Calgary Flames offer sheet targets: JJ Peterka

With the off-season approaching, we’re starting a new series covering players who could be potential offer sheet targets for the Calgary Flames. To be eligible for an offer sheet, players must be approaching RFA status and coming off another prior

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Should the Flames look to follow the “Dallas Stars model” of rebuilding?

Ever since Craig Conroy was brought in as GM of the Calgary Flames, questions have always come up about his vision on building the team back up. It’s been known for a while that the Flames weren’t exactly going to do a full-on teardown; rather, t

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Five years later: A look back on the Calgary Flames 2020 draft class

Now, five years on, it’s been long enough to start to make some final conclusions about the 2020 draft. The Calgary Flames went into the draft with six picks. Thanks to a couple trades to move down in the first round, they picked up two extra mid-r

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Bennett: Impending free agency 'taken a back seat' during playoffs

Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett isn't worried about his next contract as he tries to chase down his second consecutive Stanley Cup."Honestly, since the playoffs have started, it's really just taken a back seat, and I haven't really thought too m

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Canucks sign Forbort to 1-year, $2M deal

The Vancouver Canucks signed defenseman Derek Forbort to a one-year, $2-million contract on Tuesday. "Bringing Derek back for another season is an important move for our group," said general manager Patrik Allvin. "His strong defensive play and solid

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American centre Cole McKinney could be big value late in 2025 draft’s first round

When it comes to the Calgary Flames and the 2025 NHL Draft, a lot of the discourse has revolved around centres. The Flames’ NHL centres are on the wrong side of 30 and their current reserve list is chock full of good wingers, but few centres. As su

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Flames News & Rumors: Zary, Prosvetov, Andersson & More

In this week’s edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumors, Connor Zary is still looking for a contract extension. Meanwhile, Dan Vladar’s future with the Flames continues to remain unclear…

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Backlund got Selke votes and here's where the Calgary Flames captain finished

Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund continues to be recognized by the NHL community for his strong defensive play. The 2024-25 season wasn’t anything for the Flames captain to write home about, as he finished with a rather modest 15 goals and 3

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This summer poses a great opportunity to gauge the market for Nazem Kadri

The centre market was interesting at the 2024–25 trade deadline. You had a lot of teams looking to upgrade, and not a lot of centres on the market. Brock Nelson fetched Calum Ritchie and a 2026 first-round draft pick. Yanni Gourde, along with Olive

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Flames captain Mikael Backlund received Selke Trophy votes in 2024-25

On Monday, the National Hockey League revealed its first award winners of the 2024-25 campaign, unveiling the player that won the King Clancy Memorial Trophy and the Frank Selke Trophy. Both of those awards went to Florida Panthers forward Aleksander

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FLAMES RETOOL TRACKER: When does Rasmus Andersson's future get sorted out?

The Calgary Flames need to get the future of defenceman Rasmus Andersson sorted out this coming off-season as free agency looms in 2026

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FLAMES RETOOL TRACKER: The depth on defence

Potential is through the roof for the Calgary Flames' blue-line, but questions about Rasmus Andersson's future linger

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Centres the Flames must target at the 2025 NHL Draft

The NHL Draft is less than a month away. Craig Conroy must create a sense of direction to go in at this year’s draft. Looking at the current prospect pool of the Calgary Flames, they seriously lack some talent at centre. This missing piece must be

Published: 5 days ago