Calgary Flames' playoff chances have plummeted according to analytics

The two-week break for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament couldn’t have come at a better time for the Calgary Flames. The Flames have defied expectations in a big way this season but enter the break having struggled, losing three straight and six o

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Blackhawks, Jones discussed possibility of trade

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones hasn't formally requested a trade, but he and agent Pat Brisson have been chatting with general manager Kyle Davidson about the possibility of a move."We all know the whole story and what happened when I got h

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Flames prospect Ilya Solovyov is knocking on the door for an NHL opportunity

For whatever reason, the Calgary Flames have found a lot of good value late in the NHL Draft. In 2019, they drafted Dustin Wolf in the seventh round, and he’s become a pretty decent NHL goaltender. In 2020, they selected a pair of players in the la

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‘Need team dinner’: Flames’ Weegar jokes about ‘divided’ locker room

Calgary Flames defenceman MacKenzie Weegar speaks about the division in the locker room with the 4 Nations Face-Off final approaching.

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Flames legend Jarome Iginla appears on Daily Faceoff’s NHL Quarter Century Team

Hey, remember Jarome Iginla? Sure you do! He’s one of the best players in National Hockey League history, and surely one of the best in recent history. He spent 16 seasons with the Calgary Flames and basically re-wrote the franchise’s record book

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Flames recall defencemen Yan Kuznetsov and Ilya Solovyov from AHL’s Wranglers

The Calgary Flames have recalled a pair of left-handed defencemen from the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers as they near their return from the 4 Nations Face-Off break. Coming up: Ilya Solovyov and Yan Kuznetsov, a pair of defensive-minde

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How the Curtis Glencross trade tree has branched out into ten assets that the Calgary Flames hold today

Trade trees are the best. A simple move can lead to all kinds of future earth-shattering moves through the years. This comes true with the Calgary Flames and some recent moves, including a blockbuster deal in 2018 that is still churning into future a

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How many Calgary Flames could we see at the 2026 Olympics?

With the 4 Nations Face-Off wrapping up, we won’t have to wait long to see best-on-best men’s hockey again. In fact, in less than a year we’ll be in the midst of the 2026 Olympic hockey tournament, the first time NHLers have taken part in the O

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Could history repeat itself with Scotia Place and the 2028 World Cup of Hockey?

Way, way back in the 1980s, three levels of government teamed up with the Calgary Flames’ owners to build a new arena for their hockey club. The Olympic Saddledome, as it was initially known, broke ground in 1981 and opened in time for the 1983-84

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Throwback Tuesday: Looking at how the Flames traded Sven Bärtschi for Rasmus Andersson

It’s hard not to see the parallels between this season and the 2014-15 season for the Calgary Flames. Nearly a decade ago, the Flames made two trade deadline moves. On Mar. 1, 2015, they traded Curtis Glencross to the Washington Capitals for two pi

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Flames’ Connor Zary and Kevin Bahl full participants in Tuesday’s practice

The Calgary Flames returned to the practice ice at Winsport on Tuesday afternoon, kicking off what amounts to a shortened training camp as they ramp things back up after the 4 Nations Face-Off break. And the club had two familiar faces back in the fo

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Flames’ Connor Zary, Kevin Bahl back at practice

The Calgary Flames got some good news in their first practice back after the 4 Nations Face-Off break. Forward Connor Zary and defenceman Kevin Bahl were on the ice at Tuesday’s practice in Calgary after both missed time prior to the break with inj

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Flames prospect Jeremie Poirier is awaiting his chance to prove himself in the NHL

Jeremie Poirier is the type of defenceman the Calgary Flames dream of graduating to the NHL roster. Drafted in the third round, 72nd overall, he will be found money if can translate his offensive gifts from the AHL to the NHL. Poirier is a product of

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