The Flames approached Saturday’s return home like a road game

On Saturday night, the Calgary Flames played their first home game in nearly two weeks as they hosted the Montreal Canadiens. The annual visit to the Saddledome from the bleu, blanc et rouge can often feel like a road game for the Flames, as red Flam

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The Flames’ ‘Frostbee’ acquisition looks even better 40 days later

The Calgary Flames had a quiet trade deadline, not making a single swap. Instead, they did their work a month prior, acquiring Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier, a second-round

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Will Backlund’s injury sink Flames? History offers some optimism

Captain Mikael Backlund is out week-to-week, certainly bad news for the Flames. But maybe they can repeat this feat from the 2014-15 season.

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Kadri on Flames losing Backlund: ‘Mentality doesn’t change’

Calgary Flames forward Nazem Kadri discusses captain Mikael Backlund being ruled out week-to-week with an upper-body injury and the need for him and his teammates to step up in his absence during their push for the playoffs.

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Flames Game Day 65: Closing out the homestand against the Avalanche (7pm MT)

So far during the Calgary Flames’ (30-23-11, 70 points) current homestand, they’ve played two incomplete games but managed to capture three of a possible six points. They’ll need to play a much more complete effort on Friday evening, as they cl

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Injured Flames forward Backlund week-to-week

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, the team announced Friday.

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Flames captain Mikael Backlund out week-to-week with upper-body injury

The Calgary Flames’ playoff hopes were dealt a significant blow on Friday morning when the team announced that captain Mikael Backlund will be out on a week-to-week basis with an upper-body injury. Backlund, 35, sustained the injury in the first pe

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Flames’ Mikael Backlund Out Week-To-Week

Flames captain Mikael Backlund sustained an upper-body injury in Wednesday’s shootout loss to the Canucks, the team confirmed. He’s listed as week-to-week. Backlund left the game midway through the first period and didn’t return after laying a

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Flames recall winger Dryden Hunt from AHL’s Calgary Wranglers

One of the top scorers in the Calgary Flames minor-league system is returning to the NHL. On Friday, the team announced it is recalling forward Dryden Hunt from its American Hockey League affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers. Forward Dryden Hunt has been

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Flames captain Mikael Backlund out week-to-week due to injury

Backlund logged only five shifts before leaving Wednesday's game against the Canucks

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Flames’ Mikael Backlund week-to-week with lower-body injury

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund has recorded 24 points in 64 games this season.

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Flames' Backlund week-to-week with upper-body injury

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, the team announced.Backlund was hurt in Wednesday's loss to the Vancouver Canucks. He played only 2:58 in the contest.The soon-to-be 36-year-old has recorded 24 points

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Flames captain Mikael Backlund week-to-week with upper-body injury

The team announced on Friday that captain Mikael Backlund will be out week-to-week with an upper-body injury.

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