NHL odds, betting preview (Mar. 22): Flames vs. Islanders predictions

The Calgary Flames will wrap up their four game Eastern road trip with a matinee versus the New York Islanders, who are also in the midst of a competitive wild card race. Thanks to a spirited comeback on Thursday versus the New Jersey Devils, the Fla

Published: 4 months ago

Flames Would Be a Great Fit for Free Agent Evgeny Kuznetsov

The Calgary Flames selected some centre prospects in the 2025 Draft, but they are still lacking centre depth on their NHL roster. The Flames have been quiet throughout free agency,…

Published: 4 days ago

4 Flames who need to take a step forward in 2024-25

Highs and lows have marked the past two NHL seasons in Calgary for many who donned the Flaming C. A select few have been uber consistent, key veteran players like Nazem Kadri, Mackenzie Weegar and Mikael Backlund. As for the rest of the bunch, they�

Published: 4 days ago

Eight years later: A look back on the Calgary Flames’ 2017 draft class

Much like many Calgary Flames drafts of the late 2010s, the organization went into draft weekend with low expectations due to a lack of draft capital. The 2017 draft was no different, with the team picking just once inside the first three rounds afte

Published: 4 days ago

Calgary Flames 2025 Prospect Rankings: #1 Zayne Parekh

Welcome back to The Win Column 2025 Calgary Flames Prospects Rankings. Ranked first on our list, and to no one’s surprise, is the ninth overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft: Zayne Parekh. Parekh is coming off a historic season in the OHL with the S

Published: 4 days ago

FN’s 2025 Flames summer prospect rankings: honourable mentions Aidan Lane, Hunter Laing and Eric Jamieson

It’s prospect rankings season here at FlamesNation, friends, and we’re counting down the best and brightest of the Calgary Flames’ developmental system. This season, of 39 eligible players our balloting saw 27 different players receive votes to

Published: 4 days ago

FlamesNation Mailbag: Kicking off August with prospect, goaltending and jersey questions

Welcome to the month of August, everybody. It’s the final month of the calendar year without Calgary Flames hockey. But as you can see from the sheer volume and quality of reader questions we’ve received, a lot of you have hockey on the brain. As

Published: 5 days ago

Looking at Calgary Flames equivalents on the Toronto Blue Jays

It’s official. We’re in the dog days of summer. There is still two months before the NHL regular season begins. The MLB trade deadline has just passed, and the season is in the homestretch. With the Toronto Blue Jays currently sitting first in th

Published: 5 days ago

Expectations for all the Flames and Wranglers goalies going into the 2025–26 season

The biggest story of last season came from between the pipes with Dustin Wolf, who saved what was otherwise an underwhelming season for the Calgary Flames. His battle for the starting spot and, eventually, the Calder Trophy were some of the most talk

Published: 5 days ago

FN’s 2025 Flames summer prospect rankings: six more prospects we couldn’t fit onto our ballots

It’s prospect rankings season at FlamesNation, friends, as we count down the top 20 Calder Trophy eligible players in the Calgary Flames system! The countdown proper will begin later this week, but given how tough it was to make our lists this year

Published: 5 days ago

Flames’ Dustin Wolf Is the Real Deal

If you’re a Calgary Flames fan, you can feel the shift in the air. This isn’t just another rebuild. It’s not more empty talk about “patience” or “process.” As the…

Published: 6 days ago

How did the Flames’ prospects perform at the World Junior Summer Showcase?

The 2025 edition of USA Hockey’s World Junior Summer Showcase concluded on Sunday in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as Canada, the United States, Finland and Sweden began their preparations for the 2026 World Junior Championship tournament, held over the

Published: 6 days ago

Calgary Flames 2025 Prospects Rankings: #2 Cole Reschny

Welcome back to The Win Column 2025 Calgary Flames Prospects Rankings. Ranked second on our list is the first of the Flames’ two first-round picks in Cole Reschny. Reschny just had a stand-out season with the Victoria Royals in his draft year. He c

Published: 6 days ago