Ovechkin reaches 30-goal milestone for 19th time

Alex Ovechkin continued his torrid pace on Tuesday night, reaching 30 goals in a season for the 19th time in his 20-year NHL career and adding to the league record he set last season with his 18th, as his Washington Capitals took on the Calgary Flame

Published: 4 months ago

Flames may look to extend Hanifin to improve return on trade: report

A contract extension between the Calgary Flames and Noah Hanifin may not be out of the cards just yet. The ongoing saga between the Flames and Hanifin has been a confusing one to follow. Initially, it seemed a trade was likely to occur this past off

Published: 1 year ago

Looking at why the Calgary Flames have one of the least efficient offences in the NHL

The Calgary Flames are not a good team offensively. While they are better on defence and are arguably near the top of the league in that category, their offence leaves a metric tonne—or rather several metric tonnes—to be desired. This Flames rost

Published: 1 year ago

Flames looking to target players who fit with Huberdeau: report

The Calgary Flames are looking to do everything they can to help get Jonathan Huberdeau’s career back on track. For the second straight season, Huberdeau is struggling. The 30-year-old — who was benched for the entire third period of Tuesday’s

Published: 1 year ago

Exploring Nikita Zadorov trade options for the Calgary Flames

The offseason of firing, parting ways, and new hires have resulted in lacklustre results for the Calgary Flames. With American Thanksgiving quickly approaching and a brutal record to open the season, it might be time for GM Craig Conroy to start work

Published: 1 year ago

Friedman: Calgary Flames targeting players who fit with Jonathan Huberdeau

If not for the continued challenges of the Edmonton Oilers, the benching of Jonathan Huberdeau on Tuesday evening could have been the biggest story in hockey this week. Over at Sportsnet, our pal Elliotte Friedman nonetheless spent some time ruminati

Published: 1 year ago

Calgary Flames: Youth Providing Team With Much Needed Spark

The NHL season is well underway, and the league already has its over and underperforming teams to start the season. Teams like the Vancouver Canucks have surprised many with immediate…

Published: 1 year ago

‘I’ve gotta be a better player’: Jonathan Huberdreau responds to being benched against Nashville

On Tuesday night, Jonathan Huberdeau was a spectator as the Calgary Flames rallied in the third period to beat the Nashville Predators by a 4-2 score, benched for the entire period. On Wednesday, Huberdeau hit the practice ice and then spoke to the m

Published: 1 year ago

Keefe sounds off on Leafs' defense: Goals against are 'out of control'

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe didn't mince words after his team's 6-3 loss on home ice against the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday."We've got to pull together here to keep pucks out of our net," Keefe said, according to The Toronto Sun's

Published: 1 year ago

Rumour: Nikita Zadorov would like to stay in Calgary

According to our recent fan survey (which is still open if you’d like to submit your responses before I close it!), if the Flames could only/had to extend one of their pending UFAs, Nikita Zadorov is the overwhelming preference among fans. Taking 5

Published: 1 year ago

On this day in 2013, the Calgary Flames acquired Ladislav Smid and Marc-Olivier Roy from Oilers

In the second trade in NHL history between the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers, the Flames acquired Ladislav Smid and Marc-Olivier Roy from their provincial rivals sending Roman Horak and Laurent Brossoit to Edmonton on this day in 2013. Like any

Published: 1 year ago

Flames’ Huberdeau on being benched: ‘You’ve got to look in the mirror’

Calgary Flames star Jonathan Huberdeau understands what he has to do to avoid being benched again. Huberdeau addressed his third-period benching in Tuesday’s comeback win over the Nashville Predators when meeting with reporters on Wednesday.

Published: 1 year ago

Now is the time for Flames fans to get behind Jonathan Huberdeau

Things haven’t gone well for Jonathan Huberdeau since being acquired by the Calgary Flames during the 2022 offseason. Some will point to the eight-year, $84 million deal he signed shortly after the trade and suggest things are going great for the

Published: 1 year ago