Flames and the likelihood he will stick around. Brock Boeser is looking forward to…

Published: 1 year ago

The Calgary Flames’ development apparatus continues to grow

Back in the day, hockey had a pretty narrow view of drafting and development. Players were selected in the entry draft and, once they were signed, they were sent to the minor league team. Maybe they’d progress between being drafted and going joinin

Published: 1 year ago

Elias Lindholm Offers Contract Update: “Willing to Stay” with Flames

The post Elias Lindholm Offers Contract Update: “Willing to Stay” with Flames appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Elias Lindholm spoke with a Swedish media outlet about his future with the Flames and offered up some good news for Calgary fans. The

Published: 1 year ago

CapFriendly Friday: Proposals for preseason trades

Welcome back to another edition of CapFriendly Friday! If you are unfamiliar with CapFriendly Friday, it involves looking at trade proposals submitted on CapFriendly.com‘s Armchair GM feature. The Armchair GM&

Published: 1 year ago

3 Flames Who Need to Step Up in 2023-24

After a hectic offseason, the Calgary Flames are just over a month away from kicking off their 2023-24 campaign. The new-look team is hoping to bounce back after a letdown…

Published: 1 year ago

Flames' Mangiapane '100% fully healthy' after shoulder surgery

Calgary Flames forward Andrew Mangiapane is expected to be ready for training camp after undergoing shoulder surgery in April."I have to get cleared for kind of the physical contact and doing all that stuff, but as far as on the ice, I'm shooting, pa

Published: 1 year ago

Flames' pending UFAs: Who stays and who goes

If you had asked Calgary Flames fans back in June, they would have thought that Craig Conroy would have done more at this point as the team’s general manager. Heading into the offseason with eight pending UFAs, the expectation was that the majorit

Published: 1 year ago

Diving into potential Calgary Flames line combinations for 2023-24

The Calgary Flames will soon assemble for training camp to kick off the 2023-24 hockey season. Through a few subtractions and a few additions, the Flames will have a forward group next season that’s both familiar and quite a bit different from what

Published: 1 year ago

Where will the goals come from for the Calgary Flames in 2023-24?

Heading into the 2022-23 season, after the departures of Sean Monahan, Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk, the question on everybody’s minds was ‘Where will the goals come from for the Calgary Flames!?‘ A year later, following a season without

Published: 1 year ago

The case for Matt Coronato to make the Flames opening night roster

Matt Coronato might be the most exciting Calgary Flames skater prospect currently in the pipeline. The 20-year-old was drafted 13th overall by the Flames in the 2021 NHL Draft and is now eyeing a spot on the Flames 2023–24 opening night roster. And

Published: 1 year ago