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Flames Quarter Report: Playoff push possible after recent rebound

One word best describes the Calgary Flames at the quarter mark of the season: resilient. Here’s our look at where the team stands.

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Published: 11 months ago

Compared to last season, where do Flames players stand at quarter-game mark?

With a record of 9-10-3, the Calgary Flames are over the quarter-game mark in the 2023-24 season. At this point last season, they held a 10-9-3 record through 22 games, putting them one win shy of where they stood a year ago. Several changes to manag

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Published: 11 months ago

Flames are back in a playoff spot after last night's win

The Calgary Flames may not be in sell mode just yet. After their rough start to the 2023-24 season, it felt like only a matter of time before the Flames traded several of their pending unrestricted free agents, the most notable being Elias Lindholm,

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Published: 11 months ago

Calgary Flames goalie prospect Daniil Chechelev signs in Russia

After not reporting to training camp and not appearing in the lineup for the Calgary Flames, Calgary Wranglers, or Rapid City Rush, there is finally some clarity on absent Flames’ netminder Daniil Chechelev. The netminder has resurfaced in Russia,

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Published: 11 months ago

"Hoping he was getting up": Flames EBUG nearly forced into action versus Golden Knights

There wasn’t a person more nervous in the Saddledome last night than the Calgary Flames’ emergency backup goaltender, Dusty Nickel. While the 32-year-old received the thrill of a lifetime in finding out that he would be on the bench for the Flam

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Published: 11 months ago

Connor Zary becomes second fastest Calgary Flame to hit the 10-point mark

Connor Zary continues to shine for the Calgary Flames. After earning a call-up earlier in the season, the former Kamloops Blazer became the second-fastest Flame to hit the 10-point mark when he set up A.J. Greer on the Flames’ tying goal in his 12t

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Published: 11 months ago

Examining Nick DeSimone’s underrated NHL start with the Calgary Flames

Nick DeSimone has proven his worth to a National Hockey League team in just eight games. He has been quiet offensively, with just four assists in eight games, and only six shots to his name in 102 minutes of play, but he has been tasked with bottom-p

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Published: 11 months ago

Should a wild card spot change how the Flames handle UFAS?

I’ve covered this topic ad nauseam so far this season and that’s due to the fact that what general manager Craig Conroy and the Calgary Flames elect to do with their batch of pending unrestricted free agents is the biggest story facing the team â

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Published: 11 months ago

Flames' Tanev blocks shot with face in win over Golden Knights

The Calgary Flames put everything on the line to earn a hard-fought 2-1 overtime victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. The best example of this came with less than 10 minutes remaining in the third period, when Chris Tanev blocked a shot with his f

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Published: 11 months ago

Maple Leafs' insanity plan: Do the same thing and expect different results

When Florida's Sam Reinhart scored the overtime dagger that all but sealed Toronto's playoff ouster last May, the "Blow It Up" chorus had never been louder for this iteration of the Maple Leafs.Even those who had long defended the theory behind the r

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Published: 11 months ago

3 Potential In-Season Trade Destinations for Flames’ Noah Hanifin

The Calgary Flames don’t appear to be in any rush to make trades at this time, but it still feels more likely than not that Noah Hanifin will be on…

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Published: 11 months ago

Calgary Flames prospect Rory Kerins impressing with AHL Wranglers

We’re more than a quarter into the season, with the Calgary Flames taking a 2–1 overtime win over the Vegas Golden Knights in their 22nd game of the season last night. Despite the team’s sluggish 9–10–3 start, a positive takeaway has been t

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Published: 11 months ago