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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WATCH: Could Zayne Parekh make his NHL debut with the Flames before the end of the season?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Hot Topics, Postmedia’s Rob Wong chats with Postmedia Calgary Flames writers Wes Gilbertson and Danny Austin about the Flames crushing overtime loss in Anaheim and what it means for their playoff hopes. They al

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Flames encouraging Pospisil to model game after Bennett

The Calgary Flames are encouraging Martin Pospisil to watch Sam Bennett to grow into an impactful power forward.

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A Flame from the Past: Marc Habscheid

Do you remember Marc Habscheid? Every week, we’ll look at a forgotten Calgary Flames player in the weekly series “A Flame from the Past.” Of course, the player had to have played a significant number of games for the Flames – at least a full

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Scout’s Analysis: The special, sky-high potential of Zayne Parekh

The Calgary Flames called up defence prospect Zayne Parekh this week, but how ready is he for the NHL? Scout Jason Bukala breaks down Parekh’s game and writes about how he’s not your standard prospect.

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Flames remain barely afloat in the playoff picture, but they need a lot of help to qualify

The Calgary Flames’ playoff hopes and dreams were dealt a pair of big hits on Wednesday night. First, fuelled by the returns to action of Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov, the Minnesota Wild beat the San Jose Sharks in overtime. Later that even

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Calgary Flames can still make playoffs if one of these scenarios plays out

The Calgary Flames’ playoff chances hit a new low last night, but they can’t be written off just yet. The Flames were able to pick up just one point in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Anaheim Ducks, on a night where the Minnesota Wild picked up two i

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Which Calgary Flames appeared on the 2024–25 OHL Coaches Poll

With the conclusion of the Ontario Hockey League’s regular season, the 2024–25 OHL Coaches Poll on which players they thought were best was released earlier last week. There were improvements from last year’s poll, which only had two nods to Fl

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Hynes: Kaprizov, Eriksson Ek 'huge difference-makers' in returns

Minnesota Wild head coach John Hynes was thrilled to see Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek make a substantial impact in their returns during Wednesday's 8-7 overtime victory over the San Jose Sharks."Obviously (Eriksson Ek) and Kirill were huge di

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HOT TOPICS MAILBAG: How soon should we expect to see Parekh, Gridin and Suniev?

Fans are excited about the prospects in the Calgary Flames’ pipeline, that much is clear. With the Flames fighting for their playoff lives, our weekly call for questions generated a lot of queries about Zayne Parekh — who joined the team on Tuesd

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Cutter Gauthier’s 2 Goals Lead Ducks to 4-3 Comeback Win Over Flames

The Anaheim Ducks and Calgary Flames faced off for the second time in under a week, this time on Anaheim’s home ice. The Ducks were looking to avenge their 4-1…

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Ducks’ Cutter Gauthier rips home overtime winner to sink Flames

Anaheim Ducks forward Cutter Gauthier nets the game-winning goal for his 19th of the season to down the Calgary Flames and complete the comeback to win 4-3.

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Instant Reaction: Flames let one get away in Anaheim

Welcome to Instant Reaction, where we give you our instant reaction to tonight’s Calgary Flames game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below! The Calgary Flames went into Anaheim needing to get two points against the Ducks

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