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Flames Future Will be the Judge of Conroy’s Patience

Hindsight is always 20/20 and unfortunately, that level of clarity is often not available before a decision is made. Calgary Flames’ newly-hired general manager Craig Conroy likely wishes that weren’t…

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Published: 1 year ago

Big Calgary Flames prospect Parker Bell had a breakout 2022-23 season

There’s a running joke in hockey circles that you can’t teach size. All things being equal, teams often skew towards larger players in part due to the physical rigours of the game of hockey. As a result, big-bodied players available late in the d

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Published: 1 year ago

Who says no? Analyzing 7 hypothetical offseason trades

We may be in the dog days of NHL summer, but there are still several logical high-profile trade candidates - even after the Erik Karlsson swap. So we decided to argue over the legitimacy of seven hypothetical deals.Here's how this exercise went down:

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Published: 1 year ago

Three Calgary Flames to remember when playing a game of ‘Puckdoku’

Feeling stuck in your Puckdoku game? Here are three former Calgary Flames players who could change your fortunes.

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Published: 1 year ago

Calgary Flames prospect Martin Pospisil has size, skill and horrible injury luck

In hockey, as in the rest of life, sometimes there are individuals who have everything on their side on paper… but just have the worst luck imaginable. The Calgary Flames drafted big-bodied Slovakian forward Martin Pospisil in 2018. Pospisil has a

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Published: 1 year ago

The Calgary Flames should sign John Farinacci

Tomorrow on August 15, fifteen college players’ NHL rights are set to expire and they will become free agents if not signed. Of those players, they are some pretty interesting names. Those names include the Philadelphia Flyers’ 19th overall pick

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Published: 1 year ago

FlamesNation Mailbag: Discussing training camp, goaltending and more!

Folks, it’s mid-August. If you look at the calendar, the Calgary Flames will assemble in a month for prospect training camp and a trip to Penticton, BC for the Young Stars Classic tournament. Enjoy your remaining weeks of summer, because things wil

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Published: 1 year ago

Gaudreau hoping teams will 'keep sleeping on' Blue Jackets in 2023-24

Johnny Gaudreau is hoping his Columbus Blue Jackets can take some teams by surprise in 2023-24. "The amount of skill we have on our team with some of the young guys, it's pretty fun to watch every day in practice and in games," he said in a recent in

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Published: 1 year ago

Calgary Flames prospect Axel Hurtig is a fascinating project in the pipeline

When teams reach the later rounds of the NHL Draft, each draft class is a little lean and the more developed, polished players have already been selected. It’s been said that in the late rounds teams are looking for players that are the proverbial

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Published: 1 year ago

NHL Rumors: New York Islanders, and the Calgary Flames

The Calgary Flames will need to come up to get Elias Lindholm signed. The New York Islanders could look to move Ross Johnston.

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Published: 1 year ago

Flames Sunday Census: Calgary’s top priorities before opening night

It feels like we all blinked and now it’s August! This summer has flown by, and despite adding a new head coach in Ryan Huska, a new general manager in Craig Conroy, trading for Yegor Sharangovich, and some smaller moves, the Flames have been eeril

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Published: 1 year ago

Off-season Calgary Flames betting odds outline external expectations

Brought to you by odds site Betway! It’s August, folks, and we’re still over a month away from the start of the National Hockey League’s exhibition calendar. But if you’re somebody who’s chomping at the bit for Calgary Flames action to re

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Published: 1 year ago